by - November 12, 2024 1:33 pm
Tyson Foods beat analyst estimates in its fiscal fourth-quarter with net income of $357 million, reversing a loss of $450 million a year ago. Adjusted earnings per share was 92…
by - November 11, 2024 4:27 pm
The Arkansas Century Farm program recently added 41 more farms. The program recognizes Arkansas farms of 10 acres or more owned by the same family for at least 100 years….
by - November 11, 2024 2:17 pm
Harrison-based Natural State Beef is the brainchild of Mike Fountain who said in 2020 when he could not find ground beef at the grocery store amid the COVID-19 pandemic, he…
by - November 7, 2024 10:07 am
Springdale-based Tyson Foods is expected to post adjusted earnings per share of 69 cents, up 86% from a year ago, according to the consensus estimate. Net income is forecast at…
by - November 7, 2024 8:52 am
Despite recent rains, many parts of Arkansas remain in some form of drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The prolonged dry and warm autumn weather will have a significant…
by - November 4, 2024 11:41 am
The Greene County Cooperative Extension Service has a new stand-alone building. The $4 million project was recently completed and a grand opening was held in late October. “This building dedication…
by - October 31, 2024 11:29 am
Small, nonfarm businesses in seven Arkansas counties can apply for low-interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The loans will offset economic losses caused by the drought…
by - October 30, 2024 2:34 pm
Arkansas was not directly impacted by hurricanes that hit Georgia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, and others several weeks ago, but remnants of those systems did have the potential…
by - October 25, 2024 11:04 pm
Rogers-based egg company Happy Egg Co. has acquired Egg Innovations, a Warsaw, Ind.-based egg company. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to a news release, Happy Egg…
by - October 22, 2024 8:47 am
The Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center projects an income decline for Arkansas farmers for the second straight year in 2024. It will be slightly offset by small declines…
by - October 21, 2024 3:22 pm
John R. Tyson of Tyson Foods changed his plea to guilty to a driving while intoxicated charge, paid $960 in total fines, and agreed to 32 hours of community service…
by - October 19, 2024 5:02 pm
A Fort Smith business owner has had enough of an offensive smell permeating the Fort Smith metro. On Friday (Oct. 18) River City Bistro owner Bruce Spinas filed a lawsuit…
by - October 16, 2024 10:55 am
Nearly three-quarters of the state of Arkansas is under some type of drought designation, and wildfires are becoming an increasing danger as dry weather continues to loom across the Natural…
by - October 16, 2024 9:20 am
Jonathan Mwaba’s business philosophy focuses on the “triple bottom line,” which reflects a business that’s financially successful, benefits the community and improves the economic well-being of the people. “I don’t…
by - October 15, 2024 4:59 pm
The Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ) of the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment is monitoring cleanout of a lagoon in Crawford County that has caused Fort Smith area residents…
by - October 15, 2024 8:58 am
A fungal disease that has caused yield losses in corn has recently been found in Arkansas on decorative corn stalks, said Terry Spurlock, extension plant pathologist for the University of…
by - October 14, 2024 11:19 am
Ben Moore, founder and CEO of The Ugly Co., and Matt Gorella, chief brand officer, have in the past year worked to get their all-natural fruit snacks into 400 Sam’s…
by - October 10, 2024 4:19 pm
The prices of most goods and services ticked higher in September. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) was up 2.4% from the year-ago period, according to Thursday’s (Oct. 10) report from…
by - October 10, 2024 10:43 am
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a $650,000 grant to a research team led by the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas in…
by - October 9, 2024 7:35 pm
A new phase of a $762 million water management system known as the Bayou Meto Water Project pumped its first demonstration delivery at a ceremony attended by U.S. Sen. John…
