UPCOMING EVENTS

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USDA's Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

Are you a farmer or rancher whose operation has been directly affected by the coronavirus pandemic? Applications are open now for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. This program will provide $16 billion to agriculture producers who suffered a loss during the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, or CFAP, provides vital financial assistance to producers of agricultural commodities who have suffered a five-percent-or-greater price decline or who had losses due to market supply chain disruptions due to COVID-19 and face additional significant market costs. Eligible commodities include:
  • Non-specialty Crops: malting barley, canola, corn, upland cotton, millet, oats, soybeans, sorghum, sunflowers, durum wheat, and hard red spring wheat
  • Wool
  • Livestock: cattle, hogs, and sheep
  • Dairy
  • Specialty Crops: fruits, vegetables, nuts, etc.
 
The deadline to apply is August 26, 2020.
 
Find more information here: https://www.farmers.gov/cfap?fbclid=IwAR3j_FxTNFNiQtlNU85zXOf7Cnc1k51-G6HbBi9lDxdL_7UHXNQgdW6nDxY

Source: Arkansas Department of Agriculture

​COVID-19 Federal Rural Resource Guide

USDA and its Federal partners have programs that can be used to provide immediate and long-term assistance to rural communities affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. These programs can support recovery efforts for rural residents, businesses, and communities through: 
• technical, training, and management assistance
• financial assistance; and
• state and local assistance.
 
This resource matrix organizes funding opportunities identified in stimulus bills and other federal resources that can help support rural America. Opportunities are categorized by customer and assistance type.  
 
For more information on the immediate actions USDA is taking to respond to COVID-19, visit usda.gov/coronavirus.  
 
To learn about USDA’s COVID-19 response for rural communities, visit rd.usda.gov/coronavirus.

Source: Arkansas Department of Agriculture

Feral Swine

For those who have an interest in learning more about feral swine please check out the link below.
 
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/wildlifedamage/operational-activities/feral-swine
https://issuu.com/arkansasgrown/docs/arkansas_grown_2020?fr=sYjkyOTk4NDY2OA
Source: Arkansas Department of Agriculture

2020-2021 WRICE Informational Brochure

arkansas_waterfowl_rice_incentive_program_flyer_2020-21.pdf
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2020 Rice Management Guide

​You may also click on this weblink:
 
http://bit.ly/2vNmjlX
 
to download it to your smartphone.  

Greene County Well Represented at the
2020 Cotton and Rice Conference

Informational Video on Cover Crops

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Don't forget to register your water use before March 31st so you won't be charged a late fee!  
​Plat Books: $50.00
Wall Maps: $100.00
SmartMaps are available for download at: www.mappingsolutionsGIS.com
We still have a few 2014 Plat Books available at a discounted price of $15.00! 
Visit your local revenue office to purchase one of these specialty plates. 

Arkansas Ag Fact: Dairy

  • June is Dairy Month in Arkansas.
  • More than 100 Arkansas farm families derive their income from the sale of milk, contributing over $100 million to the state's economy.
  • Milk production on Arkansas dairy farms yielded approximately 8 million gallons of milk in 2018.
  • In Arkansas, the average dairy cow produces about 4.7 gallons of milk per day. That’s more than 1,715 gallons of milk in a typical year.
  • It takes 10 pounds of milk to make 1 pound of cheese!
Source: Arkansas Department of Agriculture
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