Negotiations in the U.S. Senate on the Farm Workforce Modernization Act continue, but a bipartisan consensus remains difficult to reach and time is running short as Congress approaches the August recess and an upcoming election season that will usher in a
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On July 27th, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved Arkansas's application for a Section 18 Emergency Exemption for the use of Endigo ZC to help control of rice stink bug in rice for the 2022 growing season. Arkansas was also granted a Sectio
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The U.S. House Agriculture Committee continues to hold hearings to consider the various titles of the farm bill. The most recent hearing considered Title XII, which covers crop insurance programs. The committee heard from various witnesses who spoke about
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A new smart phone app developed by Delta Plastics and Revolution will offer farmers $10 per full-sized roll of used irrigation polytube made available for pick up and recycling. The Push for Pick Up and Get Paid app allows for farmers to register used pol
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On Thursday, July 28th, the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture held a hearing to consider the state of the hemp industry. The hearing was aimed at learning about opportunities and challenges facing the fledgling industry. The purpose was to consider pote
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On Thursday, July 28th, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) released all twelve spending bills for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins October 1. In total, the proposed spending bills would increase defense spending by 8.7% an
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On Thursday, July 28th, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee held a nomination hearing for Doug McKalip who is nominated to serve as chief agriculture negotiator under the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). The hearing offered an opportunity to discuss trade
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On Wednesday, July 27th, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced that he reached an agreement on a budget reconciliation package that would make investments in health care, energy, and climate related programs while also contributing to deficit reduction wit
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U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) was recently presented with the American Farm Bureau's Golden Plow award at the Arkansas Farm Bureau’s annual Officers and Leaders Conference in Rogers. The Golden Plow is the highest honor the organization gives to sittin
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Governor Asa Hutchinson is expected to call a special legislative session for the Arkansas general assembly to consider tax cuts aimed at providing inflation relief for individuals and businesses. The session is expected to begin August 9th. The call is e
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On July 15th, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson sent a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack for a Secretarial Disaster Declaration for the entire State of Arkansas for excessive heat and drought conditions that have caused damage to Arkansas farmers. More
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The Republican Leader of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), and the Republican Leader of the House Agriculture Committee, U.S. Representative Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA), sent a letter to the Env
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