by - August 22, 2019 5:30 pm
Farming has always been a business that is at the mercy of many unpredictable factors, but farmers are facing some of the strongest headwinds they’ve dealt with in decades, Farm…
by - August 20, 2019 10:42 am
The beef industry recently underwent a sudden shock when a Tyson Foods beef processing plant in Holcomb, Kan., closed after a fire tore through the plant, rendering it inoperable. Derrell…
by - August 19, 2019 7:07 pm
Farming has been a perilous business in recent years due to harsh weather conditions and continuing trade wars with other countries, especially China. U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, told members…
by - August 19, 2019 2:41 pm
Tyson Foods is the largest U.S. food company with annual revenues expected around $42.93 billion this year. The bulk of that revenue will come from meat sales, but the company…
by - August 14, 2019 3:38 pm
Low lumber prices have caused Vancouver, Canada-based Conifex Timber Inc. to indefinitely curtail operations at its El Dorado sawmill. The curtailment is planned to be phased-in over the next 60…
by - August 13, 2019 4:33 pm
Dwight Eisenhower was president of the United States the last time so few farm acres were dedicated to soybeans in Arkansas. Fueled by an ongoing trade war with China and…
by - August 13, 2019 3:51 pm
As Arkansans, most of us know someone who owns some farmland. Agriculture is the largest industry in the state and for many is part of their family’s heritage, yet almost…
by - August 13, 2019 2:35 pm
Tyson Foods experienced a devastating fire at its beef processing facility in Holcomb, Kan. on Friday (Aug. 9). The company said the plant was partially destroyed and requires complete shutdown…
by - August 11, 2019 9:34 pm
Arkansas’ weather-volatile planting season has been reflected in the recently released United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service acreage report, with the agency saying it would be collecting…
by - August 5, 2019 12:24 pm
Tyson Foods outperformed Wall Street expectations for its fiscal third quarter with net income of $676 million, or $1.84 per share, up from $541 million, or $1.47 per share, in…
by - August 2, 2019 5:27 pm
The European Union has never been a large market for U.S. beef exports, but President Trump announced Friday (Aug. 2) an agreement that will allow sales of 35,000 tons of…
by - August 1, 2019 8:02 am
Prices for cow hides and beef by-product values have even eroding sharply in the last 18 months, according to Derrell Peel, extension livestock marketing specialist at Oklahoma State University. He…
by - July 31, 2019 4:32 pm
The long-standing trade war with China seemingly has no end in sight and now Arkansas farmers are being advised to find new markets. They are also being told that the…
by - July 31, 2019 2:31 pm
OK Foods will pay a 30-cent raise in base pay for hourly production workers in its Arkansas and Oklahoma facilities. The company declined to give the average base pay information…
by - July 31, 2019 1:15 pm
Tyson Foods is expected to report lower profits on Monday (Aug. 5) for the meat giant’s third-quarter ending June 30. Wall Street consensus is $1.47 per share, compared to $1.50…
by - July 30, 2019 12:47 pm
Arkansas Rice and the Downtown Little Rock Partnership have announced a new event coming to Little Rock’s River Market this October called “Downtown on the Farm.” The purpose of the…
by - July 30, 2019 7:58 am
PotlatchDeltic Corp. on Monday (July 29) reported that second quarter profits were down 63% from a year ago, even though the Spokane, Wash.-based real estate investment trust (REIT) benefitted from…
by - July 25, 2019 3:54 pm
U.S. farmers have been devastated by erratic weather patterns and an ongoing trade war with China, one of the largest U.S. agriculture importers in the world. The federal government is…
by - July 25, 2019 3:21 pm
Arkansas State University Provost Alan Utter appointed veteran College of Agriculture administrator Donald “Bud” Kennedy the college’s interim dean. “It is with great pleasure that I can announce that Dr….
by - July 24, 2019 9:08 pm
Seven startups have been selected to participate in the AgLaunch Bootcamp hosted this week in partnership with Arkansas State University and the Arkansas Department of Agriculture at the Delta Center…
