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⋅ BY DREW VIGUET ⋅ NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LAW CENTER Years of controversy, recent litigation and amended regulation of agricultural pesticides are changing and molding the farming landscape, including for the Mid-South region of the U.S. The National Agricultural Law Center’s 10th Annual...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on draft guidance to improve the efficiency of EPA’s Endangered Species Act (ESA) analyses for new pesticide active ingredient applications and active ingredients undergoing registration review. This guidance, when...

USDA-NIFA Sustainable Agricultural Systems rice grant collaboration. ⋅ BY BLAIR FANNIN ⋅ TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE While Texas rice growers face a stiff challenge to fend off yield- and profit-limiting kernel smut, Texas A&M AgriLife is quickly working to find a cure as part of...

LSU awarded $10 million grant to improve sustainability and profitability of rice farming through research innovations that advance climate-resilient crops. ⋅ BY LORI TYLER GULA ⋅ USDA The project is one of seven recently announced by NIFA and is funded by the...

#StillFarming: Why the Farm Bill matters Three years ago, Farm Bureau launched our #StillFarming campaign. Our goal was simple: reassure Americans that farmers and ranchers were committed to maintaining a steady food supply at a time when Americans witnessed empty...

⋅ BY JAMISON CRUCE ⋅ On Wednesday, April 12, a federal judge in North Dakota granted a motion for a preliminary injunction in 24 states for the final federal rule revising the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS)...

⋅ BY MIKE HSU ⋅ UC AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES Due to severe water shortages, rice acres planted in California plummeted by 37% from 2021 to 2022, according to numbers released recently by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. But...

Scientists at Mississippi State are part of a multi-institutional, $10-million effort to improve the sustainability and profitability of rice farming in the face of climate change. “Because of our interdisciplinary expertise and MSU’s facilities, we are developing genetic mapping tools...

⋅ BY V. TODD MILLER ⋅ Feral hogs are a nuisance in many areas of the United States, causing billions of dollars in damage. They are reported in 35 states with a population of approximately nine million hogs causing billions...

⋅ BY ROBERT NATHAN GREGORY ⋅ MSU EXTENSION SERVICE If the newest Mississippi planting forecast holds, more corn and rice will be produced in 2023 compared to recent years, while demand will drive down cotton acreage. The National Agricultural Statistics Service, a...

⋅ BY RYAN McGEENEY ⋅ UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE Arkansas growers expect to plant approximately 52,000 more acres of principal crops in 2023 than they did in 2022, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report published March...

⋅ BY JOHN LOVETT ⋅ UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE Farmers and agricultural aviators may be able to reduce herbicide drift by making simple adjustments, according to a recently published study. The study, published in Nature’s “Scientific Reports” journal late...

BASF has donated $20,000 to Feeding America to help those in need following a series of tornadoes that recently devastated communities across the state of Mississippi. In addition, the company is matching employee donations to disaster relief organizations contributing...

Last week, the House Agriculture Committee held a listening session in Waco, Texas, to get stakeholder input as it prepares for the upcoming farm bill. Dr. Thomas Wynn attended on behalf of USRPA and advocated for greater assistance for...

⋅ BY DAVID MITCHELL ⋅ Crop and livestock farms throughout Georgia are in a perpetual exchange of ideas and innovations to solve challenges that have tangible impacts on the state’s—and the country’s—food supply. But these concerns aren’t relegated to the southeast...