by - January 5, 2021 11:22 am
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame will induct six new members during 2021 due to their leadership and service to the state’s largest business sector. The newest class represents agriculture…
by - January 5, 2021 9:35 am
Siloam Springs-based poultry producer Simmons Foods announced Monday (Jan. 4) Joel Sappenfield has joined the company as president of Simmons Prepared Foods after leaving his role as president of Siloam…
by - January 4, 2021 3:57 pm
Tyson Foods is appealing an order by Judge Linda Reade of the U.S. District Court of Northern District of Iowa. Reade’s order sends the ongoing negligence lawsuit filed by the…
by - January 4, 2021 3:48 pm
The cattle industry, like the rest of the world, is ready to move beyond 2020, but there will be numerous factors shaping the industry in the first few months of…
by - January 4, 2021 9:48 am
Siloam Springs-based broiler breeder Cobb-Vantress Inc. recently announced that Stan Reid, vice president of North and South America, was named interim president after the recent departure of Joel Sappenfield, who…
by - December 29, 2020 4:17 pm
Cotton, along with other Arkansas row crops, got off to a slow start when the planting season began in 2020. Torrential rains stymied farmers’ efforts along with the impacts from…
by - December 28, 2020 3:25 pm
Volatile weather, not just the COVID-19 pandemic, severely impacted the start of rice planting in Arkansas during the spring of 2020. Wet weather across much of the Southern Plains prevented…
by - December 25, 2020 9:57 am
Tyson Foods, Inc. named Megan Britt as the company’s new Vice President of Investor Relations. Britt will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of investor relations, including shareholder communications, financial…
by - December 16, 2020 3:05 pm
Food giant Kellogg Co. said it is committed to sustainability sourcing raw materials used in its cereal and other products. One project showing results is with 30 Arkansas farmers who…
by - December 16, 2020 2:30 pm
Tyson Foods said Wednesday (Dec. 16) an independent investigation into the wagering allegations at its pork plant in Waterloo, Iowa, has led to the firing of seven management employees who…
by - December 15, 2020 9:22 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward recently took part as the Arkansas Department of Agriculture inducted 30 additional Arkansas farms into the Arkansas Century Farm program….
by - December 12, 2020 7:11 am
Microwave technology may offer a faster drying system for rice than conventional heated-air drying systems and could significantly increase profitability, said Griffiths Atungulu, associate professor of food processing and post-harvest…
by - December 12, 2020 7:00 am
Chris and Denise Sweat of McCaskill (Hempstead County) are the 2020 Arkansas Farm Family of the Year. The honor was announced last week during a virtual event honoring the county…
by - December 10, 2020 10:40 am
Highland Pellets LLC announced Wednesday (Dec. 9) a strategic capital partnership with Orion Energy Partners, L.P. to fund the expansion and upgrade of its existing wood pellet facility in Pine…
by - December 3, 2020 4:21 pm
Rich Hillman of Carlisle was re-elected as Arkansas Farm Bureau’s president and Mike Freeze was re-elected vice president Thursday (Dec. 3) at Farm Bureau’s 86th Annual Convention. Delegates also elected…
by - December 2, 2020 4:59 pm
The University of Arkansas at Monticello, the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and the Five Oaks Ag Research and Education Center on Wednesday (Dec. 2) entered into a…
by - December 1, 2020 4:49 pm
The debate over the use of dicamba use continues to rage throughout the country and in the courtroom and it will soon affect crop planning for 2021. The broad-spectrum herbicide,…
by - November 30, 2020 5:01 pm
Storm Nolan believes approval of three remaining medical marijuana dispensary licenses should be granted by state regulators to provide greater access to licensed patients and to avoid another costly and…
by - November 24, 2020 11:55 am
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced an award of $3.224 million to the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission to protect water quality statewide. The funding…
by - November 19, 2020 5:45 pm
Aurelie Poncet has joined the department of crop, soil and environmental sciences for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and…
