A recent initiative by the School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff works to support grandparents in Jefferson County who are raising their grandchildren. The project was made possible thanks to the…
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Winrock to Lead $1.25M USDA Organic Agriculture Project in Mid-South
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWinrock International has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to address barriers experienced by farmers in the mid-South when considering organic crop production. The $1.25 million grant will fund research,…
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Arkansas Cities Vying to be New Home for USDA Agencies
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleSeveral Arkansas communities are vying to become the next home for two U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies as the department moves them out of Washington D.C. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently announced that the USDA’s Economic Research Service…