On December 3rd, the University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture released an updated Arkansas Agriculture Profile fact book, which describes the importance of agriculture to Arkansas's economy. The report, developed by economists with the Divi
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The University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service will host a meeting featuring updates on a row rice production and soil fertility meeting on December 9 at the Rice Research and Extension Center in Stuttgart to hel
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According to the latest monthly report from the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Arkansas’s general revenue tax collections continue to show strength as November's collections were 10.1% greater than the same month a year ago and in exce
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On Thursday, December 2nd, Congress approved another fiscal year spending bill to provide funding for the federal government through February 18th. The passage prevented a potential government shutdown as the previous continuing resolution was set to expi
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In late November several members of Congress sent a joint letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressing concerns with recent actions by the EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) and Office of Pesticide Progra
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The Ag Council of Arkansas will hold its annual board of directors meeting in Little Rock at the Capital Hotel on December 13th and 14th. The meeting will offer an opportunity for the board of directors to network, conduct annual business, and gather impo
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The Ag Council of Arkansas joined a group of 90 agricultural industry stakeholders across America to express concern to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on potential decisions related to crop protection products that could be detrimental to produ
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Fertilizer prices continue to march upward with Nitrogen fertilizers leading the way as average retail fertilizer prices climbed higher the fourth week of November 2021. The higher prices are likely to play a primary role in planting decisions for the com
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On November 23rd, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced the introduction of a bill (Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act of 2021 (PACTPA)) aimed at removing registrations of certain pesticides utilized by farmers in the United States.
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Economists at the University of Arkansas released its interactive 2022 crop enterprise budgets. These are designed to assist Arkansas producers and other agricultural stakeholders in evaluating expected costs and returns for the upcoming crop production y
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On Friday, December 3rd, U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) released an op-ed focused on the issue of declining farmer sentiment as it relates to inflation pressures facing agriculture. Boozman, Arkansas's senior senator, is Vice Chairman of the U.S. Senate
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On Monday, November 29th, the Arkansas Board of Apportionment, consisting of the Governor, Secretary of State, and Attorney General, finalized legislative maps for the Arkansas General Assembly. The Board of Apportionment was created in 1936 by Amendment
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