by - April 25, 2019 9:52 pm
When Rex Nelson was named the Delta Regional Authority co-chairman more than 10 years ago, he noticed a significant problem in communities throughout the eight state DRA territory. When technological…
by - April 25, 2019 5:33 pm
After Tuesday’s announcement that 565 jobs would be coming to the Little Rock Port from Czech Republic gun maker CZ-USA, state economic officials announced two more big projects in Camden…
by - April 25, 2019 9:17 am
Tyson Foods and its beef competitors were sued by cattle group — R-CALF USA in a Chicago federal court this week. The complaint alleges Tyson Foods, Cargill, JBS S.S. and…
by - April 24, 2019 1:24 pm
Walmart announced Wednesday (April 24) its own entry into the beef industry. The retail giant said it is developing an end-to-end supply chain for Angus beef working directly with ranchers…
by - April 24, 2019 1:01 pm
Meat giant Tyson Foods has sold its stake in California-based alternative protein company Beyond Meat, just ahead of the startup’s public stock offering. That’s according to filings with the U.S….
by - April 18, 2019 5:15 pm
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Thursday (April 18) that a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel found that China has administered its…
by - April 17, 2019 7:28 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward, and State Plant Board Director Butch Calhoun doled $20,000 in scholarships at the state capitol earlier this week to students from four…
by - April 17, 2019 4:07 pm
John Kent, clinical associate professor in the Department of Supply Chain Management in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, has been traveling to China…
by - April 16, 2019 2:31 pm
Daniel Rogers, program technician for soybean breeding and genetics at the University of Arkansas, will soon start using a drone, or unmanned aerial vehicle, to monitor soybean crops at seven…
by - April 15, 2019 2:41 pm
Derrell Peel, extension livestock marketing specialist at Oklahoma State University, said Monday (April 15) fed cattle prices have likely peaked on schedule in late March at nearly $129 per hundredweight….
by - April 8, 2019 6:40 pm
After a brutal 2017 in which spring flooding cost Arkansas growers an estimated $175 million in lost production and damaged acreage, rice growers saw higher production in 2018 than in…
by - April 7, 2019 1:56 pm
The world’s rapidly growing population and the push of many people from the poverty ranks into the middle class will fuel significant growth in the agriculture industry, according to one…
by - April 4, 2019 11:00 am
Tyson Foods, Cargill and their competitors are projected to push meat production to record levels this year at 103.3 billion pounds, up 1.3% over 2018, according to U.S. Department of…
by - April 2, 2019 4:43 pm
The ongoing trade war with China is now impacting what Arkansas farmers will plant this spring. Corn and cotton acres are expected to increase, while soybean acres, the state’s top…
by - April 2, 2019 9:53 am
It’s a known fact for lifelong Arkansans that agriculture is the top industry in our state. The Natural State boasts more than 13 million acres of farmland, which is about…
by - March 27, 2019 11:35 pm
Rep. Mary Bentley, R-Perryville, pulled down a controversial proposal in committee Wednesday (March 27) that would transfer oversight of the state’s liquid animal waste program from the state Department of…
by - March 26, 2019 5:42 pm
Arkansas’ per capita personal income grew 4.35% compared to 2017, but the state’s per capita rank among the 50 states fell from 43 to 45. Overall personal income in 2018…
by - March 26, 2019 3:00 pm
Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley said Tuesday (March 26) that USDA is spending $116 million to help rebuild and improve water infrastructure for 171,000 rural…
by - March 26, 2019 1:00 am
Harsh winter weather across the country from heavy snow to flooding throughout the Midwest continues to cause disruptions in the cattle industry. That said, the March 1 feedlot inventory was…
by - March 25, 2019 7:16 pm
The Arkansas Agriculture Department’s State Plant Board approved a proposed emergency rule Monday (March 25) to clarify that the only three dicamba products allowed for burndown applications from April 16…
