The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee staff members will be hosting meetings for all interested livestock and poultry producers. The objective is to discuss current issues before the committee as well as issues that may come before the Committee in this session of Congress. All livestock and poultry producers are encouraged…
Posted on Wed, 10 Feb 2010
(Little Rock) – U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, hosted an Agriculture and Business Leadership Breakfast on Tuesday, November 25, examining the impact of U.S. Agriculture, Rural Development and Forestry policy on Arkansas’s rural and small business economy. More than 100…
Posted on Wed, 25 Nov 2009
Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, said Thursday that the committee will hold a field hearing Nov. 23 at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service in Little Rock.
The hearing, "Revitalizing Rural America," will examine ways to strengthen and…
Posted on Fri, 13 Nov 2009
Federal Aid For Farmers Now Available In 60 Arkansas Counties
LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe has received word from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack that more Arkansas farmers will now be eligible to apply for emergency low-interest loans from the federal government.
The USDA issued a new Secretarial…
Posted on Wed, 4 Nov 2009
The Arkansas Legislative Fiscal Session begins February 8, 2010. Check back for frequent updates.
Posted on Wed, 28 Oct 2009