AGP Executive Report
Last update: 22 minutes agoArkansas Community Funding: Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission announced $12.52M in Community Development Block Grant and State Rural Community Grant awards, including General Assistance Block Grants for Prescott and Willisville in Nevada County. Poultry & Water Quality: Oklahoma AG Gentner Drummond is pushing a new nearly $44M, seven-year settlement with major poultry companies to clean up eastern Oklahoma waterways, a watershed that runs between northwest Arkansas and Oklahoma. Food Safety & Farming Tech: New research co-authored by an Arizona State University professor found periodically draining and re-flooding rice fields during the growing season can lower arsenic in Arkansas-grown rice without boosting cadmium. Workforce/Health Data: UA Little Rock will launch a new graduate certificate in health informatics this fall, training students to use data and electronic health record tools to improve patient care and operations. Agriculture Research Dollars: The Arkansas Wheat Promotion Board awarded $78,533 for five university-led wheat research projects, ranging from weed and pest management to relay cropping and protein extraction methods. Business Climate: CNBC named Arkansas America’s Most Improved State for business in its Top States for Business 2026 rankings, citing gains in workforce and cost of doing business.
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