On Friday, July 29th, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) issued new reports highlighting farm expenditures and farm prices. The reports highlighted the ongoing challenges facing farmers as input costs continue to place pressure on pr
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The U.S. Internation Trade Commission (USITC) recently decided to deny new tariffs on imported urea ammonium nitrate (UAN) fertilizer products from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago. The news was welcomed by farmers who've dealt with dramatic increases to fe
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The City of Marion, Arkansas, will receive an additional $1 million in federal grant funds for the development of the new museum that will commemorate the sinking of the Sultana, a Civil War steamboat that sank near the town in the Mississippi River on Ap
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The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved a legislative package of six appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year, including funding proposals for USDA and the FDA. The measures passed on a party line vote of 220-207. The current fiscal y
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The U.S. House of Representatives approved the bipartisan CHIPS Act sending the measure to President Biden for his signature. The legislation is aimed at increasing the United States capacity in the production of semiconducter technologies and reducing de
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USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is seeking applications for Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for on-farm conservation innovation trials. The USDA announced that $25 million is available for the On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials
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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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