by - April 4, 2022 4:22 pm
Waterfowl and deer hunters descend on the Arkansas Delta each year filling local business coffers to the brim. Gov. Asa Hutchinson said an estimated 100,000 waterfowl hunters visit the Natural…
by - March 31, 2022 5:29 pm
Funding from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) has put the first significant funding in a decades-long effort to deepen the Arkansas River navigation channel to 12-feet. Much…
by - March 31, 2022 7:31 am
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2022 Arkansas Century Farm program. This program recognizes Arkansas families who have owned and farmed the same land for…
by - March 29, 2022 4:41 pm
Wholesale commodity prices for food, fuel and other economic essentials continue to rise with 30 of the 38 commonly traded commodities priced higher than a year ago, according to data…
by - March 29, 2022 7:41 am
Arkansas farmers have received little good news in recent years due to spiraling input costs, unpredictable weather, supply chain woes, and the impacts from the pandemic. One positive for farmers…
by - March 25, 2022 4:25 pm
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame inducted six new members Friday (March 25) at a ceremony at the Little Rock Embassy Suites. The newest class represents agriculture education, the seed…
by - March 23, 2022 4:35 pm
As further mitigation against confirmed cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in surrounding states, the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Livestock & Poultry Commission has activated the Arkansas Avian Influenza…
by - March 23, 2022 3:51 pm
Robert Petter of De Valls Bluff has been appointed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to the United Soybean Board (USB). Petter will represent Arkansas during a three-year term as…
by - March 17, 2022 4:56 pm
One major problem farmers have battled for years is the lack of water. It’s becoming harder and harder to find water for irrigation as the climate changes and the demand…
by - March 17, 2022 12:29 pm
Tyson Ventures, the venture capital arm of Springdale-based meat producer Tyson Foods, is accepting applications for its first pitch event for sustainability entrepreneurs and startups. Tyson Demo Day will take…
by - March 15, 2022 11:37 am
Fayetteville brokerage AcreTrader, the online farmland investing platform, said Tuesday (March 15) it had expanded its $40 million Series B funding round to $60 million following an investment from Columbus, Ohio-based…
by - March 14, 2022 5:05 pm
Riceland Foods named Jason Brancel as President and Chief Executive Officer on Monday (March 14). He replaces Danny Kennedy, who retired from his 21-year career with Riceland in July 2021….
by - March 9, 2022 4:40 pm
While the fighting in Ukraine is half a world away from the U.S. the impacts are being felt in the food supply chain, according to Derrell Peel, extension livestock marketing…
by - March 7, 2022 4:49 pm
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has impacted many economic sectors on a global scale and agriculture will be directly affected on several fronts. Grain markets have become more volatile and high…
by - March 2, 2022 10:33 am
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued new labels for two herbicides, offering farmers new tools for the 2022 growing season. Reviton, a marketed tiafenacil formulation, is a broadleaf herbicide…
by - March 2, 2022 9:58 am
Two years ago, the Walton Family Foundation in Bentonville launched the Northwest Arkansas Food Systems initiative to strengthen the region’s capacity to grow food for its residents. On Wednesday (March…
by - March 1, 2022 5:05 pm
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture irrigation team will host a series of irrigation and water management schools in Northeast Arkansas for producers seeking to reduce their water…
by - February 28, 2022 3:25 pm
When rice is harvested it is at peak quality. Everything that happens to the rice after that impacts its quality and yield, which in turn impacts profit margins. One part…
by - February 24, 2022 11:20 am
Disease, especially avian influenza, could impact Arkansas poultry producers in 2022. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is urging poultry owners to increase biosecurity measures on their operations in response to…
by - February 24, 2022 11:18 am
For various reasons, fewer and fewer family farms are passing on to the next generation. Recent economic, weather and political events have certainly set forth a bumpy road for those…
