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The Agricultural and Food Policy web pages are developed as a resource to help users increase their understanding of public decision making by providing sources of information, data, analysis and news on public issues impacting Arkansas' agricultural and rural sector.
On Friday, June 17, 2022, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry held a field hearing at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Producers and industry stakeholders from The Natural State had the opportunity to provide input for the 2023 Farm Bill on a number of issues. U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, chair of the Senate Committee, and John Boozman of Arkansas, ranking member of the committee, were present to hear testimony from panelists.
You can watch the recorded event and download testimony from panelists at the link below.
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The Farm Policy site is designed as a resource to assist the user in increasing their understanding of public decision making by providing sources of information, data, analysis and news on farm specific public policy issues impacting Arkansas' agricultural and rural sector.
The Food Policy site is designed as a resource to assist the user in increasing their understanding of public decision making by providing sources of information, data, analysis and news on food specific public policy issues impacting Arkansas’ agricultural and rural sector.
The International Policy site is designed as a resource to assist the user in increasing their understanding of public decision making by providing sources of information, data, analysis and news on international and trade specific public policy issues impacting Arkansas' agricultural and rural sector.
The Macroeconomic Issues site is designed as a resource to assist the user in increasing their understanding of issues dealing with the performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of an economy as a whole, rather than individual markets. This includes national, regional, and global economies. The site provides sources of information, data, and analysis on Macroeconomic Issues specific public policy issues impacting Arkansas’ agricultural and rural sector.