by - August 21, 2023 11:11 am
Corn crop quality lower nationwide; Arkansas crop outperforming
At 94 million projected acres, the U.S. corn crop is on pace to be the third largest since 1944, but the quality of the crop could be a different matter….
Author: George Jared
by - August 17, 2023 7:38 am
Arnold family establishes scholarship fund for aspiring doctors
Ritter Arnold, along with his brother Paul Arnold and sister Melissa Wenn, have established a new scholarship to assist students at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine…
by - August 16, 2023 9:55 am
City of Jonesboro uses federal grant money to tackle homelessness issues
The city of Jonesboro has awarded $328,000 in federal funding to three local nonprofits that address homelessness, Mayor Harold Copenhaver said Wednesday (Aug. 16). Crowley’s Ridge Development Council, CRDC Helping…
by - August 15, 2023 4:44 pm
Rep. Ladyman working to advance nuclear fuel rod recycling
The United States is facing a vexing problem and one legislator from Northeast Arkansas thinks a solution could be hatched in the Natural State. According to the Energy Information Administration,…
by - August 14, 2023 11:35 am
Rains likely to hurt Arkansas’ rice crop
Recent perpetual rains may have a significant impact on Arkansas rice as the crop inches closer to harvest. Northeast Arkansas farmers have been checking their fields for losses after storms…
by - August 10, 2023 5:34 pm
Genes from European dark honeybees surprisingly found in Arkansas
Honeybees are not indigenous to the Western Hemisphere. The first documented shipment of honeybees to the New World was recorded in 1622, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Many…
by - August 9, 2023 3:57 pm
State of the State Mid-Year 2023: Cattle, crops face another turbulent year
Editor’s note: The State of the State series provides reports twice a year on Arkansas’ key economic sectors. The series publishes stories to begin a year and stories in July/August…
by - August 7, 2023 6:36 pm
Planning continues on amenities, finance options for sports complex
Work on the proposed $50 million Jonesboro Sport Complex has been slow to start. One critical decision that will have to be made in the near future is how the…
by - August 7, 2023 11:57 am
Arkansas Northeastern College lands $1.2 million for steelmaking bootcamp
A $1.2 million grant from the Arkansas Office of Skills Development (OSD) to Arkansas Northeastern College (ANC) will help create the Arkansas Steelmaking Bootcamp. The bootcamp, a job skills initiative…
by - August 5, 2023 8:01 pm
Greenway Equipment boss discusses farm practices, ‘ever changing’ agriculture industry
When Greenway Equipment CEO Marshall Stewart began working for the company more than 25 years ago, the agriculture industry was very different. By far the biggest change has been the…
by - August 2, 2023 12:50 pm
Hybar breaks ground on $700 million rebar mill in Osceola
A newly formed company, Hybar, has started construction on its scrap metal recycling steel rebar mill project. The mill is being built on a 1,300-acre site in Osceola. The $700…
by - August 2, 2023 12:38 pm
India’s banned rice exports could bolster prices for U.S. growers
A ban on white, non-basmati rice exports by India could bolster prices for American rice farmers, said Alvaro Durand-Morat, associate professor and agricultural economist for the University of Arkansas System…
by - July 31, 2023 10:56 am
Arkansas Higher Education Board approves A-State’s preliminary plan for veterinarian school
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board has approved Arkansas State University’s outline for its College of Veterinary Medicine, including the potential for 40 new faculty and staff positions dedicated to…
by - July 27, 2023 2:04 pm
Podcast conference coming in September
Entrepreneur Ti King wanted to organize a festival to recognize, educate and grow the podcast community in Arkansas. He wanted to model it after RTX Austin, a gaming and internet…
by - July 26, 2023 12:00 pm
Jonesboro sales tax collections up 5.5%
Jonesboro continues to collect sales and use tax at record rates each month, but those collections are underperforming the budgeted expectations for the year to date. The city tallied $2.160…
by - July 25, 2023 12:00 pm
Cover crop and no till or limited till practices to be researched
Researchers with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture are conducting research examining soil health practices and their impacts on crop risk insurance premiums and other financial factors often…
by - July 24, 2023 5:17 pm
Several long-term road projects slated in Northeast Arkansas
Progress is slowly being made on a number of road construction projects throughout Northeast Arkansas, and several new ones are slated to begin, Arkansas Highway Commission Chairman Alec Farmer told…
by - July 20, 2023 1:42 pm
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford releases a novel based on his Cold War experiences
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, spent four years as an Army bomb tech and he’s one of the many soldiers that served during the Cold War between the United States…
by - July 19, 2023 11:52 am
Rice farmers advised to be on the look out for sheath blight
Perpetual rains this summer have kept the Arkansas Delta away from the drought conditions that plagued farmers last year. The extra moisture does cause some other problems, however. Specialists with…
by - July 18, 2023 11:02 am
Jonesboro Sports Complex officials gauging community feedback
Progress on the proposed $50 million Jonesboro Sports Complex has been slower than anticipated, but Steering Committee Chairman Kevin Hodges thinks construction could begin before the end of the year….