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The cattle industry seems to be shrugging off some of the disruptions brought by the COVID-19 pandemic with cattle placements and marketings on an upward swing as the industry approaches…
by - October 22, 2020 12:30 pm
Two port operators on the Arkansas River system say conditions are improving – thanks in large part to shipments of sand/gravel/rock and wheat – with hopes that “normal” conditions may…
by - October 21, 2020 8:12 pm
Hurricane Delta, the 25th named Atlantic storm this year, brought high winds and inches of rain to the Delta more than a week ago, but the impacts from the storm…
by - October 20, 2020 3:57 pm
Arkansas is one of the top broiler producers in the country, and the sector has been badly battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The poultry industry as a whole is making…
by - October 20, 2020 3:41 pm
Tyson Foods CEO Dean Banks said his journey to Tyson Foods took some interesting turns – including military service and medical technology work – but he feels at home leading…
by - October 19, 2020 12:20 pm
Tyson Foods has invested $500 million in technology innovations over the past three years, including the Tyson Manufacturing Automation Center (TMAC) in downtown Springdale which has been part of the…
by - October 17, 2020 7:29 pm
Dr. Phil Tappe announced this week he will retire from his post as the University of Arkansas at Monticello Dean of the College of Forestry, Agriculture, and Natural Resources and…
by - October 14, 2020 3:14 pm
Arkansas Farm Bureau officials said the strong response to a new $5 million grant program for expanding and upgrading Arkansas meat processing facilities highlights the need for reviving a state…
by - October 12, 2020 10:11 am
Farmers throughout the Arkansas Delta had to grapple with the remnants of Hurricane Delta during the weekend. The storm dumped inches of rain on agriculture fields throughout the region during…
by - October 8, 2020 5:39 pm
Tyson Foods is partnering with Marathon Health to operate a health clinic near the meat giant’s processing facilities in Berryville and Green Forest in north Arkansas. The clinic will provide…
by - October 8, 2020 5:11 pm
Six additional poultry industry executives were indicted on anti-trust charges in the ongoing chicken price-fixing probe by the U.S. Department of Justice. The indictments were handed out Wednesday (Oct. 7)…
by - October 7, 2020 2:49 pm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will spend $11.8 million to improve rural broadband access in Arkansas. The money will come in the form of grants from the ReConnect Program,…
by - October 6, 2020 2:14 pm
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture has hired Dr. Christian De Guzman as an assistant professor and rice breeder at the Rice Research and Extension Center. De Guzman…
by - October 1, 2020 3:57 pm
The Southern Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors has appointed Gary Thompson as executive director. Thompson works at the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station in Fayetteville. This is the first time…
by - October 1, 2020 3:33 pm
A lawsuit between Tyson Foods the former owner of Keystone Foods over the acquisition of Keystone Foods will now be heard in arbitration, according to a federal judge’s ruling on…
by - September 30, 2020 8:02 pm
Arkansas agriculture provides about $21 billion annually in added economic value, according to the latest Arkansas Agricultural Profile. The report, published by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture,…
by - September 29, 2020 6:23 pm
One of the most controversial practices in Northeast Arkansas, row crop burning, is about to get underway in the region. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture reminds those in agriculture and…
by - September 28, 2020 4:11 pm
The agriculture sector is the largest in Northeast Arkansas and has been impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Some farmers in the region and around the state are about to…
by - September 24, 2020 12:32 pm
Donette Spann has been named administrator of the Arkansas Beef Council, the farmer-funded promotion agency that oversees and administers the Beef Checkoff Program in Arkansas. She replaces the recently retired…
by - September 22, 2020 2:25 pm
Arkansas State Forester Joe Fox was selected as President of the National Association of State Foresters (NASF), a group of national, state and territorial foresters. As Arkansas’s State Forester, Fox…
