by - April 20, 2020 3:56 pm
Hormel Foods has temporarily shuttered a processing plant in Rochelle, Ill., after health officials linked two dozen COVID-19 cases to the processing facility that makes bacon, ham and microwavable meals. It’s…
by - April 19, 2020 5:15 pm
Farmers markets in the four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas are not expected to open as usual in light of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, including the Springdale Farmers Market that…
by - April 15, 2020 3:14 pm
Thanks to a donation of nearly 160,000 pounds of chicken from Fort Smith-based OK Foods, the River Valley Regional Food Bank organized food distribution for 4,000 families in the Fort…
by - April 14, 2020 4:31 pm
Farmers can start using the weed killer dicamba this week, and a significant amount of litigation is on the horizon. A Missouri peach farmer was recently awarded $265 million after…
by - April 14, 2020 8:49 am
The World Trade Center Arkansas has received a $700,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration. The money will back expanded trade, export and commercialization opportunities for Arkansas…
by - April 13, 2020 3:01 pm
The U.S. meat industry has seen production capacity decline as a result of COVID-19. Derrell Peel, livestock marketing analyst with Oklahoma State University, said reduced capacity could cause backups in…
by - April 13, 2020 10:39 am
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted virtually every economic sector in country and state, but no sector is facing more uncertainty than the agriculture sector. A multi-sector economic impact report has…
by - April 10, 2020 7:34 am
Fayetteville brokerage AcreTrader, the online farmland investing platform, has successfully completed a seed round of funding with a total raise of over $5 million. The oversubscribed round, led by RZC…
by - April 9, 2020 4:25 pm
Farmers face a myriad of challenges as the spring planting season unfolds, not the least of which is finding enough workers. COVID-19 will likely impact those workers on farms, and…
by - April 8, 2020 11:46 am
Cargill Inc. said Tuesday (April 7) it has temporarily shuttered production at its Hazleton, Pa., ground beef and pork processing plant in an effort to keep employees safe. The plant…
by - April 7, 2020 3:59 pm
Arkansas farmers are projected to grow more rice this year than last, but according to the United States Department of Agriculture, producers will likely plant less than had been anticipated….
by - April 6, 2020 3:24 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods is closing its large Junction City, Iowa, hog processing plant after a COVID-19 outbreak in the facility. The facility is responsible for about 2% of the nation’s…
by - April 2, 2020 11:05 am
Ben Noble has been named Riceland Foods’ executive vice president and chief operating officer. Riceland President and CEO Danny Kennedy said Noble has played a very important role in redefining…
by - April 2, 2020 9:10 am
Tyson Foods has secured a $1.5 billion term loan facility with lenders lead by Morgan Stanley. The meat giant also drew down the entire amount which will be due in…
by - April 1, 2020 1:16 pm
One of Arkansas’ leading agricultural industries is taking a direct hit from the COVID-19 outbreak. Cattle producers are feeling the strain as unprecedented unemployment and consumer uncertainty have rattled the…
by - March 31, 2020 2:09 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2020 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). These grants are funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to…
by - March 27, 2020 11:25 am
Springdale-based Tyson Foods is committing $13 million to support critical needs in local communities in the company’s operations footprint in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The investment includes $2 million…
by - March 26, 2020 1:08 pm
More than 50 agriculture groups have asked the Federal Motor Coach Safety Administration for relaxed drive time rules for drivers hauling agricultural products amid the coronavirus crisis. The groups sent…
by - March 25, 2020 6:45 pm
Crittenden County now has six confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to figures released Wednesday (March 25) by the Arkansas Department of Health. The county has more cases than any other…
by - March 25, 2020 12:26 pm
The fresh meat cases at local grocery stores are almost bare any given day as consumers have stockpiled hamburger meat, roasts and other cuts of beef for the past two…
