Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Arkansas

New York VC fund set to invest in University of Arkansas intel

Illustration: Maura Losch/Axios An East Coast venture fund is looking to jump-start food and agricultural businesses using technology developed at the University of Arkansas. State of play: Big Idea Ventures’ Generation Food Rural Partners fund closed on $38.5 million of its targeted $125 million in December, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange […]

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Arkansas

Arkansas lawmakers look to next farm bill

Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios Sen. John Boozman and Rep. Rick Crawford — both Republicans — are already looking at possible changes to the next farm bill, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. Why it matters: The bill allocates funding for federal nutrition, farming and conservation programs as well as agriculture research and rural development. Zoom in: The agriculture […]

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