by - October 4, 2022 9:25 am
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission has allocated $140.9 million for six water and wastewater projects in the state. The projects will impact about 391,000 state residents. The…
by - October 3, 2022 5:52 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward and the Arkansas Department of Agriculture inducted 37 additional Arkansas farms into the Arkansas Century Farm Program Monday (Oct. 3). The…
by - October 3, 2022 9:47 am
Drought conditions have worsened throughout the Arkansas Delta and there will be impacts to farmers as the harvest season unfolds. The lack of rain has been so severe that the…
by - October 1, 2022 5:37 am
The Arkansas rice industry donated 214,900 pounds of rice to the Arkansas Foodbank on Thursday (Sept. 29) in honor of National Rice Month. The donation from seven mills will provide…
by - September 30, 2022 6:25 pm
In more than 1 in 4 census tracts in Arkansas, 50% or more of the local population had low access to healthy food sources in 2019, according to an Arkansas…
by - September 28, 2022 7:44 am
Arkansas voter approval in November of adult use (recreational) marijuana could add $2.4 billion to the state’s economy over five full years of implementation, and add up to 6,400 jobs…
by - September 27, 2022 5:39 pm
Tyson Foods Chief Financial Officer Stewart Glendinning will become the company’s group president over prepared foods, succeeding Noelle O’Mara, who left the job on Sept. 23. A Tyson great-grandson will…
by - September 27, 2022 8:58 am
The Rural Investment to Protect our Environment Program (RIPE) announced that the nonprofit and its partners have been awarded $80 million for a pilot program by the U.S. Department of…
by - September 25, 2022 10:48 am
Medical marijuana dispensary The Source recently relocated to a new 20,000-square-foot building along Interstate 49 in Rogers from an almost eight times smaller Bentonville location. The two-story building at 4505…
by - September 22, 2022 5:32 pm
Recreational marijuana use will be on Arkansas’ November election ballot. The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday (Sept. 22) overturned a State Board of Election Commissioners (SBEC) decision to deny certification…
by - September 21, 2022 1:38 pm
Agriculture sector experts have feared that the heavy rains in the early spring, the drought that consumed the Delta during the first part of the summer, and blistering heat waves…
by - September 20, 2022 4:33 pm
Harvest is underway and soon some farmers will use fire to clear their harvested fields. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is sending out a reminder of the importance of safe…
by - September 19, 2022 9:05 am
Arkansas will receive $280 million in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan to tackle water problems statewide. About $270 million will be used on water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure…
by - September 15, 2022 5:14 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) Board of Directors have approved a plan to transfer a small park near the Sebastian County soccer fields to Sebastian County for use as…
by - September 14, 2022 8:14 pm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded Riceland Foods $20 million Wednesday (Sept. 14) as part of the first pool of partnerships for a “Climate-Smart Commodities” initiative. Seventy projects were selected…
by - September 14, 2022 5:37 pm
A potential strike by union workers of railroad companies would cause such significant economic disruption – an estimated $2 billion a day in losses across many sectors – that analysts…
by - September 13, 2022 6:27 pm
When the harvest is completed in the Arkansas Delta, many farmers engage in a controversial practice – burning their agriculture crop fields. Farmers burn fields to kill weeds, remove unwanted…
by - September 7, 2022 11:12 am
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture recently awarded $20,000 in scholarships to eight students attending Arkansas universities with agricultural programs. The universities include Arkansas State University, Southern Arkansas University, the University…
by - September 6, 2022 4:55 pm
Walmart has over the years made several attempts to improve the beef quality it sells. Last week, the retail giant invested a minority stake in Sustainable Beef, a rancher and…
by - September 6, 2022 9:55 am
Inflation has impacted consumers for the better part of a year, but it has also led to increased cropland acre values, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA’s…
