by - September 13, 2022 6:27 pm
When the harvest is completed in the Arkansas Delta, many farmers engage in a controversial practice – burning their agriculture crop fields. Farmers burn fields to kill weeds, remove unwanted…
by - September 7, 2022 11:12 am
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture recently awarded $20,000 in scholarships to eight students attending Arkansas universities with agricultural programs. The universities include Arkansas State University, Southern Arkansas University, the University…
by - September 6, 2022 4:55 pm
Walmart has over the years made several attempts to improve the beef quality it sells. Last week, the retail giant invested a minority stake in Sustainable Beef, a rancher and…
by - September 6, 2022 9:55 am
Inflation has impacted consumers for the better part of a year, but it has also led to increased cropland acre values, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA’s…
by - September 6, 2022 9:50 am
Chad Hooten has been hired as public relations specialist at the Arkansas Farm Bureau, the state’s largest agriculture advocacy organization. He will work as a multi-media storyteller as part of…
by - September 5, 2022 9:26 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received grants from the Walmart Foundation and the Alice L. Walton Foundation to support the Northwest Arkansas (NWA) Farmers’ Market Alliance’s Double…
by - August 31, 2022 11:24 am
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications from producers for reimbursement under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Organic Certification Cost Share Program. Organic certification fees paid…
by - August 30, 2022 6:14 pm
A new TV ad pushing for recreational marijuana is set to hit the airwaves on Wednesday (Aug. 31). Responsible Growth Arkansas (RGA) is highlighting where some of the taxes derived…
by - August 30, 2022 8:18 am
The economic impact of the summer-long drought could approach $100 million in losses when it comes to hay and pasture field forage losses, according to a report by the Fryar…
by - August 29, 2022 9:29 pm
A team of faculty researchers at Arkansas State University has secured a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to train interdisciplinary teams of scientists to analyze novel interactions…
by - August 29, 2022 12:40 pm
Chris Langholz, the international group president for Tyson Foods since November 2019, was fired on Friday, Aug. 26, effective immediately, according to a filing the Springdale-based meat giant made Monday…
by - August 29, 2022 10:48 am
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 20 Arkansas counties as “Primary Natural Disaster” areas. This designation allows the USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend emergency credit to…
by - August 24, 2022 3:05 pm
Our rain dances have finally come to fruition. After months of crippling drought and triple-digit heat, Arkansas agricultural producers have been blessed with a break from the dry conditions. But…
by - August 23, 2022 4:54 pm
A severe drought this summer has left at least half of Arkansas’ pasturelands in poor or very poor condition, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This will likely lead…
by - August 23, 2022 7:57 am
Fayetteville land brokerage AcreTrader, the online farmland investing platform that’s raised nearly $80 million in outside capital since 2018, announced Tuesday (Aug. 23) the acquisition of AgValuation, a collateral evaluation tool for…
by - August 18, 2022 3:47 pm
If the newest harvest projections hold, U.S. farmers will harvest the least number of cotton acres in over 150 years. A crippling drought across many parts of the South and…
by - August 16, 2022 10:02 am
The Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board (ASPB) elected new officers to lead the organization during a recent board meeting. Elected to chair the nine-member board is John Freeman of Desha County….
by - August 15, 2022 9:15 am
It rained very little during the months of June and July throughout most of northern and eastern Arkansas, plunging many parts of the Natural State into a severe drought. In…
by - August 14, 2022 9:52 am
A group recently submitted more than twice the number of signatures for a ballot issue that, if approved, would allow for adult-use or recreational cannabis in Arkansas. While the issue…
by - August 10, 2022 3:48 pm
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are teaming up to provide taxpayer education to farmers and ranchers. The partnership aims to provide…
