by - February 10, 2026 9:33 pm
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, is pushing for more aid to Arkansas and American farmers, but a timeline for more certainty is still unknown. A $12 billion farmer relief package…
by - February 10, 2026 11:42 am
Tyson Foods made stock awards to 12 of its 15 corporate board members as annual pay for being on the board of directors. Board Chair John H. Tyson, CEO Donnie…
by - February 5, 2026 1:46 pm
Devoid of pomp and circumstance, Tyson Foods shareholders, executives and board members gathered in the meat giant’s offices in Springdale to celebrate 63 years as a publicly traded company and…
by - February 4, 2026 2:39 pm
This year’s conference will focus on Arkansas groundwater management, regulatory and legal developments shaping agricultural policy, and the outlook for U.S. farm policy and the upcoming farm bill. All conference…
by - February 2, 2026 5:10 pm
$30 million in a U.S. Senate appropriations bill will help pull the trigger on building a $50 million Agriculture Center of Excellence in Food Science for the University of Arkansas…
by - February 2, 2026 10:44 am
Tyson Foods first-quarter net income dropped 76.7% before adjustments for beef segment restructuring and lawsuit-related costs in the beef chicken and pork segments. Net income before adjustments totaled $85 million,…
by - February 2, 2026 10:07 am
Lyon College President Dr. Melissa Taverner recently announced the appointment of Dr. Carolyn Henry as dean of the Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine, effective March 1, as the college…
by - February 2, 2026 9:02 am
The powerful winter storm that dumped up to a foot of snow and two inches of sleet in many parts of Arkansas has impacted poultry and cattle producers. The Cooperative…
by - January 29, 2026 12:23 pm
Missouri-based beef cattle ranch The 808 Ranch, which established a 1,000-acre operation near Pea Ridge in April, announced an expansion of its Precision Genetics Angus program through a new lease…
by - January 29, 2026 9:13 am
Tyson Foods may post lower earnings when it reports first quarter results on Monday (Feb. 2). The consensus earnings per share is 98 cents, which would be below $1.14 per…
by - January 27, 2026 2:51 pm
Cotton acres in Arkansas were sharply down in 2025, and that downward trend may continue in 2026. The primary culprit is prices. With cotton prices consistently trending lower and soybean…
by - January 26, 2026 3:31 pm
Frigid Arctic air bringing severe winter weather across much of the country will impact cattle markets in the coming weeks and months, according to Derrell Peel, livestock marketing specialist with…
by - January 26, 2026 1:02 pm
Significant declines in outbound and internal shipments, thanks in part to halted river operations for lock and dam repairs and low Mississippi River levels, pushed Arkansas River tonnage in 2025…
by - January 26, 2026 12:15 pm
Dan Wright, a longtime poultry farmer from Waldron and president of the Arkansas Farm Bureau, said he and his Oklahoma counterparts are increasingly worried about the lawsuit centered around pollution…
by - January 26, 2026 3:57 am
No one knows who first invented the idea of using cover crops to protect soil in agriculture fields, but by 6000 B.C. farmers in Italy and Greece were using legumes…
by - January 25, 2026 10:00 am
The steel industry continued to flourish during 2025 in Northeast Arkansas with mills opening and plans for more mills were announced. Record floods plagued farmers in the spring throughout the…
by - January 13, 2026 9:01 pm
Seth Summerside of Keo Fish Farms, Inc. has been named a 2026 Presidential Leadership Scholar. Summerside is one of 60 scholars who will form this year’s cohort, the 11th annual…
by - January 13, 2026 8:31 pm
The 28th annual Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference is set for Wednesday (Jan. 14) in the Reng Student Union auditorium at Arkansas State University. The morning session starts with…
by - January 7, 2026 1:06 pm
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame is set to add six new members to its ranks. The newest inductees will be recognized for their contributions to the fields of soybean,…
by - January 6, 2026 5:34 pm
There are at least three counties in Arkansas where avian influenza has been detected in poultry flocks, said Dustan Clark, extension poultry veterinarian for the University of Arkansas System Division…
