by - July 24, 2022 9:34 am
The nation’s top agriculture lobby leader visited Northwest Arkansas on Friday (July 22) to present the state’s senior senator with its highest congressional honor. For his focus on agriculture and…
by - July 19, 2022 9:58 am
Drought conditions in Arkansas continue to worsen and it’s starting to have an impact on the state’s largest economic sector, agriculture. The impacts to row crops won’t be known for…
by - July 18, 2022 1:38 pm
Under new laws passed by the Arkansas Legislature in recent years, many political observers expected greater difficulty in collecting ballot petition signatures. But Responsible Growth Arkansas collected more than 193,000…
by - July 18, 2022 10:16 am
Parts of Arkansas received some much-needed rain during the weekend, but the overall wildfire threat level has gone up significantly in July. And, the forecast predicts even hotter and drier…
by - July 14, 2022 3:48 pm
Dr. Hamdi Zurqani, assistant professor of geospatial science, joined the University of Arkansas-Monticello College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources (CFANR) in the fall of 2021. When he arrived on…
by - July 14, 2022 3:41 pm
Arkansas collected $15.8 million in tax revenue from medical marijuana sales in the first six months of 2022, down from $16.9 million in the same period of 2021. Pounds of…
by - July 14, 2022 10:53 am
A rice production field day will be held Wednesday (July 20) and will be co-hosted by the Arkansas Discovery Farm Program and Anheuser-Busch. It will highlight water and nutrient efficiency,…
by - July 11, 2022 4:46 pm
U.S. beef exports set volume and value records in May, topping $1 billion for the fourth time this year, according to info from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the…
by - July 6, 2022 12:48 pm
The numbers of a common, damaging pest in Arkansas row crops have surged in the last several weeks. Bollworms, a moth caterpillar, are typically found in cotton, soybean and corn…
by - July 6, 2022 12:10 pm
Tyson Foods will expand its global footprint with an investment in a Saudi Arabia-based meat company. Tyson will acquire a 15% equity stake in Tanmiah subsidiary Agriculture Development Company (ADC)…
by - June 28, 2022 4:50 pm
Corn and soybean prices continue to soar upwards, but the lack of rain could eat into row crop farmers’ profits. Grain price hikes are negatively impacting cattle producers. Less than…
by - June 20, 2022 5:48 pm
Every five years, lawmakers formulate the nation’s farm bill, legislation that dictates how much support the federal government will provide for farmers across the country. The new bill will be…
by - June 16, 2022 5:40 pm
Federal legislators and industry organization leaders from Arkansas touted a new law that’s expected to benefit U.S. exporters and ease supply chain issues, The U.S. Senate approved the act in…
by - June 14, 2022 8:11 am
Arkansas farmers are being impacted by a double-edged sword when it comes to inflation. Input costs are spiraling upward, but so are futures market prices in some cases, meaning the…
by - June 13, 2022 7:07 pm
There is no question that COVID-19 pandemic disruptions have been felt in virtually every sector of the U.S. economy, perhaps nowhere more acutely than in agriculture. The pandemic followed hard…
by - June 13, 2022 3:07 pm
Cotton acreage in Arkansas is on the rise in 2022 due to several factors. Input costs for cotton are slightly lower than for some other row crops grown in the…
by - June 9, 2022 12:29 pm
Under new ownership, California-based poultry company Foster Farms this week hired former Tyson Foods president and CEO Donnie Smith for its top leadership job. Smith, who maintains a Northwest Arkansas…
by - June 8, 2022 3:58 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Arkansas Natural Resources Commission has approved $35.41 million for nine water and wastewater projects and four technical assistance programs serving more than 211,372 Arkansans. The…
by - June 8, 2022 7:48 am
Donnie Smith, who retired as president and CEO of Springdale-based meat giant Tyson Foods in 2016, was named CEO of California-based poultry processor Foster Farms on Tuesday (June 7). Atlas…
by - June 1, 2022 12:24 pm
Access to fresh water will be a significant issue for many global farmers. Chickens are the most widely grown livestock animal, and Sara Orlowski, assistant professor of poultry science at…
