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….
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,…
