by - August 31, 2023 12:34 pm
Wildfires continue to rage in parts of the western U.S. and firefighters from the Natural State pitched in early this month to help subdue them. A crew of wildland firefighters…
by - August 29, 2023 12:35 pm
Data collected since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic suggests Arkansas’ largest economic sector, agriculture, has rebounded from its impacts. Jobs, cash farm receipts, farm implement purchases and other metrics…
by - August 29, 2023 12:00 pm
Representatives from Corporación Multi Inversiones (CMI), one of the largest importers and end-users of feed grains in Central America, will be meeting with producers at the Arkansas Corn and Grain…
by - August 28, 2023 2:33 pm
Arkansas’ medical marijuana sales totaled $164.6 million in the first seven months of 2023, up 4.64% compared with the same period in 2022, according to the Arkansas Department of Finance…
by - August 23, 2023 2:34 pm
It’s proven to be a tough job to hold as of late. The Tyson Foods chief executive officer role has turned over four times in seven years since Donnie Smith…
by - August 23, 2023 10:11 am
Arkansas State University and its College of Agriculture have opened a new building at the Judd Hill Farmers’ Market on the A-State campus. The $2.4 million building adds indoor spaces,…
by - August 21, 2023 11:11 am
At 94 million projected acres, the U.S. corn crop is on pace to be the third largest since 1944, but the quality of the crop could be a different matter….
by - August 17, 2023 3:24 pm
Less than two weeks after committing to expanding its international presence after two big consecutive quarterly losses, Tyson Foods is reportedly exploring the sale of its business in China. Reuters…
by - August 16, 2023 9:39 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced the following appointments to the State Plant Board: Kyle Baltz, of Pocahontas, to the State Plant Board. Term expires on August 15, 2028. Robert Thorne, of…
by - August 16, 2023 12:41 pm
Benton County food company Cooks Venture, a vertically integrated poultry business, announced Wednesday (Aug. 16) the appointment of former Cargill executive John Niemann as its new CEO. “I am excited…
by - August 14, 2023 11:35 am
Recent perpetual rains may have a significant impact on Arkansas rice as the crop inches closer to harvest. Northeast Arkansas farmers have been checking their fields for losses after storms…
by - August 10, 2023 5:34 pm
Honeybees are not indigenous to the Western Hemisphere. The first documented shipment of honeybees to the New World was recorded in 1622, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Many…
by - August 10, 2023 3:11 pm
Tyson Foods has struggled in recent quarters with its U.S. business and likely will struggle in future quarters. Still, the company is not backing away from investments and growth plans…
by - August 9, 2023 3:57 pm
Editor’s note: The State of the State series provides reports twice a year on Arkansas’ key economic sectors. The series publishes stories to begin a year and stories in July/August…
by - August 7, 2023 5:06 pm
Tyson Foods announced Monday (Aug. 7) plans to close four chicken processing plants in North Little Rock, Noel and Dexter, Mo., and Corydon, Ind., over the next three quarters. The…
by - August 7, 2023 11:27 am
Tyson Foods on Monday (Aug. 7) reported a quarterly net income loss of $417 million, a wide swing from net income of $720 million in the year-ago quarter. The company…
by - August 5, 2023 8:01 pm
When Greenway Equipment CEO Marshall Stewart began working for the company more than 25 years ago, the agriculture industry was very different. By far the biggest change has been the…
by - August 3, 2023 3:45 pm
It’s another down cycle for Tyson Foods. The Springdale-based meat giant is expected Aug. 7 to report a third fiscal quarter net income of $95.3 million, well below the consensus…
by - August 2, 2023 12:38 pm
A ban on white, non-basmati rice exports by India could bolster prices for American rice farmers, said Alvaro Durand-Morat, associate professor and agricultural economist for the University of Arkansas System…
by - August 1, 2023 12:45 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture will receive $5.6 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) program to improve food supply chain operations…
