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water season, dredging was more proactive in 2023, Hettel said.

“We’re at the stage right now we need to be in that proactive stage, and we need to bring these dredges up here and maintain the Lower Miss so we can move those farmers’ commodities to market,” he said.

American Commercial Barge Lines said Wednesday that impacts of the low Mississippi River would include “delay to transit of 24-to-48 hours due to reduced navigable space in certain areas.”

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About the Division of Agriculture

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s mission is to strengthen agriculture, communities, and families by connecting trusted research to the adoption of best practices.

Through the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service, the Division of Agriculture conducts research and extension work within the nation’s historic land grant education system.

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