The National Cotton Council (NCC) issued its annual grower survey data at the NCC Annual Meeting held in Houston, Texas, February 11-13. The results of the survey indicate a 7.3% increase to U.S. cotton acres, a 14.6% increase to Mid-South cotton acres, a
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Ted Schneider, a cotton producer from Lake Providence, Louisiana, was elected National Cotton Council (NCC) chairman for 2022 during the organization’s annual meeting in Houston, Texas. Schneider farms ground in Louisiana and Arkansas. Prior to becoming c
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On Monday, February 14th, the Arkansas General Assembly began its fiscal session, which will provide an opportunity for the state to establish state budgeting priorities. On the first day of the session Governor Asa Hutchinson addressed a joint session of
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U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member on the Senate Ag Committee joined Agri-Pulse on its inaugural episode of Agri-Pulse Newsmakers. Episodes of the new program aims to focus on ag policy and will be available every Friday morning on Agri-Puls
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Bayer Cropscience is warning retail partners that glyphosate supplies may be difficult to find due to production issues related to a supplier's manufacturing problem. The situation that is being described by Bayer as a "force majeure" event, appears to se
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Dr. Ron Rainey, assistant vice president of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, was appointed to the USDA’s newly established Equity Commission, which aims to help USDA evaluate its programs and services for the purposes of making p
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Recent decisions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding crop production products has created great frustration for farmers and the U.S. agriculture industry. The frustration has led to legal challenges against the EPA by U.S. agricult
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With increases to cotton prices, the National Cotton Council (NCC) is advising producers to consider crop insurance options, including STAX. It's expected that Price Loss Coverage (PLC) program payments will not trigger for the 2022 crop year. According t
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On Wednesday, February 9th, the USDA issued a new World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) report. The report provides a global supply and demand estimate for most major agricultural commodities. More below: https://www.usda.gov/oce/commodity/
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According to the latest USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Cotton Ginnings report, Arkansas placed third among cotton states when it came to bales ginned. While bales ginned was down slightly from the previous year, Arkansas had 1,278,80
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On Tuesday, February 9th, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture held its second hearing to consider components of the farm bill. The focus of the hearing Tuesday was commodity programs and crop insurance programs. However, much time a
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A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released in January issued some criticism of USDA aid provided to farms for losses caused by international trade disruptions in 2018 and 2019. The Market Facilitation Program (MFP) was administered by the Fa
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