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PODCAST: Neonicotinoids and Honeybees
Dr. Gus Lorenz has conducted extensive research into whether neonicotinoid insecticides when used as seed treatments on crops are harmful to honeybees when they are pollinating flowering plants. In this podcast conversation Lorenz says that by the time cotton or ...
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Ag Safety Week is March 6-12
LITTLE ROCK — Across the country, Farm Bureaus are making safety a top priority this spring through the Agricultural Safety Awareness Program (ASAP). As a part of ASAP, March 6-12 has been designated as Agricultural Safety Awareness Week.This year’s theme, ...
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Ag Safety Week is March 6-12
LITTLE ROCK — Across the country, Farm Bureaus are making safety a top priority this spring through the Agricultural Safety Awareness Program (ASAP). As a part of ASAP, March 6-12 has been designated as Agricultural Safety Awareness Week.This year’s theme, ...
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PODCAST: Cottonseed designation
Cotton acreage in the U.S. is at a 30-year-low and prices are at their lowest levels since 2009. Exports continue to decline and gins continue to close due to a decline in production. In an effort to support cotton farmers, ...
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PODCAST: Derek Helms YF&R
Derek and Carlee Helms of Clark County will soon complete a two-year term representing Arkansas on the American Farm Bureau Young Farmer & Rancher Committee. Derek, who also serves as president of Clark County Farm Bureau, shares how serving on ...
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PODCAST: 2016 Congressional Priorities
Second District Congressman French Hill met with farmers from White County recently for an informal discussion of agricultural issues. In this podcast he reflects on his first year in Washington and discusses his priorities for 2016, which will be influenced ...
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PODCAST: Phytosanitary Protocol for rice
Government officials have confirmed that the United States and China have agreed on a phytosanitary protocol that will finally open the door for U.S. milled rice to be exported to this important market. This is a major announcement for the ...
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PODCAST: GMO Advocate
World-renowned environmentalist Mark Lynas has shifted from being a leading anti-GMO activist to a staunch advocate for biotechnology. The man who led the fight against the science in the United Kingdom sat down with Rob Anderson of Arkansas Farm Bureau ...
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Statement of American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall Regarding President Obama’s Veto of Senate Resolution on Waters of the U.S.
FROM THE AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION: BACKGROUND: The Environmental Protection Agency recently changed the definition of the water it may regulate under the Clean Water Act, unlawfully arrogating to itself the right to regulate land use. The president vetoed a ...
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