Steve Censky, the USDA Deputy Secretary, announced that he will soon leave USDA and return to lead the American Soybean Association (ASA). Censkey served the ASA for 21 years prior to accepting the job at USDA in 2017. More below: https://www.agri-pulse.c
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On Thursday, September 17th, Riceland Foods, a farmer owned cooperative headquartered in Stuttgart, Arkansas, announced a new sustainability goal in the form of reducing water use. The initiative, known as "Ingrain Good," will establish a goal of reducing
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On Thursday, September 17th, U.S. Senator John Boozman sat down with Agri-Pulse to discuss ongoing Congressional activity as it relates to agriculture spending and aid for U.S. farmers. Boozman is expected to be the highest ranking Republican member of th
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A plan by the University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture to sell a non-agricultural research section of land at its Pine Tree Research Station near Colt, Arkansas, is under scrutiny by a state lawmaker and facing opposition from area hunters
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Due to many unforeseen and drastic challenges and obstacles that have faced farmers in recent years, federal aid has grown to levels never seen before to ease the pain on the agriculture sector. And while more aid is expected from USDA with an additional
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Any day now, USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue is expected to announce a second round of Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) payments, using $14 billion Congress provided through the CARES Act, a coronavirus relief package enacted in March. In addition,
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The U.S. House and Senate recently returned to Washington, D.C., from Labor Day recess with a significant amount of work to complete before the end of the 2020 fiscal year, which closes at the end of September. Congress must approve spending bills that ca
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A recently released report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) examining recent aid funding for farmers is now being used by some to express frustration, criticism and opposition to Secretary Perdue's aid programs already offered and any future
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U.S. Ambassador to China, Terry Branstad, announced that he will depart his post in early October. Branstad has played a major role in negotiating with China since he took on the role in 2017, and he brought significant expertise in agriculture trade. In
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A World Trade Organization (WTO) panel on Tuesday, September 15th, ruled that the United States' $200 billion tariffs on certain Chinese imports was against WTO Rules. The United States expressed that it strongly disagreed with the ruling, which is expect
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On Friday, September 11, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its monthly Crop Production Report which estimated crop production yield by state for primary commodities grown in the U.S. According to the report, Arkansas crop p
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released a new proposed rule to limit federal regulations on biotech crops that are genetically engineered to incorporate toxins to certain insects and other plant pests. The newly proposed rule, whi
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