On December 3rd, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced plans to call a special legislative session beginning December 7th to consider income tax cuts and related tax policy changes such as smoothing of tax brackets and an increase to earned income tax credits
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On November 18th, President Biden hosted a White House diplomatic summit with his counterparts from Canada and Mexico to discuss a range of issues, including implementation of the United States, Mexico, and Canada (USMCA) trade agreement. President Biden
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Recent reports by American Farm Bureau and USDA indicate food costs increasing and American consumers should expect a more expensive Thanksgiving meal this year. While USDA and American Farm Bureau estimates on estimated increases, both did show year over
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) once again delayed decisions related to renewable fuel standard updates for renewable volume obligations (RVOs) for utilization of biodiesel and ethanol. The decision drew the ire of the renewable fuels indus
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Recent agtech start up Farmers Business Network (FBN) recently announced it had raised $400 million in Series G funding and reached a valuation just shy of $4 billion. The news included information that revealed Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) as an investme
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Crop input inflation is here, and it does not appear to be subsiding in the near future. The higher costs of nearly every crop input will present a challenge to many growers in the upcoming crop year, and it will most certainly impact planting decisions a
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On Thursday, November 18th, Arkansas-based farmland real estate company AcreTrader announced the launch of AcrePro, a land brokerage platform aimed at simplifying the farm and ranch land transaction experience for buyers and sellers across the United Stat
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Saturday, November 20th is the opening day for duck season in Arkansas. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) will be implementing new green tree reservoir (GTR) management strategies this year on management areas, and they also are offering expand
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On Thursday, November 18th, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) announced that it would halt its pursuit of the emergency temporary standard (ETS) ordering employers of 100 or more workers to mandate Cov
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The 10th annual “Berry Pre-Coon Supper Reception” is set to be held on January 8th at the Berry Farm shop in Gillett. The reception precedes the annual Coon Supper hosted by the Gillett Farmers and Businessman's Club at the local school. The reception ser
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Union workers for John Deere ended their five week labor strike after reaching a deal on the third offer from John Deere to its workers. The deal reached is a six year agreement and offered substantial wage and benefit enhancements for workers. The agreem
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On November 18th, Case IH introduced a new line of self-propelled sprayers that will be available for order in the fall of 2022. The new Patriot 50 series sprayer line includes three new machines that get significant upgrades designed to help operators wo
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