by - September 20, 2018 10:00 pm
Arkansas farmers only planted about 100,000 winter wheat acres this year, the lowest number since Dwight Eisenhower was in the White House. Those numbers could spike in 2019. Higher winter…
by - September 19, 2018 5:20 pm
Tyson Foods remains in “very capable” hands, according to industry analyst Steve Kay, publisher of Cattle Buyers Weekly, who is “extremely confident” in Noel White’s ability to run the complex…
by - September 19, 2018 4:56 pm
The Arkansas Agriculture Department’s Livestock and Poultry Commission doled out $729,000 to support the operations of Arkansas fairs and to offset expenses of Arkansas youth representing the state in agriculture-related…
by - September 18, 2018 3:51 pm
Arkansas is a small state in terms of land mass and population density. It’s one of the reasons international trade is so important to the state economy. Total exports of…
by - September 12, 2018 6:23 pm
Removing part of a rice plant’s genetics may be the best way to help the plant survive disease, insects and a rapidly changing environment. University of Arkansas professor Dr. Vibha…
by - September 11, 2018 7:04 pm
Hurricane Gordon churned in Arkansas late last week dumping inches of rain on row crop farmers working to harvest rice, soybean, corn and other crops. The deluge hampered harvest efforts,…
by - September 11, 2018 3:55 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has chosen a design by Harrisburg High School Senior Anna Chaplain to adorn its Arkansas Grown program t-shirt. A design by Chris McMillan, of Little…
by - September 9, 2018 9:04 am
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has provided a $592,000 grant to the World Trade Center Arkansas to focus on job growth and export expansion in counties affected…
by - September 6, 2018 7:58 am
Karen Knutson has been selected to lead all government relations activities for Tyson Foods, the company announced Wednesday (Sept. 5). As the new senior vice president for global government affairs,…
by - September 4, 2018 6:52 pm
Arkansas row crop farmers have battled international trade wars, low prices, and volatile weather conditions. A new and serious danger is now lurking off the Gulf Coast – Tropical Storm…
by - August 28, 2018 2:03 pm
The state’s top economic development official said Tuesday (Aug. 28) he is still trying to digest the specific implications for Arkansas following Monday’s announcement by President Donald Trump that the…
by - August 27, 2018 8:53 pm
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, has reservations about an agricultural mitigation package and he thinks passage of the Farm Bill can resolve many uncertainties for the state’s largest economic engine….
by - August 27, 2018 7:59 pm
Torrential rains during August have slowed the Arkansas row crop harvest, and in parts of Northeast Arkansas soybean farmers could lose up to 15% of their total crop, according to…
by - August 27, 2018 4:48 pm
President Donald Trump and U.S. trade officials on Monday (Aug. 27) reached a preliminary “mutually beneficial” deal with Mexico to update a 24-year-old NAFTA trade agreement that administration officials said…
by - August 23, 2018 4:43 pm
Arkansas’ forested lands remain robust and have been cited as a key reason why a Chinese paper goods manufacturer decided to locate a $1.8 billion facility in Arkadelphia. Arkansas has…
by - August 20, 2018 4:44 pm
Arkansas could have a good to excellent rice crop in 2018 if the weather would cooperate, rice agronomist Dr. Jarrod Hardke told Talk Business & Politics. Visual examinations of certain…
by - August 16, 2018 8:42 pm
Governor Asa Hutchinson said Thursday (Aug. 16) the state’s unemployment rate will be announced as 3.7% Friday and said he hopes disputes over trade policies end soon. The state’s previous…
by - August 14, 2018 5:55 pm
The Northeast Research and Extension center will host its annual field day Wednesday, (Aug. 15) in Keiser, Arkansas. Experts with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture will discuss a variety…
by - August 14, 2018 3:44 pm
As other segments of the state and regional economy are expected to continue heating up in the second half of 2018, agriculture income and farmland values will continue to decline…
by - August 7, 2018 6:50 pm
Dennis Leatherby of Fayetteville, retired chief financial officer for Tyson Foods, died suddenly Monday (Aug. 6) just four months after he hung up his suit coat and relinquished his financial…
