Before adjourning this session for the rest of the year, Congress passed the Omnibus spending bill, which includes legislation repealing mandatory country of origin labeling. This was a critical accomplishment for agriculture. Zac Bradley, director of public policy for Arkansas ...
RMA releases results of studies on catastrophic poultry disease coverageThe 2014 Farm Bill required the Risk Management Agency (RMA) to conduct two studies on poultry, “Final Study on Poultry Catastrophic Disease” and “Insurance Program Development for Poultry Business Interruption.” Below ...
LITTLE ROCK — On Friday afternoon, the U.S. Congress passed an omnibus spending bill, effectively eliminating problematic country-of-origin labeling rules and enacting additional measures that will help Arkansas farmers and ranchers. “While this bill may not be perfect, it was necessary ...
Morris L. BowmanPhotographed during his tenure as Arkansas Farm Bureau president Morris L. Bowman, the fifth president of Arkansas Farm Bureau, died Saturday, Dec. 12 at the age of 95. Mr. Bowman served as the agricultural advocacy organization's president from 1971-76. He ...
Research and development of new weed control technology is an ongoing effort as more weeds are becoming resistant to glyphosate and other existing herbicides. Pending their approval, new technologies may be soon be available. Until then, many farmers are having ...
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas Farm Bureau has reiterated its call for repeal of Country of Origin labeling requirements.On Monday, the World Trade Organization authorized Canada and Mexico to place more than $1 billion in tariffs on beef, pork and poultry, ...
Kevin Murphy founded Food-Chain Communications after spending years in the food production system and developing a ‘full chain view’ of the disconnect food products encounter on their path to consumers. He travels the country speaking to agricultural groups and others ...
