by - June 22, 2020 4:01 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has launched a new website that combines curated content from each of the department’s divisions into one streamlined user experience. The newly designed agriculture.arkansas.gov consolidates…
by - June 22, 2020 11:43 am
Bob Scott has been named director of Arkansas’ Cooperative Extension Service, the education outreach portion of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s land grant mission. Scott starts his…
by - June 18, 2020 9:56 am
Tyson Foods on Thursday (June 18) named Dan Turton as senior vice president for global government affairs, effective June 29. Turton will be based in Washington, D.C., and lead the…
by - June 17, 2020 5:56 pm
Consumers craving hamburgers, steaks and brisket paid high prices for the beef they purchased in May ahead of Memorial Day. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said retail beef prices rose…
by - June 17, 2020 4:42 pm
A new position of social distancing monitor at its processing plants is one way Tyson Foods continues to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 spread in its facilities and nearby communities….
by - June 16, 2020 8:56 am
LeadAR, one of the state’s leadership programs, is searching for its next class of leaders. Operated by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, LeadAR offers participants an in-depth…
by - June 15, 2020 7:24 pm
For hundreds of years, the dark, nutrient-rich soils of the Arkansas Delta supported cotton farming. For more than a century, trade in this plant made this the most prosperous region…
by - June 12, 2020 9:42 am
Despite a slow rollout of medical cannabis in Arkansas, public support for the industry is growing. A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College Poll of likely statewide voters shows the…
by - June 11, 2020 5:58 pm
Tyson Foods said Thursday (June 11) it has completed COVID-19 testing at its large Berry Street poultry slaughter and processing facility in Springdale. Of the 1,102 employees tested, 199 were…
by - June 10, 2020 5:57 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods is one of several chicken processors indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice in price-fixing allegations under investigation for the past three years. The DOJ and a…
by - June 10, 2020 6:55 am
Early settlers came to the Arkansas Timberlands because of our forests, and today timber is still at the heart of our economy. As an elected official entrusted with caring for Arkansas’ residents,…
by - June 8, 2020 4:58 pm
Cotton growers who have been financially hurt by a global drop in demand and market prices are now eligible for relief funding through the federal Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. The…
by - June 3, 2020 11:50 am
Escalating troubles with China are expected to impact soybean exports again in 2020 following a trend that developed as the trade wars started in early 2018. In response to this,…
by - June 1, 2020 5:29 pm
Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward was elected president of the Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture (SASDA) for 2020-21 during its annual conference held virtually on Monday (June…
by - June 1, 2020 2:50 pm
U.S. beef markets are starting to recover from several weeks of upheaval after packing plants around the country were hit hard with COVID-19. Derrell Peel, livestock marketing specialist for Oklahoma…
by - June 1, 2020 2:41 pm
The number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in Arkansas, with the number of new known cases up almost 10% between Friday and Monday (June 1). Arkansas Secretary of Health…
by - June 1, 2020 2:27 pm
Arkansas’ agricultural industry is no stranger to economic ups and downs. With each planting and breeding season, farmers and ranchers must consider how unpredictable weather patterns, international trade tensions and…
by - June 1, 2020 2:07 pm
Riceland Foods announced Monday (June 1) its new Ingrain Good initiative focused on creating value through sustainability across the farmer-owned cooperative. Riceland Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Ben…
by - June 1, 2020 1:23 pm
Chris Thompson, owner and president of Lowell-based produce distributor KT Produce, had about $500,000 of product in inventory and en route on trucks when schools were closed and restaurant dine-in…
by - May 28, 2020 3:17 pm
Indigo Agriculture and Anheuser-Busch have the results of their effort to produce rice grown with specific environmental attributes. The resource and emissions savings achieved in the inaugural year of the…
