The Arkansas Catfish industry joined state officials this week at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture to celebrate Catfish Month under a proclamation made by Governor Hutchinson. Arkansas ranks third among U.S. catfish producing states, and the industr
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The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) August newsletter is now available. The newsletter offers updated information from the FSA related to various programs important to Arkansas producers. Included in this newsletter are instructions for establishing an onl
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University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture economists have made available Price Loss Coverage (PLC) estimated payment rates for 2019 and 2020 crops. The PLC program under Title I of the 2018 farm bill provides price support for several commod
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On Wednesday, August 12th, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) issued Crop Production Reports. The reports provided estimates for the 2020 crop in relation to production numbers from the 2019 crop year. For the U.S., corn production i
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A major weather system that moved across much of the Midwest wreaked havoc on farmers throughout the corn belt by flattening corn fields and knocking out grain bins. The full effect is yet to be determined, but straight line winds ripped across the landsc
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As farmers have dealt with multiple crises in recent years, the need for aid to producers has grown beyond the amounts provided under the 2018 farm bill. With Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments and Commodity Food Assistance Program (CFAP) assistan
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Rice Conservation Program Renewed for $7M By Emily Woodall LITTLE ROCK, AR -- It's been a rough 2020 so far, but area rice farmers finally got some good news with the recent announcement that the Mid-South Graduated Water Stewardship Regional Conservatio
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Cotton Incorporated’s 2020 Year-End Report to the Secretary (USDA) on program activities was recently completed and submitted to Secretary Perdue. The report highlights various research and development investments aimed to support the U.S. cotton industry
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On Friday, August 7th, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) determined that it should conduct a countervailing duty investigation into Moroccan and Russian fertilizers on behalf of domestic fertilizer company Mosaic. Mosaic claims that imports of
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On Monday, August 10th, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) issued an updated Crop Progress and Condition Report. For Arkansas, crop conditions declined slightly from the previous week primarily due to excess dryness due to lack of ra
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U.S. trade negotiators are scheduled to meet with Chinese representatives by video conference August 15th to discuss the status of the Phase 1 agreement reached between the Trump and Xi administrations. So far to date China is not meeting their commitment
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A new bill introduced in the U.S. House and Senate aims to severely limit farmer access to crop protection products. While the legislation is unlikely to gain traction in this Congress, the measure intends to create a narrative towards reforming regulatio
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