by - January 8, 2024 11:05 am
Ritter Communications has promoted Heath Simpson to chief executive officer, the company announced Monday (Jan. 8). He will take on his new role as CEO on Jan. 31 replacing Alan…
by - January 7, 2024 4:54 pm
Drought, the federal Farm Bill, foreign ownership of agriculture land and the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) dominated agriculture headlines in Northeast Arkansas during the 2023 growing season. For…
by - January 4, 2024 4:01 pm
Black River Technical College (BRTC) has received $4.7 million from the Arkansas State and Local Recovery funds allocated by the American Rescue Plan Act to help construct barracks to house…
by - January 4, 2024 9:34 am
Chad Hudson has been promoted to president at FNBC Bank becoming the bank’s fourth president during the last 50 years. Hudson has been with Ash Flat-based FNBC since 2011, serving…
by - January 3, 2024 2:18 pm
It’s expected that Arkansas soybean yields could set a new record, with each acre yielding an estimated 53 bushels on average, said Jeremy Ross, soybean extension agronomist for the University…
by - December 20, 2023 6:20 pm
National Agricultural Law Center Director Harrison Pittman and Staff Attorney Micah Brown will participate in a panel on foreign ownership of U.S. land at one of the nation’s agricultural events…
by - December 19, 2023 9:30 am
Southern blight was an issue for Arkansas peanut growers this year but if projections hold, it will be the best harvest in a decade. The peanut crop got off to…
by - December 18, 2023 12:34 pm
Poultry producers and consumers experienced myriad problems in 2022 that led to higher prices and shortages in some instances. This year much of the market stabilized and it led to…
by - December 14, 2023 10:22 am
Poultry producers and hunters in Northeast Arkansas are being warned that the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPIA) bird flu has now been detected in wild geese populations, according to the…
by - December 14, 2023 9:54 am
Lanier Nalley and Trent Roberts have been named interim department heads for agricultural economics and agribusiness and crop, soil and environmental sciences for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture….
by - December 12, 2023 5:49 am
The U.S. Department of Transportation has provided $5.09 million in federal grant funding for improved safety projects along stretches of busy highways in Jonesboro. The amount includes a 25% match…
by - December 11, 2023 11:55 am
A group of women in leadership roles recognized a unique problem more than seven years ago in the Arkansas Delta. Promoting and developing leadership among women was lacking, especially in…
by - December 7, 2023 7:59 pm
The city of Jonesboro is likely to break its all-time sales and use tax collections record for at least the seventh year in a row. But it is also likely…
by - December 5, 2023 9:06 am
Beef cattle prices were relatively high during the first part of the year, but now those prices have started to fall as supplies have increased. Prices for the January 2024…
by - December 4, 2023 6:02 pm
Avian influenza, a deadly virus that can decimate poultry flocks, has been found in Arkansas and public officials are now attempting to educate producers about what steps to take if…
by - December 4, 2023 10:37 am
College students who wish to major in journalism at Arkansas State University will no longer have that option. School officials have opted to discontinue the degree program, and it will…
by - November 30, 2023 2:37 pm
There are times when farmers examine their soybean plants. There are situations, however, when the plants look healthy but are suffering from nutrient deficiencies. This is sometimes referred to as…
by - November 27, 2023 11:31 am
The Newport Economic Development Commission announced Monday (Nov. 27) the completion of a $4.27 million workforce and technology complex in downtown Newport. The three-phase development has been under construction since…
by - November 21, 2023 2:33 pm
Damien Echols plight to force the state of Arkansas to test ligatures used to bound three boys murdered in West Memphis on May 5, 1993, likely won’t be decided by…
by - November 20, 2023 1:59 pm
The 50th Arkansas Governor’s Conference on Tourism is slated to be held in Jonesboro this February and the son of Hall of Fame musician Johnny Cash is slated to give…
