by - October 16, 2023 10:59 am
Satellite images and those captured by drones are aiding farmers in new ways. The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service is adapting to ensure that it will be able to…
by - October 12, 2023 4:04 pm
Walmart is betting big on another milk plant it plans to build in Georgia. The Valdosta operation will be the second such facility the retail giant owns following a similar…
by - October 11, 2023 12:30 pm
Chinese investors have been interested in farmland near several U.S. military bases and many in the federal government think a better system of tracking farmland owned by foreigners needs to…
by - October 10, 2023 5:16 pm
The $1.5 trillion Farm Bill expired on Oct. 1, but U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., believes that a new bill will be passed by the end of the year or…
by - October 10, 2023 10:10 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders authorized Tuesday (Oct. 10) a crew of 10 wildland firefighters from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Division to assist the State of Mississippi with their ongoing…
by - October 9, 2023 10:05 am
Net farm income has dropped dramatically in Arkansas in 2023. The Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center projects that net farm income in Arkansas is down about $1 billion…
by - October 4, 2023 11:42 am
The International Avian Influenza Summit will bring hundreds of poultry industry professionals together for two days in October to address the global challenges of avian influenza. The summit aims to…
by - October 3, 2023 6:03 pm
Tyson Foods is again shrinking the size of its poultry business by cutting 250 jobs in a Wilkesboro, N.C., plant that makes cooked chicken products. Springdale-based Tyson reduced the second…
by - October 2, 2023 10:30 am
Weeks of little to no rain are compounding barge problems on the Mississippi River, and the drought-like conditions that have dried up the river’s tributary system throughout the upper and…
by - September 27, 2023 12:01 pm
Cotton acreage dropped across the country this growing season and throughout much of Arkansas, there are some farmers in the state that decided to grow it anyway. They may now…
by - September 26, 2023 1:46 pm
A government shutdown is only a few days away and there could be myriad unintended consequences, and some that will impact farmers and consumers, according to Ryan Loy, extension economist…
by - September 26, 2023 7:02 am
One of the most controversial issues in Arkansas agriculture is the use of the herbicide dicamba. It is one of the few herbicides that is still effective against pigweed, a…
by - September 25, 2023 11:19 am
Melanie Boulden has been named group president of the prepared foods business at Tyson Foods in addition to her duties as chief growth officer at the company, which she began…
by - September 20, 2023 4:21 pm
The Arkansas rice industry donated 240,000 pounds of rice to the Arkansas Foodbank in honor of National Rice Month on Wednesday (Sept. 20). The donation from ten mills will provide…
by - September 20, 2023 4:17 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission on Wednesday (Sept. 20) approved $217,767,302 in financial assistance for 16 water and wastewater projects serving more than 622,472 Arkansans. The projects…
by - September 20, 2023 12:43 pm
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame is seeking nominations from the public for its next class. The nomination deadline is Nov. 1. The Agriculture Hall of Fame recognizes Arkansans who…
by - September 20, 2023 9:47 am
The University of Arkansas announced three candidates Wednesday (Sept. 20) being considered for the next dean of the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences. Michael Evans, Michael…
by - September 19, 2023 8:27 am
It’s been 13 years since peanuts were reintroduced as a row crop in the Arkansas Delta, and the harvest window for the legumes is rapidly approaching. Harvesting peanuts in Arkansas…
by - September 13, 2023 11:53 am
For the second year in a row, the Mississippi River is at record low levels as harvest in the Delta looms. The river levels have and will impact the movement…
by - September 12, 2023 3:00 pm
Plant viruses in the agriculture sector cause billions of dollars in losses each year. Farmers may now have a new tool in tracking these diseases. Scientists with the Arkansas Clean…
