by - May 17, 2022 3:00 pm
Urban forestry professionals from across the country to train in Jonesboro and Trumann this week. Urban and community forestry professionals from across the Southeastern U.S. will converge in Jonesboro this…
by - May 13, 2022 8:58 am
AgHeritage Farm Credit Services (AFCS) announced Thursday (May 12) the promotion of Blake Swindle to Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Swindle, who joined AFCS in 2001 in the…
by - May 12, 2022 10:20 am
Applications for the 12th annual Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Challenge are being accepted through August 1. Soybean producers in Arkansas are eligible and encouraged to participate in this…
by - May 11, 2022 3:17 pm
One of Fayetteville’s fastest-growing companies is hosting a live podcast on May 18 at the Fayetteville Public Library. Fayetteville land brokerage AcreTrader, the online farmland investing platform that’s raised more…
by - May 9, 2022 1:52 pm
Tyson Foods reported net income of $829 million in the second fiscal quarter, up 74% from a year ago, and 22% more than the consensus estimate. For the first half…
by - May 5, 2022 7:43 pm
Jeff Pitchford has been named as Arkansas Farm Bureau’s executive vice president. He replaces Warren Carter, who is retiring May 31, 2022. Arkansas Farm Bureau’s executive vice president serves as…
by - May 5, 2022 3:31 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods is predicted to see quarterly earnings per share of $1.83, compared to $1.34 a year ago, when the company reports earnings on Monday (May 9). The consensus…
by - May 5, 2022 9:17 am
Fertilizer prices have edged slightly downward in recent months, but remain a worrisome aspect of the 2022 growing season for farmers. In addition to supply chain issues relating to the…
by - May 2, 2022 9:44 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced appointments to several boards and commissions within the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. Here is a list of the appointments within the department: Arkansas Forestry Commission David…
by - May 2, 2022 7:26 pm
Three major crops in Arkansas – rice, soybeans, and corn – are behind planting schedules after heavy rains soaked agriculture fields repeatedly in April, according to Jarrod Hardke, extension rice…
by - April 28, 2022 10:25 am
A Congressional hearing about packer consolidation, unfair pricing power and gaps in market opportunities for smaller ranches was held Wednesday (April 27) in Washington, D.C., with Tyson Foods CEO Donnie…
by - April 27, 2022 8:11 pm
Bacteria found in foods sicken millions around the globe each year, cost billions of dollars in economic losses, and in rare instances, even result in deaths. One Arkansas food safety…
by - April 25, 2022 1:57 pm
Tyson Foods will spend $60 million over four years to fund free college education for its 120,000 employees. A partnership with Guild will expand Tyson’s Upward Pathways program to include…
by - April 25, 2022 9:44 am
Foreigners and foreign-based companies have owned agriculture and forestry land in the U.S. since before it was founded, and in recent years that trend has been on the rise. As…
by - April 21, 2022 4:31 pm
Canfor Corp. said Thursday (April 21) it will invest approximately $130 million to “significantly upgrade and expand” its sawmill and planer facility located in Urbana in Union County. The investment…
by - April 21, 2022 11:21 am
Warren Carter, executive vice president for the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation, has announced plans Thursday (April 21) to retire, effective May 31. Carter has spent the past six years as…
by - April 21, 2022 8:38 am
University of Arkansas System President Donald Bobbitt announced Wednesday (April 20) that he would recommend Deacue Fields as the next vice president for agriculture for the UA System. Fields was one of…
by - April 20, 2022 5:32 pm
Leslee Ann Tell of Clinton, an advanced nutrition and dietetics instructor at Conway High School, has been named the 2022 Arkansas Farm Bureau Ag in the Classroom Outstanding Teacher. Farm…
by - April 19, 2022 3:55 pm
One glaring problem in the supply chain was exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. When the virus hit meat processing plants, there were major meat shortages in markets and there were…
by - April 19, 2022 2:52 pm
Arkansas medical marijuana sales totaled $24.1 million in March, down 0.73% based on sales tax revenue. The state’s 38 licensed dispensaries sold 4,166 pounds in March, according to figures from…
