Agriculture

Trump, Democrats find compromise on USMCA; Arkansas delegation and industry officials supportive 12/10/2019 TB&P President Trump and Congressional Democrats struck a deal Tuesday (Dec. 10) on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a reset of the 25-year old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). For months, Trump administration officials, led by U.S. Trade… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Sunday, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) joined Talk Business & Politics with Roby Brock on KATV News to discuss the latest progress on passing the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) which will benefit over 100,000 Arkansans working in farming, manufacturing, and export jobs. The Congressman also discussed the importance of working with… Read more »

Hill leads tree planting as a tribute to Roosevelt ADG  10/31/19 WASHINGTON -- In a city polarized by impeachment investigations, Republican and Democratic leaders paused Wednesday to pay tribute to a president from New York who is revered on both sides of the aisle -- Teddy Roosevelt. At the invitation of U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.,… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) hosted a tree planting ceremony on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol to honor the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt and his remarkable contributions to conservation. Congressman Hill was joined in the ceremony by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, relatives of President… Read more »

Buffalo River project panel forms Arkansas Democrat Gazette 9/24/19 Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, using executive powers, created a new state committee Monday that is to select conservation projects within the watershed of the Buffalo National River. Private funds and a planned contribution from Hutchinson's discretionary funds will go toward the projects. The Nature Conservancy… Read more »

State looking into dumping of wastewater; hauler for Bethel Heights, watershed land under probe Arkansas Democrat Gazette  9/17/19 SPRINGDALE -- The state is investigating a report that a firm hired to haul an estimated 117,000 gallons of wastewater from Bethel Heights applied it to land east of Springdale without a permit, officials confirmed Monday. Arkansas Department of… Read more »