by - November 21, 2022 2:52 pm
Riceland Foods reported more than $1.2 billion in revenue to its members, staff and guests in attendance at the cooperative’s annual membership meeting on Nov. 17 at the Grand Prairie…
by - November 17, 2022 5:44 pm
Soil scientists spent nearly 18 years studying the impacts of field crop burning. The practice is utilized by grain farmers in the Arkansas Delta to clear fields of plant refuse,…
by - November 16, 2022 5:10 pm
Riceland Foods, Inc. and Nestlé Purina PetCare announced Wednesday (Nov. 16) a new partnership to incentivize Riceland farmer-members to grow rice using sustainability practices starting in 2023. Purina will invest…
by - November 14, 2022 10:54 am
Tyson Foods’ fiscal fourth-quarter net income was down 60%, but the Springdale-based company ended fiscal 2022 with record revenue of $53.282 billion, up 13.2% from the prior year. Net income…
by - November 10, 2022 4:13 pm
Tyson Foods is expected on Monday (Nov. 14) to report fourth-quarter net income of $577 million for the period ending Sept. 30. Estimated earnings per share of $1.60 would be…
by - November 9, 2022 11:31 am
Most greenhouse gas emissions in commercial poultry operations are linked to feed production, and methods to reduce those emissions are the focus of a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to…
by - November 9, 2022 11:09 am
Beef exports are up 4.6% through September, but global economic weakness and a rising U.S. dollar pushed exports lower 5.7% in September compared to a year ago, according to U.S….
by - November 7, 2022 4:51 pm
Opponents of Issue 4, which would legalize adult use cannabis for those over 21, made a final plea to Arkansas voters Monday (Nov. 7) at a state capitol press conference…
by - November 4, 2022 1:42 pm
The future of the River Valley Relief (RVR) marijuana cultivation center in Fort Smith is uncertain following a Pulaski County Circuit Court ruling Thursday (Nov. 3) that said state officials…
by - November 3, 2022 7:02 pm
Evan Teague has been named vice president of Environmental Issues at Arkansas Farm Bureau, where he will focus on the intersection of agricultural and environmental issues. He previously served the…
by - November 3, 2022 7:28 am
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently invested about $3.3 million in two new partnerships that will train and equip the next generation of crop insurance agents, adjusters and outreach educators…
by - November 1, 2022 2:21 pm
Touting a well-financed campaign and support from Arkansas business owners and their employees, Responsible Growth Arkansas, the pro recreational marijuana group, said Tuesday (Nov. 1) it was serving the interest…
by - October 31, 2022 2:58 pm
Arkansas business leaders joined Gov. Asa Hutchinson Monday (Oct. 31) in calling for voters to oppose Issue 4, the general election ballot measure that would legalize adult use cannabis and…
by - October 26, 2022 4:59 pm
Springdale-based George’s Inc. announced Wednesday (Oct. 26) it is selling Campos Foods, a fully cooked meat processing plant in Caryville, Tenn., to Gold Creek Foods for an undisclosed amount. George’s…
by - October 26, 2022 12:53 pm
Drought has been a major problem for Arkansas farmers this year, and if climate prediction models are correct it will be a major problem in the coming years and decades….
by - October 25, 2022 6:31 pm
Many parts of the state received a soaking, prolonged rain Tuesday (Oct. 25), but state agriculture officials are still warning residents that many parts of the state are still under…
by - October 23, 2022 9:33 am
Voter attitudes toward recreational marijuana have shifted significantly over the last month, according to a new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College Poll. The survey, conducted on Oct. 17-18, 2022, collected…
by - October 18, 2022 7:09 am
Many scientists think that rice blast, a fungus that damages rice plants, is the biggest threat to rice crops worldwide. First identified in California in 1996, the fungus causes damage…
by - October 17, 2022 4:52 pm
Commercial tonnage shipped on the Arkansas River in the first nine months of 2022 is up 4.5%, with September tonnage up 18.5% and outbound tonnage up 54.3%, according to figures…
by - October 17, 2022 9:40 am
Despite rainfall in the Arkansas Delta during the weekend, the Mississippi River is getting close to all-time, historic lows and it is having an impact on farmers in the Natural…
