by - February 18, 2019 4:19 pm
A former member of the Arkansas State University Board of Trustees has completed a $1 million gift to Arkansas State and announced the commitment toward a new $1 million gift…
by - February 14, 2019 6:49 pm
Tyson Foods CEO Noel White said last week the meat giant would tap the bond market to finance the $2.16 billion acquisitions of Keystone Foods and the $340 million it’s…
by - February 13, 2019 5:35 pm
U.S. Farm Report’s host told attendees Wednesday (Feb. 13) at the Arkansas State University Agribusiness Conference that commodity prices have been in the doldrums for about four years, and many…
by - February 12, 2019 4:22 pm
Weather problems and a crippling trade war with China had significant impacts on farmers’ profit margins, and heading into 2019 producers are concerned about profitability, according to an informal survey…
by - February 11, 2019 1:29 pm
A niche movement in commercial real estate development will soon make its debut in Arkansas. Springfield, Mo.-development and property management company Green Circle Projects is nearing completion of an agricultural…
by - February 9, 2019 12:48 pm
How Arkansas farmers, and especially those in Northeast Arkansas, will approach the 2019 growing season is anyone’s guess, Craighead County extension agent Branon Thiesse told Talk Business and Politics. Low…
by - February 8, 2019 3:07 pm
In late December 2018, Congress and President Donald Trump completed work on the $867 billion federal Farm Bill, putting in place the five-year framework for the nation’s agricultural policy. The…
by - February 7, 2019 8:04 pm
The 25th annual Agribusiness Conference on the Arkansas State University campus is slated for Wednesday (Feb. 13). The conference is free to those that want to attend. To assist with…
by - February 7, 2019 3:26 pm
Author and television host P. Allen Smith will be the keynote speaker at the inaugural Arkansas Agritourism Association later this month in Little Rock. Smith is a conservationist, lifestyle expert…
by - February 6, 2019 5:57 pm
Farmers looking to get trade adjustment assistance from the USDA have until February 14th to sign up with the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in order to be eligible for…
by - February 5, 2019 3:57 pm
Tyson Foods has made no bones about its desire to grow through acquisition when it makes sense from a financial and operations standpoint. The Springdale-based meat giant is still in…
by - February 4, 2019 4:00 pm
Retired poultry executive and former University of Arkansas professor Ed Fryar of Rogers has been appointed to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees. The 10-year term is effective March…
by - February 4, 2019 12:54 pm
Mexico-based Industrias Bachoco, the parent company of OK Foods in Fort Smith, reported annual revenue growth of 5.2% for the year ending Dec. 3. The integrated poultry company is the…
by - February 4, 2019 8:38 am
A perfect storm of problems ranging from the ongoing trade war with China, lower commodity prices, and bad weather plagued Arkansas farmers in 2018. Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward told…
by - January 31, 2019 4:01 pm
The Benton County Agriculture Extension Cooperative Service will be hosting an education session on livestock issues as well as demonstrating for weed control. The event is free and open to…
by - January 30, 2019 11:00 am
Tyson Foods is recalling approximately 36,420 pounds of chicken nugget products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically rubber, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s…
by - January 28, 2019 4:59 pm
The first industrywide assessment survey of Arkansas beef producers in more than a decade discovered producers are concerned with who will follow in their footsteps, how their operations may be…
by - January 28, 2019 3:16 pm
Arkansas-based companies Tyson Foods, George’s Inc., Simmons Foods and OK Foods are each named as defendants in a civil lawsuit filed Jan. 25 by Florida-based restaurant operator Darden Restaurants in…
by - January 22, 2019 8:04 pm
For the third straight year, farmers in Northeast Arkansas planted more than 20,000 acres of peanuts as the legume continues to make a comeback in the Natural State after not…
by - January 22, 2019 4:01 pm
Fayetteville-based Little Bird Systems has taken on an industry challenge the poultry sector has faced for more than two decades. Electrical engineers Byron Western and Edgar Cilio put their heads…
