Farm Bureau Press

94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY CLOSES; CHANGES TO CHECKOFF PROGRAMS

The 94th General Assembly has wrapped up, with Arkansas Farm Bureau generating success on several legislative priorities.

“The Farm Bureau legislative priorities that were passed will have a positive impact on the daily lives of Arkansas’ farmers and ranchers for years to come,” said Rich Hillman, president of Arkansas Farm Bureau. “These legislative actions will increase access to healthcare, provide ag education for elementary students, allow farm stores and farm cooperatives to continue selling animal medicines, provide fence law reforms, and streamline H2-A driver’s license processes.”

Action taken late in the session, though, resulted in a move of the administration of the commodity checkoff programs from Farm Bureau to the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, ending a relationship that had extended

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