by - July 28, 2021 2:33 pm
The worst outbreak of armyworms in recent memory could cost Arkansas farmers millions of dollars in crop losses, but rice farmers just received a bit of good news. The federal…
by - July 27, 2021 12:37 pm
Arkansas’ soybean farmers are two months away from harvest, and both the cash and book markets for the crop are well into double-digit dollars. Markets closed Friday (July 23) as…
by - July 23, 2021 9:03 am
The pet food company of Siloam Springs-based poultry producer Simmons Foods recently opened the first phase of a $100 million plant in Dubuque, Iowa. The 275,000-square-foot Simmons Pet Food plant…
by - July 22, 2021 4:26 pm
An unprecedented number of destructive fall armyworms is compelling state officials to take drastic steps to protect Arkansas’ rice crop. University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture entomologists will seek…
by - July 18, 2021 12:57 pm
Springdale native Millard Berry had an idea that would transform the agriculture industry in the Natural State. In 1893, he bought an incubator to raise chicks. Four years later, he…
by - July 13, 2021 11:20 am
Each year plant bugs, a perennial pest of Arkansas cotton, spend June and early July consuming the silk of corn while it’s still green. As seed is set on corn…
by - July 8, 2021 11:18 am
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is notifying the public that a new invasive grass species, Cogongrass, has been confirmed in Arkansas for the first time. For several years, botanists and…
by - July 6, 2021 5:34 pm
Arkansas is easily the top rice producing state and it’s no surprise it leads the nation in rice exports, according to the State Agricultural Trade database released by the U.S….
by - July 6, 2021 12:57 pm
Beef prices typically increase following Memorial Day with more summer grilling demand but prices this year are trending higher than a year ago, according to Derrell Peel, livestock marketing specialist…
by - July 1, 2021 6:55 pm
Surging corn and soybean prices had a significant impact on Arkansas farmers’ crop plans in the early spring, according to data from a U.S. Department of Agriculture report. The annual…
by - June 23, 2021 2:14 pm
Major floods in the southern Arkansas Delta in early June caused more than $200 million in direct losses to major crops, according to a preliminary estimate by experts with the…
by - June 20, 2021 2:49 pm
Roughly two years after the first medical marijuana dispensary opened in Arkansas, the market has seen the sale of more than 50,000 pounds valued at $338.5 million, according to the…
by - June 17, 2021 10:31 am
Torrential rains caused massive damage to row crops in the Arkansas Delta region earlier this month. Expert help is on the way. Farmers who suffered flooding and other damage from…
by - June 15, 2021 6:23 pm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday (June 15) it plans to provide roughly $6 billion in additional aid to farmers, ranchers and others who make their living in the…
by - June 13, 2021 6:30 am
The most significant problem farmers face when using the herbicide dicamba is that it drifts to other crop fields and it can cause serious damage. Two scientists may have found…
by - June 10, 2021 3:56 pm
The Pulaski County Circuit Court, 6th Division, issued an order Thursday (June 10) removing nine of the 18 members of the State Plant Board from their positions on the board….
by - June 9, 2021 11:34 am
Global food production giant Tyson Foods and retail titan Walmart have set ambitious goals to reach net-zero greenhouse (GHG) emissions by 2050 and 2040, respectively. Springdale-based Tyson Foods said Wednesday…
by - June 9, 2021 8:49 am
As the world’s population continues to rise, the science of growing food more efficiently will become critical. Arkansas’ top economic sector is agriculture, and at least one new scientist in…
by - June 8, 2021 1:45 pm
Farmers will be able to use dicamba until the end of June, thanks to a ruling from the state’s highest court. On Tuesday (June 8), the Arkansas Supreme Court issued…
by - June 1, 2021 3:27 pm
Consumers will pay near-record prices for many of the meats they grill this summer. Derrell Peel, livestock marketing specialist at Oklahoma State University, said meat protein prices are “red hot”…
