On Monday, January 10th, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack addressed the American Farm Bureau Federation at its annual meeting held in Atlanta, Georgia. Secretary Vilsack outlined various priorities and goals of the Biden administration. In addition to Secretary
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On Tuesday, January 11th, Arkansas-based AcreTrader announced that it closed a $40 million Series B capital fund raise to enhance its offerings and expand its operations. The funding brought the company's funding to $58 million since its inception in 2018
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On Wednesday, January 12, USDA will issue an updated World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) report. The report is anticipated to have an influence on the direction of commodity futures markets as South America production estimates are coming
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The Historic Dyess Colony heritage site, which is maintained by Arkansas State University (ASU) was featured in the January issue of DTN Progressive Farmer. The site offers a great deal of history into agriculture, American music, and New Deal era program
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On December 9th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the appointment of a new Region 6 Administrator. Dr. Earthia Nance will lead EPA actions for region 6, which covers Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and 66 Tribal Na
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The 2022 Cotton and Rice Conference will be held January 31st through February 2nd in Jonesboro, Arkansas, at the Red Wolf Convention Center at the Embassy Suites. The event features presentations covering commodities grown throughout the Mid-South, inclu
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The 2022 USDA Outlook Forum will be held virtually on February 24-25. The program will feature a keynote address by the Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, a presentation on the 2022 agricultural economy by USDA’s Chief Economist Seth Meyer, a panel of
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Arkansas State University (ASU) will host its annual agribusiness conference on February 16th. The event will be held in-person with the general session and lunch presentations available via live-stream. The event will feature a variety of guest speakers
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The Arkansas Democrat Gazette, the largest statewide newspaper in Arkansas, recently published a series of articles focused on the delta region of Arkansas. The articles featured various challenges facing the region while also recognizing the region's imp
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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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