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Farmers and landowners in portions of Arkansas, Jefferson, Lonoke and Prairie counties in Arkansas have until May 17, 2013, to submit applications to receive financial assistance to implement conservation practices through the Bayou Meto (Middle) Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watershed Initiative (MRBI) project....More

Several industries that would use wood to make biofuels and fertilizers are planning to locate in Louisiana....More

Farmers and landowners in Arkansas have until April 19, 2013, to submit applications to receive cost-share assistance to implement conservation activities through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program’s Organic, Ag Energy and High Tunnel Initiatives for the 2013 program year....More

Farmers and landowners in the 25 Arkansas StrikeForce counties have until April 19, 2013, to submit applications to receive cost-share assistance to implement conservation practices through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for the 2013 program year....More

In response to the increasing popularity of raising chickens for eggs and meat, Mississippi State University Extension experts are offering tips for people interested in starting their own flock of backyard birds....More

A variety of LSU AgCenter and Mississippi State University scientists and specialists will present ways to improve livestock nutrition programs at a forage and feed field day at the AgCenter Southeast Research Station in Franklinton, La., on April 5....More

With a large supply overhanging the market from last year's record peanut crop, buyers say this year's acreage could drop 30 percent to 40 percent....More

The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) is monitoring the Equine Herpes Virus-1 (EHV-1) outbreak at the Horse Shows in the Sun (HITS) equestrian event in Ocala, Florida....More

Dairy producers will seek a new safety net when farm bill discussions restart in Congress, said a University of Missouri dairy economist at the recent USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum. Current proposals look more like insurance than price programs of the past....More

The number of beef cattle in the U.S. declined for the seventh straight year, and the rate of decline in 2012 was faster for Arkansas than the rest of the nation -- a trend that could mean higher prices for that lunchtime burger....More