On June 24th, Farm Credit Mid-America and Farm Credit Midsouth signed a letter of intent to merge. The combined association would operate under the name Farm Credit Mid-America and continue with an aligned purpose to secure the future of rural communities
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On June 29th, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that American farmers have already received more than $4 billion in supplemental disaster assistance for the 2020 and 2021 crop years through the Emergency Relief Program (ERP). The amount distributed to
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On June 30th, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) issued updated acreage and stocks reports. According to the report for Arkansas, corn acres were down 16 percent from 2021, cotton acres were up 4 percent, soybean acreage was up 5 percent
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On Monday, June 27th, the U.S. Supreme Court denied consideration of a second petition from Monsanto seeking a review of a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that found the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), which governs our
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On Thursday, June 30th, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the EPA exceeded its authority when it established the Clean Power Plan, which sought to limit emissions of greenhouse gases by utility providers. The court in a 6-3 ruling determined that Congress
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On Thursday, June 30th, the U.S. EPA issued new proposed use restrictions for atrazine. Atrazine, a commonly used herbicide across a range of crops, is registered by Syngenta. Primary changes to the label are aimed at limiting risk of the herbicide intera
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The University of Arkansas and the UA System Division of Agriculture (UADA) announced that they've signed a joing agreement to continue and expand upon its cooperative arrangement between the two entities. The agreement covers a broad range of areas aimed
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On Tuesday, June 27, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Issued an updated Crop Progress and Condition Report. The report showed the latest estimate for Arkansas indicated a slight slippage of crop condition due to lack of rainfall and excessive
Read MoreOn July 17th, the U.S. International Trade Commisssion (ITC) will consider whether to implement new tariffs on certain imported fertilizers from Russia, and Trinidad and Tobago. The proposed tariffs would be based on dumping cases before the U.S. trade co
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On Thursday, June 23, the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations approved its fiscal year 2023 agriculture appropriations bill. The bill proposes to spend $27.3 billion for the administration of various programs and operations of the USDA and Food and Dru
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Recent weather patterns subjecting Arkansas to little rainfall and high heat for most of June to date are expected to continue into July according to meteorologist Eric Snodgrass in his most recent mid-week weather outlook for Cotton Incorporated. In his
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Jason Brancel, the newly hired President and Chief Executive Officer of Riceland Foods, was recently featured in an Executive Q&A section of Arkansas Business. Brancel answered various questions regarding Riceland Foods, including plans for the farmer
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