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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On Friday, June 17th, Senator John Boozman (R-AR) played host to a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the Farm Bill at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. Boozman, who is the Vice Chairman of the committee, invited Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-M
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On Tuesday, June 21, 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
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On Tuesday, June 21st, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition from Bayer (formerly Monsanto) seeking a review of a federal appeals court ruling on a California case that found the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) does not pree
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The Cotton Foundation is once again offering Producer Information Exchange (PIE) tours for cotton farmers. This year, up to three Arkansas cotton growers are eligible to accompany several other growers from the Mid-South and Southeast to Texas during Augu
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On Monday, June 13th, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) issued an updated Crop Progress and Condition Report. For Arkansas, the report indicated the 2022 crops are off to a good start with almost all acres planted, with the exceptio
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On Monday, June 13th, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Senate version of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act by a vote of 369-42 sending the measure to President Biden for his signature. The legislation aims to bolster the Federal Maritime Commiss
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On Thursday, June 9th, the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee’s Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade held a hearing to consider a range of trade issues. The title of the hearing was, “Agricultural Trade: Priorit
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On June 9th, Arkansas Circuit Court Judge Chip Welch issued a written order in regards to a lawsuit filed against the State Plant Board challenging the constitutionality of the section of the law establishing the composition of the board. The order conclu
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On Thursday, June 9th, the U.S. House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to consider the crop insurance and commodity titles of the farm bill. The hearing featured witnesses focused on risk management in farming and how current programs are serving Amer
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On Wednesday, June 1, multiple agriculture and forestry groups in Arkansas, including the Ag Council, sent a joint letter to Governor Asa Hutchinson urging consideration of utilizing state surplus reserves for business tax relief in the form of providing
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Senator John Boozman (R-AR) and Congressman GT Thompson (R-PA), both ranking members of the Agriculture Committees in the Senate and House respectively, issued a joint letter to President Biden urging him to withdraw the U.S. Solicitor General's brief to
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