by - March 23, 2024 12:55 pm
A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report finds that large food and beverage retailers posted income gains during the height of the pandemic and continue to do so, calling into question…
by - March 20, 2024 12:48 pm
About 14 years ago, farmers in the Arkansas Delta began planting peanuts. Producers had grown the legume in years past, but it had been decades since the crop had been…
by - March 14, 2024 6:50 pm
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission has approved more than $42 million in financial assistance for six water and wastewater projects serving more than 22,000 Arkansans. The funds are a mix…
by - March 13, 2024 12:11 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has partnered with the Farm Credit Associations of Arkansas for the 9th annual Arkansas Farmers Market Promotion Program. This program, which is administered by the…
by - March 11, 2024 6:05 pm
Tyson Foods is closing a pork plant in Perry, Iowa. The Springdale-based meat giant is eliminating 1,200 jobs, with the closure slated for June 28. The plant slaughters about 9,000…
by - March 11, 2024 11:04 am
Springdale-based Tyson Foods issued $1.5 billion in new debt with $600 million of senior notes due 2029 and $900 million in longer-term debt due 2034. Tyson said it will use…
by - March 8, 2024 9:30 am
Walmart announced Thursday (March 7) plans to build and operate a milk processing plant in Robinson, Texas, a small community south of Waco. The $350 million facility will employ about…
by - March 7, 2024 3:02 pm
Tyson Ventures, the investment arm of Springdale-based Tyson Foods, is gearing up for its third annual Demo Day on July 17. This year’s event will focus on supply chain technology…
by - February 28, 2024 4:12 pm
Corn acres are expected to decline in 2024 and rice milling yields during 2023 were down and that could continue this year, according to agriculture experts at the 2024 Arkansas…
by - February 27, 2024 7:21 pm
Parts of the state are under moderate drought or abnormally dry conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, and the lack of rain has led to elevated wildfire risks statewide….
by - February 27, 2024 3:24 pm
Oakwood, Ga.-based Wayne Sanderson Farms announced Tuesday (Feb. 27) it is building a $43 million feed mill at the company’s processing plant in Danville, Ark., with completion expected in April…
by - February 22, 2024 10:41 pm
The Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board and the Arkansas Soybean Association has announced the winners of the 2023 Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Contest. The contest divides state soybean producers…
by - February 20, 2024 11:10 am
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2024 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. These grants are funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enhance…
by - February 19, 2024 1:31 pm
In 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it was adopting what was then a new policy for how it would meet its Endangered Species Act obligations when carrying out…
by - February 16, 2024 11:27 pm
Financing major lithium projects in south Arkansas will be a challenge because of the uncertainties surrounding the ventures, but Arkansas has a history in the extraction industry and a supportive…
by - February 15, 2024 8:00 pm
Arkansas can become the center of the lithium industry in North America, but success will require predictable and efficient regulations, fiscal competitiveness and certainty, and infrastructure, said Patrick Howarth, lithium…
by - February 15, 2024 10:51 am
A U.S. District Court put a stop to farmers buying the herbicide dicamba earlier this month, but if they already have the products on the farm or if they are…
by - February 13, 2024 1:09 pm
Tyson Foods is brandishing a new corporate logo that is consistent with the Tyson Foods chicken brand and is a return to the red and yellow scalloped oval with the…
by - February 12, 2024 10:18 am
The European Union has expanded its crop sustainability reporting requirements, and agriculture stakeholders in Arkansas intend to be proactive in meeting those requirements. Some of those requirements include environmentally-friendly growing…
by - February 12, 2024 10:12 am
A team of researchers and regional industry partners will receive up to $5 million in additional funding for a Phase 2 investment from the NSF Convergence Accelerator to continue development…
