by - September 22, 2021 10:28 am
Nonprofit Arkansas True Grass is working to put an amendment on the November 2022 ballot to allow for the recreational use of marijuana in Arkansas. The group needs 89,101 signatures…
by - September 22, 2021 7:00 am
Little Rock-based Westrock Coffee Company announced Tuesday (Sept. 21) it would “responsibly source” 100% of the company’s coffee and tea by 2025. Responsible sourcing involves establishing traceable and sustainable supply…
by - September 18, 2021 11:03 am
Drax Group, a sustainable biomass production and supply company, has started construction on the second of three satellite pellet plants in Arkansas, the company announced Friday (Sept. 17). The plant…
by - September 16, 2021 2:53 pm
Wheat prices had been doing well, but in recent weeks prices have drastically fallen and it could impact farmers’ profit margins. After reaching a $7.48 per bushel high in mid-August,…
by - September 14, 2021 5:21 pm
The top U.S. rice producing state has for the first time exported rice to China, the largest global rice importing country. Tim and Robin Ralston of Atkins-based Ralston Family Farms,…
by - September 14, 2021 5:06 pm
The Arkansas rice industry has donated 169,700 pounds of rice to the Arkansas Foodbank in honor of National Rice Month. The donation from six mills will provide over 1.27 million…
by - September 11, 2021 1:02 pm
Arkansas-based companies are slated to receive about $40,000 in grants as part of the $464 million the United States Department of Agriculture intends to spend on its Rural Energy for…
by - September 7, 2021 4:28 pm
Three Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s wildlife management areas (WMAs) will undergo changes to water control measures during the waterfowl wintering period in order to protect stress on the forests…
by - September 7, 2021 3:44 pm
The corn harvest is underway in Arkansas as commodity prices in the sector have slightly dipped. As of late August, at least 9% of the state’s approximately 690,000 acres of…
by - September 7, 2021 10:29 am
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has launched a new multi-platform website that partners Arkansas Farm to School, arfarmtoschool.org, with Arkansas Grown, arkansasgrown.org, the first website of its kind that connects…
by - September 6, 2021 4:18 pm
Poultry-worker advocate group Venceremos of Arkansas has been floating petitions around Tyson Foods’ chicken plants in Northwest Arkansas asking for better COVID-19 pandemic-related working conditions to include paid leave, contact…
by - September 4, 2021 5:00 am
Cases of Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis (EEE) have been confirmed in Arkansas in horses at two separate locations in Pulaski County, according to the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. EEE is an…
by - September 2, 2021 12:13 pm
After guiding the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture through a decade of growth, vice president for agriculture Dr. Mark J. Cochran will retire effective Sept. 30. During his…
by - September 1, 2021 4:53 pm
Anheuser-Busch uses millions of tons of rice as a primary ingredient in its staple beers including Budweiser, Bud Light and Michelob Ultra. More than 70% of the rice it uses…
by - August 30, 2021 1:01 pm
Hurricane Ida decimated the Louisiana coast Sunday (Aug. 29) before turning its wrath on the city of New Orleans, destroying property and leaving more than one million without power. Growers…
by - August 26, 2021 4:27 pm
Tyson Foods said it will invest $300 million to build a new cook plant in Danville, Va., and create nearly 400 jobs in the area when the project is operational…
by - August 26, 2021 4:05 pm
Holiday dinners later this year might be impacted by a decline in turkey production due to several factors, according to James Mitchell, extension agricultural economist for the University of Arkansas…
by - August 24, 2021 2:32 pm
Commodity prices dropped as the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered economies worldwide during the first half of 2020. But one agricultural commodity, rice, had increased demand, according to a new University of…
by - August 23, 2021 4:26 pm
Tyson Foods plans to upgrade its pork slaughter operation in the Columbus Junction, Iowa, packing plant. The meat giant has received $540,000 in grant money from the Iowa Economic Development…
by - August 23, 2021 12:37 pm
Jarrod Yates has been hired as director of public affairs and government relations at the Arkansas Farm Bureau, where he will lead the national affairs efforts on behalf of the…
