Ag Council of Arkansas board of directors member Sam Stuckey of Marion was featured in a recent Farm Press article. This year marks Stuckey's 45th growing season. With the help of other family members, he primarily grows corn, soybeans, rice, and cotton.
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) issued a emergency temporary standard (ETS) ordering employers of 100 or more workers to mandate Covid-19 vaccinations for workers. The ETS allows for employees to avo
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The Ag Council of Arkansas was recently featured in a Farm Press article where Executive Vice President Andrew Grobmyer was interviewed on a range of current issues facing agriculture in Arkansas. The interview is part of a series covering regional agricu
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On Monday, November 1, the USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) issued an updated crop progress report. According to the report, Arkansas farmers have harvested 100 percent of corn, 76 percent of cotton, 80 percent of soybeans, 97 percent o
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On Monday, November 1, USDA issued new monthly data on usage of a variety of primary commodities. The reports include use of cotton, oilseeds, grains and flour and compares data from last month's estimates and use estimates for 2020. More below: Cotton Sy
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Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson proclaimed November as Arkansas Soybean Month to recognize the importance of soybean farmers and the soybean industry to the state's economy. He also recognized the importance of the Arkansas Soybean Research and Promotion
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The Arkansas Board of Apportionment met on October 29th to reveal their initial proposed maps for new boundaries for state legislative seats. Updating these maps is a requirement each decade based on population changes revealed in the latest Census report
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Winrock International announced that it is the recipient of a $1.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to address barriers experienced by farmers in the mid-South when consideri
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On Thursday, President Biden announced that a consensus has been reached among democrats in the House and Senate that should allow for passage of both a bipartisan infrastructure package that invests in "hard infrastructure" and much of the president's "B
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On Monday, October 25, the USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) issued an updated crop progress report. According to the report, Arkansas farmers have harvested 100 percent of corn, 58 percent of cotton, 70 percent of soybeans, 94 percent o
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On Monday, October 18, the USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) issued an updated crop progress report. According to the report, Arkansas farmers have harvested 99 percent of corn, 34 percent of cotton, 56 percent of soybeans, 89 percent of
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Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station researchers have worked in the lab and in the field to learn more about an emerging pathogen identified in 2014 as the prime culprit of soybean taproot decline — Xylaria necrophora.Researchers with the experiment s
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