by - January 2, 2024 1:43 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods posted a net loss of $649 million for fiscal year 2023. As a result, top executives received smaller performance cash bonuses, but stock awards were considerably higher…
by - December 25, 2023 9:25 am
On a mild December morning, Joe and Mary Saumweber of Bentonville walked the remnants of their farm’s asparagus crop surrounding the high tunnels where strawberries grow. They crossed the field…
by - December 20, 2023 6:54 pm
The Arkansas Lithium Innovation Summit, presented by Standard Lithium, ExxonMobil, Albemarle, and TETRA Technologies, will be held at the Robinson Center in Little Rock on February 15-16, 2024. The two-day…
by - December 20, 2023 6:20 pm
National Agricultural Law Center Director Harrison Pittman and Staff Attorney Micah Brown will participate in a panel on foreign ownership of U.S. land at one of the nation’s agricultural events…
by - December 19, 2023 9:30 am
Southern blight was an issue for Arkansas peanut growers this year but if projections hold, it will be the best harvest in a decade. The peanut crop got off to…
by - December 18, 2023 12:34 pm
Poultry producers and consumers experienced myriad problems in 2022 that led to higher prices and shortages in some instances. This year much of the market stabilized and it led to…
by - December 14, 2023 10:22 am
Poultry producers and hunters in Northeast Arkansas are being warned that the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPIA) bird flu has now been detected in wild geese populations, according to the…
by - December 14, 2023 9:54 am
Lanier Nalley and Trent Roberts have been named interim department heads for agricultural economics and agribusiness and crop, soil and environmental sciences for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture….
by - December 9, 2023 9:49 am
Riceland Foods announced Friday (Dec. 8) a leadership reorganization under which the board of directors has appointed Kevin McGilton as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. He replaces Jason Brancel as…
by - December 9, 2023 9:42 am
Jeremy and Magen Allen of Bismarck (Hot Spring County), owners of JA Farms, were named Friday (Dec. 8) as the 2023 Arkansas Farm Family of the Year. JA Farms is…
by - December 5, 2023 9:06 am
Beef cattle prices were relatively high during the first part of the year, but now those prices have started to fall as supplies have increased. Prices for the January 2024…
by - December 4, 2023 6:02 pm
Avian influenza, a deadly virus that can decimate poultry flocks, has been found in Arkansas and public officials are now attempting to educate producers about what steps to take if…
by - December 4, 2023 4:48 am
Dan Wright, a poultry producer from Waldron, was elected Friday (Dec. 1) as Arkansas Farm Bureau’s president, becoming the 12th person to serve in that role in the organization’s 89-year…
by - November 30, 2023 2:37 pm
There are times when farmers examine their soybean plants. There are situations, however, when the plants look healthy but are suffering from nutrient deficiencies. This is sometimes referred to as…
by - November 30, 2023 7:59 am
Arkansas agriculture workers, especially those identified as low income seasonal or migrant farmworkers, will continue to receive counseling, training and support, through renewed funding to the Arkansas Human Development Corporation…
by - November 29, 2023 12:47 pm
Tyson Foods’ smart chicken plant in Danville, Va., is up and running with 13 high-speed automated case packing lines and five high-speed robotic case palletizing units, according to the company….
by - November 28, 2023 4:49 pm
Baptist Health-Fort Smith is growing fruits and vegetables in a new rooftop garden in hopes of addressing food insecurity among its patients. It’s the first of its kind in Arkansas,…
by - November 27, 2023 8:33 am
The inaugural Agri-Food Innovation Summit at the University of Arkansas aimed to inspire entrepreneurial scientists for impactful societal contributions. Held on Nov. 2-3 at the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural…
by - November 20, 2023 10:45 am
Walnut Ridge-based Williams Baptist University has opened the fourth meat processing facility licensed by the Arkansas Meat Inspection Program, according to the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. The facility joins Arkansas…
by - November 19, 2023 10:01 am
About 2.3 billion, or nearly 30%, of the world’s population doesn’t get enough to eat, according to the World Health Organization. Rice is by far the most consumed food in…
