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APB Helps Arkansas’ Small Farmers Obtain USDA-NRCS Funding

Tuesday, June 21 by Deseray Mckinzy

Socially-disadvantaged farmers in Arkansas benefit from a decades-old partnership between the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), says Charley Williams, a UAPB alumnus and veteran NRCS soil conservationist. This cooperation helps empower... Read More.

USDA: Farmers in 4 states can apply for drought loans

Tuesday, May 10 by Staff

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says drought during the growing season has made farmers in most of Texas, all of Louisiana and parts of Arkansas and Mississippi eligible to apply for federal aid. The department’s Farm Service Agency... Read More.

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UAPB announced Crop Insurance Education available for farmers

Monday, August 23 by Deseray Mckinzy

Farmers have been in a lot of discussions since the Pandemic began and extensive rains in the past few years have highlighted the need to understand and manage production risks with crop insurance, Karen Lee, Extension assistant for the University of Arkansas at Pine... Read More.

Persistent rain and flooding a problem for Arkansas farmers

Tuesday, May 19 by Greg

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The wet weather has brought uncertainty to Arkansas’ spring’s harvest, as persistent rainfall has made it difficult for many farmers to plant their crops. Along with organic vegetables, the planting of soybeans, cotton, corn and rice is also lagging, even... Read More.

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AGFC offering payments to rice farmers for waterfowl habitat and hunting access

Wednesday, May 13 by Greg

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is accepting applications from rice field owners to enroll in its expanded Waterfowl Rice Incentive Conservation Enhancement program. Landowners may receive as much as $150 per acre annually while still maintaining the current production of... Read More.

Boozman, state farmers talk tariffs. Visits Stuttgart Today

Wednesday, August 8 by Greg

ENGLAND -- Today, Sen. Boozman is scheduled to stop by the University of Arkansas Rice Research and Extension Center in Stuttgart, a rice farm in Stuttgart and a crop duster in Sherrill. On Thursday, Boozman is to tour the University of Arkansas at Monticello's forestry,... Read More.

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