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Tyson Foods adds Les Baledge to its board of directors
Les Baledge, 62, has been appointed to the board of directors of Tyson Foods, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Friday. Baledge was executive vice…
Agriculture & Timber
by - February 20, 2020 11:17 pm
USDA unveils ‘Agriculture Innovation’ agenda
The amount of food produced to sustain the world’s population will have to double this century to keep up with population growth, according to experts. New and improved ways to…
by - February 19, 2020 6:46 pm
Coronavirus slowing Tyson exports to China
Tyson Foods CEO Noel White said despite the opening of China for U.S. protein, a six-fold increase in pork exports, and robust chicken exports to begin 2020, the new coronavirus…
by - February 19, 2020 5:50 pm
Arkansas Century Farm program seeks applicants
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for the 2020 Arkansas Century Farm program. This program recognizes Arkansas families who have owned and farmed the same land for at…
by - February 19, 2020 12:39 pm
Georgia-Pacific CEO to headline economic development foundation luncheon in April
Georgia-Pacific President and CEO Christian Fischer will headline the Arkansas Economic Development Foundation luncheon (AEDF) on April 21 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. Christian Fischer was named…
by - February 18, 2020 5:26 pm
Farm bankruptcies reach Great Recession numbers
International trade wars, low commodity prices, and erratic weather have plagued farmers throughout the country in recent years and the number of farmers going bankrupt is on the rise, according…
by - February 17, 2020 9:26 am
Agriculture Department, Farm Credit bring back farmers’ market program
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture and Farm Credit will partner again for the 5th annual Arkansas Farmers’ Market Promotion Program and the Arkansas Farmers Market Bag Program. These programs, which…
by - February 13, 2020 10:22 am
Recovery, restoration & reinvention – a conversation with three Arkansas executives
The decade of the 2010s started off with the recovery from the Great Recession as Arkansas’ economy was stung by banking, manufacturing, and housing turmoil. Halfway through the decade, economic…
by - February 12, 2020 4:08 pm
Tyson Foods names McNamara as vice chairman
Tyson Foods Board of Directors recently voted to appoint Kevin McNamara as board vice chairman. McNamara will continue his role as lead independent director and vice chairman with a $125,000…
by - February 12, 2020 2:41 pm
Analysts cite potential coronavirus impact to Tyson Foods, Walmart
China is a long way from Northwest Arkansas but its impact to the region’s two largest companies is important. Tyson Foods and Walmart each have substantial operations in China and…
by - February 11, 2020 5:06 pm
Coronavirus disrupts freight, price of oil; U.S. impacts could be ‘substantial’
While the death toll and number of new cases related to the coronavirus continues to rise in China, the impact of the respiratory illness has expanded into the U.S. energy,…
by - February 10, 2020 3:43 pm
Tyson Foods to trim corporate payroll with about 500 job cuts
Tyson Foods is streamlining its corporate workforce and eliminating about 500 jobs across the company, mostly corporate office jobs located in Chicago and Arkansas. The job cuts are part of…
by - February 6, 2020 1:59 pm
Tyson Foods approves director slate, talks sustainability at annual meeting
Tyson Foods Chairman John Tyson said he has fond memories of spending time on Emma Ave., in his hometown of Springdale, where his grandfather John W. Tyson and his father…
by - February 6, 2020 12:48 pm
Net income up more than 1% for Tyson Foods in the first fiscal quarter; revenue misses estimates
Tyson Foods reported Thursday (Feb. 6) better overall results in its first quarter ending Dec. 28, with net income of $557 million, up from $551 million in the year-ago period….
by - February 6, 2020 9:57 am
Swine research could boost hog production in Arkansas
The Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto brought swine to Arkansas when he explored the region in 1541 and pigs have been a staple livestock sector in the state ever since….
by - February 4, 2020 4:38 pm
Agriculture economist still waiting on commodities markets to improve after China deal announcement
The Phase One portion of the trade deal between China and the United States has been signed, but the commodities markets have not moved significantly, according to one agriculture economist….
by - February 3, 2020 5:08 pm
Tyson Foods earnings estimated to rise 7% in fiscal 2019
Springdale-based Tyson Foods is expected to see first-quarter net income rise 7% from a year ago with per share net income to be $1.70 per share. Consensus revenues are expected…
by - February 3, 2020 8:06 am
UA economist discusses trade deals, job growth
Despite breakthroughs on two international trade deals and low unemployment in Arkansas, economist Mervin Jebaraj doesn’t expect much to change with the Arkansas economy in 2020. Jebaraj, who appeared on…
by - February 1, 2020 12:30 am
ASU exploring veterinarian school partnership
Arkansas State University has gone to the wolves, but it may also be going to the dogs, cats, cows and other animals. ASU announced Friday (Jan. 31) an agreement to…
by - January 29, 2020 9:36 pm
Farmers seeking crop insurance relief should prepare for ‘crop audits’
Excessive rain paired with less-than-ideal market conditions can lead to many farmers relying on the Federal Crop Insurance Program to soften the blow of a rough growing season. However, producers…