On Tuesday, January 4th, at the 2022 Consumer Electric Show, John Deere introduced a revolutionary new product in a fully autonomous tractor. The initial launch will first be available in the existing 8R series machine. The initial launch is aimed at till
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Arkansas Rice will hold its annual meeting in-person on February 8th in Jonesboro. The event will feature Governor Asa Hutchinson and other guest speakers who will over a range of subject matters of interest to the rice industry. In addition, attendees wi
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The National Cotton Council will hold its annual meeting February 11-13 in Houston, Texas. Delegates to the Council are required to register by February 4th, and room reservations must be made by 5pm January 20th. Additional information regarding the even
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The 24th annual Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference will be held virtually Wednesday, January 26th, beginning at 10am. This year's program will focus on improving irrigation efficiency with technology. Several guest speakers will offer informatio
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Delta Plastics, the leading polypipe for irrigation provider in the Mid-South, recently introduced a new smart phone/tablet app that allows for easy "push to pickup" services that also makes available payment for used polypipe. The app can be downloaded d
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American Soybean Association (ASA) president Brad Doyle, who is an Ag Council member and soybean farmer from Weiner, Arkansas, recently joined Agri-Pulse Open Mic program to discuss a range of issues facing soybean farmers and the U.S. soybean industry. D
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Upon returning to Washington, D.C., following a Christmas holiday break, Senate Democrats announced plans to continue pursuit of the so-called Build Back Better spending and tax plan, which passed the U.S. House on November 19th. The plan hit a significan
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On Monday, January 3rd, President Biden joined cabinet leaders from USDA and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to lay out plans to address competition issues facing the meatpacking industry. Expressing concern for consumer prices and prices paid to farmers,
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On December 17th, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Doris Washington was named the state executive director for the federal Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Arkansas. The appointment was made by President Joe Biden. Washington most rece
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On December 21st, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a public statement regarding dicamba that provided an update on its plans for the 2022 growing season. In the statement, the EPA indicated that they were not planning regulatory cha
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The Ag Council of Arkansas held its annual board of directors meeting at the Capital Hotel in Little Rock on December 13th and 14th. It marked the first in-person annual meeting since December of 2019. By all accounts it was a success thanks to meeting sp
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The University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture will return to in-person meetings for its upcoming 2022 winter production meetings that will begin in January. These meetings are part of the Cooperative Extension Service’s efforts to help Arkan
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