by - July 27, 2020 3:44 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has been made aware that private citizens in several states have received unsolicited packages containing seeds that appear to have originated from China. The types…
by - July 23, 2020 2:34 pm
The impact of COVID-19 on meat exports has impacted beef more than chicken or pork, according to an economic analysis the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture released earlier…
by - July 22, 2020 1:25 pm
Arkansas farmers and ranchers have received more than $86 million in Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) direct payments as of July 13, according to a report released by the U.S….
by - July 21, 2020 11:24 am
The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture will conduct a national search for a new Rice Research and Extension Center director. Until a director is hired, an interim director will…
by - July 20, 2020 4:13 pm
Tyson Foods and other top chicken processors have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic with positive cases reducing plant production while consumer demand and prices continue to take a…
by - July 17, 2020 5:09 pm
The board of directors for the Arkansas Livestock Show Association, the organization that produces the annual Arkansas State Fair, announced Friday (July 17) the cancellation of the 2020 event due…
by - July 16, 2020 3:52 pm
It’s been a decade since peanuts returned to the fertile fields of Northeast Arkansas and the legume, now planted in an estimated 35,000-36,000 acres across the state, continues to look…
by - July 16, 2020 3:46 pm
Two New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) at Arkansas State University faculty members have received grants that will fund research projects at ASU’s Arkansas Biosciences Institute…
by - July 15, 2020 2:28 pm
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture will receive $130,000 from the Anheuser-Busch Foundation in support of the Arkansas Discovery Farms Program. The program is an effort by the…
by - July 13, 2020 12:21 pm
The U.S. Poultry and Egg Association awarded a $110,000 grant through its USPOULTRY Foundation to fund research addressing animal welfare in commercial broiler farms. The research, “Effect of Variable Light…
by - July 12, 2020 9:43 pm
Soybeans originated in China thousands of years ago, and a few U.S. farms grew the beans prior to the Civil War. The crop was mostly used to feed livestock. During…
by - July 8, 2020 5:24 pm
With the additional cultivation and dispensary license issued by the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission June 30, Storm Nolan’s four-year quest to open a cultivation center in Fort Smith is about…
by - July 7, 2020 3:52 pm
A letter on behalf of more than 120 advocate groups sent to Tyson Foods’ largest institutional investors and company executives asked them to address the rising number of COVID-19 cases…
by - July 6, 2020 1:44 pm
For half a century, agricultural district programs, meant to protect farmers from the pressures of expanding urbanization, have evolved and been deployed in various forms around the country. The growing…
by - July 2, 2020 2:56 pm
Meat processing was slower in May, but it wasn’t because of COVID-19-related closures. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Statistics Service issued its monthly poultry slaughter and livestock slaughter,…
by - July 1, 2020 6:06 pm
Despite the years-long trade war with China that has impacted U.S. soybean exports, Arkansas farmers are plunging ahead devoting more acres to the state’s most widely grown crop. The state…
by - June 26, 2020 12:17 pm
Tyson Foods has been sued by three families of workers in Waterloo, Iowa, after their family members contracted COVID-19 and died from complications. The suit was filed in Black Hawk…
by - June 24, 2020 4:02 pm
The U.S. exported more than $600 million worth of beef in April, down 11% in value from the same-month in 2019, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Beef exports…
by - June 24, 2020 3:56 pm
Monsanto, a subsidiary of German pharmaceutical company Bayer, announced Wednesday (June 24) it has agreed to a $400 million settlement with farmers who suffered damage to millions of acres of…
by - June 22, 2020 5:24 pm
China has suspended shipments from the Tyson Foods Berry Street plant in Springdale because recent COVID-19 testing results made public by the company show a large number positive for COVID-19….
