by - November 24, 2020 11:55 am
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced an award of $3.224 million to the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission to protect water quality statewide. The funding…
by - November 19, 2020 5:45 pm
Aurelie Poncet has joined the department of crop, soil and environmental sciences for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and…
by - November 19, 2020 5:11 pm
Tyson Foods has suspended top plant leadership in its Waterloo, Iowa, pork processing plant without pay after allegations they made light of the COVID-19 pandemic by operating a betting pool…
by - November 19, 2020 1:40 pm
Consumers enjoying a traditional Thanksgiving Day dinner this year will spend about 4% less on food than in 2019, according to the annual survey conducted by the American Farm Bureau….
by - November 17, 2020 4:31 pm
Tyson Foods returned solid fiscal 2020 results earlier this week with higher-than-expected profits, led by a 50% gain in fourth-quarter net income. Revenue fell short of estimates at $10.64 billion….
by - November 16, 2020 5:51 pm
The annual conference offering insights into managing weed, insect and disease pests in Arkansas crops is moving online. The Arkansas Crop Protection Conference is scheduled for Dec. 1-2 and will…
by - November 16, 2020 10:55 am
Tyson Foods outperformed expectations amid ongoing challenges from COVID-19, returning solid fourth-quarter earnings per share of $1.81 on an adjusted basis, compared to the $1.18 Wall Street had predicted. Revenue…
by - November 11, 2020 1:29 pm
Emily McDermott, Ph.D., has joined the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture as an assistant professor in the department of entomology and plant pathology. McDermott’s research in the Division…
by - November 10, 2020 5:04 pm
Tyson Foods is expected to report mixed results on Monday (Nov. 16) from the company’s fiscal fourth-quarter and fiscal year results. Wall Street consensus calls for fourth-quarter net income of…
by - November 9, 2020 4:27 pm
Meat giant Tyson Foods is launching its plant-based “Raised and Rooted” products in Europe with its foodservice customers. “We’re thrilled to be launching Raised & Rooted in Europe, where there…
by - November 2, 2020 11:57 am
After serving about one year as company president and three years as a director, Dean Banks officially started as Tyson Foods CEO on Oct. 3. While he had no prior…
by - October 29, 2020 11:24 am
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…
