by - November 22, 2021 1:43 pm
The East Arkansas Planning & Development District will offer a workshop to assist its communities in applying for this year’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, made possible through funding by…
by - November 15, 2021 12:55 pm
Tyson Foods delivered better-than-expected earnings for its fiscal fourth-quarter. The Springdale-based meat giant reported net income of $1.355 billion in the quarter ending Oct 2, up from $654 million reported…
by - November 11, 2021 4:35 pm
World War I had ended three years earlier and the public was dealing with the final throes of the Spanish Flu pandemic that killed millions around the world. Agriculture commodity…
by - November 11, 2021 1:03 pm
Tyson Foods is expected to earn $2.03 per share, or $749 million, for the period ending Sept 30. The estimate would be a net income gain of roughly 8.3% for the…
by - November 9, 2021 8:13 am
A new pathogen that harms soybean crops was identified several years ago and research indicates it’s spreading geographically and causing more damage. Where it came from and why it impacts…
by - November 8, 2021 7:16 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward and the Arkansas Department of Agriculture inducted 32 additional Arkansas farms into the Arkansas Century Farm Program. The Arkansas Century Farm…
by - November 4, 2021 5:33 pm
Turkey is the main feature on Thanksgiving Day for many U.S. families but following a year of supply chain issues, inflationary prices and workforce shortages, turkey industry executives say consumers…
by - November 3, 2021 5:48 pm
Arkansas’ soybean harvest is wrapping up and the expectations are for yields to be about average this year, Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board Chair Donald Morton told Talk Business & Politics….
by - November 2, 2021 11:39 am
Construction of the long-awaited Jackson County Extension Center has finally started. The project will cost $1.4 million and is slated to be completed in late summer or early fall of…
by - November 2, 2021 11:37 am
Longtime entomologist Noel Phil “Tug”Tugwell died Oct. 20 in Fayetteville. He was 88. He served the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life…
by - November 1, 2021 9:40 am
Sweat lines the brow of Frank Ostapowicz as he kneels in front of the garden, working his hands through the soil as he cleans the bed. It’s tiring work, but…
by - October 28, 2021 11:54 am
Gauging how much agricultural and forested lands in the U.S. are owned by foreign entities can be difficult to calculate, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture believes those lands are…
by - October 27, 2021 4:37 pm
The first archaeological evidence that rice was cultivated for human consumption appears nearly 10,000 years ago in China. Throughout the years, it has become a staple food for billions of…
by - October 27, 2021 8:02 am
The Rice Reps class of 2021 capped off the five-month Arkansas Rice program on Sunday at Loca Luna in Little Rock. The Rice Reps and their families were present as…
by - October 25, 2021 5:44 pm
Winrock International has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to address barriers experienced by farmers in the mid-South…
by - October 25, 2021 10:16 am
Herbicide resistant weeds are a significant threat to the Arkansas agriculture sector and scientists with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station are about to study new methods for dealing with this…
by - October 22, 2021 10:18 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Oct. 11 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - October 21, 2021 1:37 pm
U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Durkin has dismissed claims against Tyson Foods brought by grocery chains including Kroger, Albertsons, Meijer, and Publix. The dismissal was requested by all parties involved….
by - October 20, 2021 5:43 pm
Corn and cotton are the topics for the next virtual field day presented by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. Researchers and extension specialists will offer results on…
by - October 14, 2021 2:29 pm
Two Arkansas researchers will be gauging consumer sentiment as well as evaluating any health and economic benefits of meat products from livestock raised on perennial forage systems. The goal is…
