by - November 14, 2019 9:12 am
China has announced it will resume poultry imports from the U.S. after a nearly five-year ban. The stoppage originally occurred in January 2015 due to an outbreak of avian influenza,…
by - November 13, 2019 5:38 pm
Frigid temperatures have enveloped the state in recent days as an Arctic front has settled across the country. Cold weather can impact people’s comfort levels, but it can ruin a…
by - November 12, 2019 1:21 pm
Dean Foods and its subsidiary companies DairyPure, Land O’Lakes and Lehigh Valley Dairy Farms, has engaged discussions with Dairy Farmers of America regarding the potential liquidation sale of all assets….
by - November 12, 2019 12:12 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods posted record sales of $42.405 billion in fiscal year 2019, up 5.87% from the prior year. But net income fell $1 billion short of last year at…
by - November 11, 2019 5:24 pm
The peanut harvest is underway, but rain and freezing temperatures may have an impact on the crop. There was a nearly 100% chance of rain, sleet and snow in the…
by - November 10, 2019 3:13 pm
The Arkansas Agriculture Board elected new officers at its quarterly meeting at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture on Wednesday (Nov. 6). Sam Angel II of Lake Village was elected Chair,…
by - November 9, 2019 10:50 am
Tyson Foods will report fiscal 2019 earnings on Tuesday (Nov. 12) and the fourth quarter results ending Sept. 30. Wall Street expects per share net income of $1.29 per for…
by - November 7, 2019 1:55 pm
Simmons Foods is recalling 2.07 million pounds of ready-to-cool chicken processed in its Gentry prepared foods plant. The company said the products could contain some extraneous materials such as metal,…
by - November 6, 2019 5:15 pm
Tyson Foods announced the addition of Dean Banks to the company’s C-suite. Banks, 46, will become president of Tyson Foods effective Dec. 20 and report to CEO Noel White, 61,…
by - November 5, 2019 6:09 pm
Temperatures have been on the rise in recent decades and the increased heat is having an impact on agriculture. About half of the nation’s rice is grown in Arkansas, so…
by - November 4, 2019 2:03 pm
While demand for beef typically wanes after Labor Day that has not been the case this year. Boxed beef prices increased 10% since early October, according to Derrell Peel, a…
by - November 4, 2019 1:58 pm
Tyson Foods has negotiated a settlement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for $1 million. The settlement is linked to a lawsuit in which the meat processor said a…
by - October 31, 2019 10:20 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward have inducted 46 Arkansas farms into the Arkansas Century Farm Program. The Arkansas Century Farm program recognizes Arkansas farms of…
by - October 30, 2019 5:30 pm
Forage producers in some parts of Arkansas are using computer and smartphone applications to manage and improve forage production, but many more producers stand to benefit from the use of…
by - October 29, 2019 6:57 pm
Aspiring farmers can learn the ins and outs of farming in a new on-farm apprenticeship program beginning January 2020. The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is now accepting…
by - October 29, 2019 12:43 pm
PotlatchDeltic Corp. on Monday beat Wall Street expectations for the third quarter, but volatile lumber prices kept profits well below year ago results for the Spokane, Wash.-based real estate investment…
by - October 29, 2019 11:12 am
Tyson Foods announced Tuesday (Oct. 29) a partnership with Proforest, an independent organization focused on sustainability in the forest and agricultural sectors, to help the company conduct a deforestation risk…
by - October 28, 2019 3:36 pm
Shares of Tyson Foods rose 4.59% on Monday (Oct. 28) as analysts expect chicken processors will benefit on news that China could soon lift a ban on U.S. poultry that…
by - October 24, 2019 7:06 pm
It’s been a long road for Safe Foods Corporation. Borne out of research conducted at UAMS twenty years ago, the privately-owned startup biotech company has turned a big corner and…
by - October 17, 2019 8:04 am
Tyson Fresh Meats, the South Dakota-based beef and pork business unit of Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc., said Thursday (Oct. 17) it will prohibit the use of ractopamine in the market…
