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AGFC sharpens conservation plan

July 27, 2022

Little Rock — Conservation plans for the future were the front-running topics at today’s meeting of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission at its Little Rock Headquarters. In his report to the Commission, Director Austin Booth spoke about the agency’s newly developed strategic plan and annual report, which were both unveiled last night at a meeting with partner agencies and stakeholders.

July 27, 2022

Conservation is about saving, about preserving the natural world for future generations and the health of our ecosystems. But sometimes to save local environments, you have to kill some plants. Specifically, invasive plants. We should “Rip them to Shreds” as one article I read stated.

July 27, 2022

Washington – U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, was presented the Golden Plow award by the American Farm Bureau, the highest honor the organization gives to a sitting member of Congress.

July 27, 2022

Little Rock — Experts with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture will host a free webinar July 21 to offer guidance to Arkansas cattle producers struggling with drought. “Our cattle producers statewide are struggling right now to survive this drought, and many of them face some tough decisions,” Vic Ford, extension’s associate president for agriculture and natural resources, said.

July 27, 2022

Little Rock –The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will survey producers in 32 states, including Arkansas, for its 2022 Small Grains County Agricultural Production Survey (CAPS).

July 27, 2022

Fayetteville – Effective July 25, Chap Sampson, MD, and Jessica Short, MD, of the Washington Regional Rheumatology Clinic will begin seeing the patients in the new location across from the Washington Regional Medical Center campus in Fayetteville. The new clinic address is 3276 N. Northhills Blvd.

July 27, 2022

The Arkansas State Police is conducting an internal review and investigation into the death of a Kentucky man who fled from an Arkansas State Trooper yesterday (Sunday, July 24) during a pursuit that began in Forrest City.

July 27, 2022

Mountain Home – Baxter Regional Health System has announced that effective July 11, 2022, Baxter Regional Hometown Clinic at Mammoth Spring joined Baxter Regional Family Health Care. That clinic is located at 350 Main Street #4 in Mammoth Spring, and Leslie Batterton, APRN, has moved her practice to this location and joined Tamra Ward, APRN.

July 27, 2022

Veterans suffering with sleep apnea, daytime drowsiness, insomnia and excessive snoring may find relief through Salisbury VA’s expanded Sleep Clinic. The clinic now boasts six beds with state-ofthe-art equipment that can perform 42 overnight sleep studies per week.

July 27, 2022

The Edith Nourse Rogers Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) Scholarship allows some eligible Veterans and dependents in high-demand fields to extend their Post-9/11 GI Bill or Fry Scholarship benefits. Read below to find out if you are eligible for up to 9 months (or $30,000) of added benefits and how to apply.

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AGFC sharpens conservation plan

Invasive Plants

Top Ag Committee Republican Touts Partnership

‘Surviving drought’ topic of Division of Agriculture webinar for cattle producers

USDA to Survey County Small Grains Acreage

Washington Regional Rheumatology Clinic to Relocate

Internal Review Underway

Hometown Clinic at M.S. joins BRHS Family Health Care

Salisbury, VA expands sleep study capacity

Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship