by - January 21, 2019 4:31 pm
Wholesale beef prices continue to rise through January, which is good for packers like Tyson Foods and Cargill Higher beef prices will help operations margins as long as prices don’t…
by - January 21, 2019 3:05 pm
It’s been several decades since land grant universities first began developing hardier strains of rice, corn and other agricultural commodities, but the benefit to growers has been clear, according to…
by - January 16, 2019 7:24 pm
Greenway Equipment, based in Northeast Arkansas, has spent years donating thousands of dollars to a backpack food program that provides hungry children food on the weekends when they are not…
by - January 16, 2019 3:56 pm
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Wednesday (Jan. 16) that many Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices will reopen temporarily in the coming days to perform certain limited services for…
by - January 15, 2019 4:08 pm
As the trade war rages with China the real impacts to U.S. soybean farmers are starting to be felt. University of Arkansas agriculture economist Scott Stiles created a chart mapping…
by - January 14, 2019 7:08 pm
Tyson Foods CEO Noel White announced several management changes in connection with the meat giant’s recent acquisition of Keystone Foods. White made the announcement late Monday (Jan. 14) in an…
by - January 14, 2019 9:58 am
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which oversees about 80% of the U.S. food supply, said it has ceased all routine inspections of domestic food-processing facilities in the midst…
by - January 9, 2019 1:58 pm
The city council in Sherman, Texas, has approved a tax abatement for a Tyson Foods plant expansion expected to cost $30 million. The agreement is for six years at 50%…
by - January 9, 2019 1:35 pm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has halted updates on its website for meat and poultry recall updates because of the partial government shutdown. The last update listed on the site is…
by - January 8, 2019 6:10 pm
China customs has announced it will allow imports of U.S. rice and industry leaders are waiting for the first orders. The move is part of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Protocol…
by - January 8, 2019 6:01 pm
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has extended the deadline for agricultural producers to apply for payments under the Market Facilitation Program as provided by the trade mitigation program administered…
by - January 7, 2019 3:47 pm
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame will induct five individuals whose leadership and service have brought distinction to the state’s largest business sector. The newest class includes retired University of…
by - January 7, 2019 9:03 am
A 30-day public comment period and a public hearing date has been set for proposed regulations that allow the use of dicamba in Arkansas on soybean and cotton varieties resistant…
by - January 3, 2019 1:56 pm
Consumers are spending less at the gas pump to start 2019, but some of those savings will be spent on food purchases in the coming months. The U.S. Department of…
by - January 2, 2019 3:50 pm
Iowa Food Group (IFG) announced this week plans to reopen a further-processing meat plant acquired from Tyson Foods after it was shuttered by the Springdale-based meat giant in 2014. The…
by - January 2, 2019 2:23 pm
Safe Foods Corp. announced Wednesday (Jan. 2) the promotion of Kelly Conley to chief financial officer, effective immediately. Conley joined the privately held North Little Rock company one year ago…
by - January 2, 2019 12:28 pm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported chicken broiler production began to slow in October with nearly 3.8 billion pounds processed, up fractionally over the same period in 2017. The agency…
by - January 1, 2019 12:52 pm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Research Service estimates retail beef and chicken prices are poised to rise in 2019, while pork prices could continue to decline. Beef production expanded further…
by - December 31, 2018 12:31 pm
The Arkansas Rice Council and Arkansas Rice Farmers will hold their annual meeting and trade show Jan. 8 beginning at 8 a.m. at the Grand Prairie Center in Stuttgart. It…
by - December 28, 2018 2:35 pm
The newly minted Farm Bill contains a provision that will allow U.S. agricultural producers to use federal market promotion dollars for exports to Cuba. This is the first law to…
