August 2022

Growing Small Grains

Results of experiment in small grain management completed during 1956 through 1960 have been released by the University of Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station. Grain yields of oats did not differ on seedbeds by plowing about July 8, August 8 or by disking September 8.
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Maryland Woman Convicted for Conspiracy to Fraudulently Obtain Military Disability Benefits

Courtesy of Veterans Affairs Mary Francis Biggs of Lexington Park, Maryland, participated in a conspiracy organized by her daughter, Angela Farr, in which false and fraudulent documents were submitted to VA in support of disability claims in the name of Biggs’ husband. The fraudulent documents stated that the husband was homebound and required full-time assistance for basic tasks such as eating, bathing, and dressing.
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Delaware Man Pleaded Guilty to Unlawfully Distributing Hydroxychloroquine and Other Prescription Drugs

Courtesy of Veterans Affairs Jose Torres of Shelbyville, Delaware, conspired and agreed with others to unlawfully purchase short-supply drugs and resell those drugs to wholesale distributors. Torres and another company entered business arrangements with retail pharmacies that were not licensed to engage in the wholesale distribution of prescription drugs.
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Bipartisan Crypto Legislation Authored by Ag Committee Leaders Continues to Build Momentum

Washington – U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioners Christy Goldsmith Romero and Summer Mersinger got a firsthand look at the Blockchain Center of Excellence at the University of Arkansas today while discussing a path forward to bring more consumer protection to the crypto industry.
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Cooking with Mumzy!

Hello readers and friends of the Mountaineer Echo, I hope this week finds everyone in good health and happy spirits. Everyone is doing good on this end of the paper. Every day seems to have new adventures in it for me. My boys are back in school and things are already getting crazy busy. I have some big changes coming in the very near future, I can’t wait until I can let everyone know what changes are coming and how good it will be for me. I hope everyone has a wonderful back to school time. I hope everyone has a wonderful week and As Always Remember the Little Things.
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The United States’ cattle inventory has shrunk to its lowest numbers since 2015

submitted by Brian See, Marion County Extension Office Yellville - HEAT WAVES - The United States’ cattle inventory has shrunk to its lowest numbers since 2015 thanks to the drought sprawling across the western half of the country. James Mitchell, extension livestock economist with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, said total cattle inventories stood at 98.8 million, “falling below 100 million for the first time since 2015.” Mitchell said the numbers, which came out the U.S.
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