The University of Missouri Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) released a new agricultre market economic report, which provides a comprehensive view of economic conditions facing the agriculture sector. The report has key data and infor
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On Monday, August 24th, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released an updated Crop Progress and Condition Report. The report shows the latest estimates from primary commodities grown in the U.S. Nationally, the report indicated only
Read MoreA new 100 megawatt solar farm is coming to East Arkansas thanks to Entergy Arkansas, the state’s largest electric utility. The plant, known as Walnut Bend Solar, is located in Lee County near Brinkley. The construction of the roughly 900 acre project is e
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On Friday, August 21st, USDA announced changes to eligibility rules for commodity program payments that could make it more challenging for certain family members in operations to qualify for payments. The rule, which went into effect August 20th, amends
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A new cover crop survey by the USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, the Conservation Technology Innovation Center (CTIC), and the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) provided new data and information touting potential ben
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The University of Arkansas System's Cooperative Extension Service recently provided a virtual Soil and Water Conservation Field Trip to highlight various on-farm conservation practices related to soil health and water use efficiency. The field trip was re
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The University of Arkansas (UofA) Division of Agriculture has made its annual Rice Field Day available online. The field day was first held in a virtual setting on August 20th. The field day includes an overview of research activities of the University as
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A recent loan of $450 million from the U.S. Export-Import Bank to Iraq is expected to provide a significant boost to U.S. rice exports to Iraq. Iraq has long been a significant importer of U.S. rice, and the financing provided by the U.S. Ex-Im Bank is ex
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On Monday, August 17th, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order denying requests to conduct a rehearing of the court's June 3rd ruling that ordered the Enivronmental Protection Agency (EPA) to vacate registrations of Xtendimax, FeXapan and E
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On Monday, August 17th, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) issued a new Crop Progress and Condition Report. The report provides estimates for the condition of primary crops grown in Arkansas and throughout the nation. For Arkansas, c
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On Wednesday, August 12th, the USDA released an updated World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) Report. The report estimated a bumper crop for much of the United States with record soybean and corn production. However, the report did not acco
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According to news reports, Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced this week plans to fully phase out the use of glyphosate herbicide in Mexico by the year 2024. He stated that the government would immediately stop using glyphosate on its
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