by - December 9, 2018 9:59 am
Lonoke County family selected Arkansas Farm Family
Chris and Judy Isbell of Humnoke in Lonoke County are the 2018 Arkansas Farm Family of the Year. As Arkansas Farm Family of the Year, the Isbells will compete with…
Agriculture & Timber
by - December 9, 2018 9:54 am
Arkansas Plant Board tentatively approves restricted use of dicamba for the upcoming growing season
The Arkansas Agriculture Department’s State Plant Board has approved restrictive use of the herbicide dicamba for the upcoming growing season, and now it will be under Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s review….
by - November 30, 2018 6:12 pm
Tyson Foods completes Keystone deal with $1.8 billion in additional funding
Tyson Foods announced late Friday (Nov. 30) the $2.2 billion acquisition of Keystone Foods has closed. This purchase includes eight plants and three innovation centers in China, South Korea, Malaysia,…
by - November 29, 2018 8:18 pm
Dicamba use under consideration for the 2019 growing season
The Pesticide Committee of the Arkansas Agriculture Department’s State Plant Board approved a draft regulation for dicamba applications earlier this week. If approved by the full board, it will allow…
by - November 28, 2018 6:00 am
Abandoned bales reflect failed plans for miscanthus to be part of a biofuels boom
As the new decade dawned in Northeast Arkansas, two new crops emerged as potential income drivers for farmers in the agriculture sector that dominates the region. Peanuts, once a staple…
by - November 27, 2018 6:23 pm
‘Cold Fire’ advanced human agriculture practices 350 years ago
Amateur alchemist Hennig Brand collected about 1,500 gallons of urine from his neighbors in 1669 to conduct an experiment. He wanted to discover the mythical “Philosopher’s Stone” a device that…
by - November 20, 2018 3:54 pm
U.S. beef industry keeps an eye on demand amid slowing production
Derrell Peel, extension livestock marketing specialist at Oklahoma State University, said through 2018 total beef production has increased by 14.2% (3.4 billion pounds) since the 2015 low. But Peel said…
by - November 20, 2018 1:39 pm
Ed Fryar looking for next chapter following sale of Ozark Mountain Poultry
If ever there was a perfectly matched company and chief executive officer, it was Ozark Mountain Poultry (OMP) of Rogers and Ed Fryar. Fryar’s career in the poultry industry, though,…
by - November 19, 2018 5:58 pm
Consumers expected to spend big this Thanksgiving on travel, food, shopping
While consumers partaking of the traditional Thanksgiving Day dinner will spend a little less for the average meal this year, they will reach deeper into their wallets for travel and…
by - November 13, 2018 5:21 pm
Ritter Arnold talks about the region’s rich heritage, is optimistic about its future
To fully appreciate E. Ritter Arnold’s perspective on where northeast Arkansas is heading, you have to understand his connection to its past. This son of the Delta has a DNA…
by - November 13, 2018 4:02 pm
Tyson Foods posts record income, but gives cautious guidance for fiscal 2019
Tyson Foods posted another record year in fiscal 2018 which ended Sept. 30, with revenue of $40.052 billion, up 4.62% from 2017. Net income totaled $3.027 billion, compared to $1.778…
by - November 12, 2018 7:54 pm
Soybean and peanut harvest slow going in Northeast Arkansas
Soybean and peanut farmers still have thousands of acres to harvest in Craighead County, Craighead County extension agent Branon Thiesse told Talk Business & Politics, adding that constant rains in…
by - November 11, 2018 1:11 pm
RiceBran to purchase Golden Ridge milling operation in Wynne
The Woodlands, Texas-based RiceBran Technologies (NASDAQ: RIBT) announced Nov. 6 it plans to purchase Golden Ridge Rice Mills, which includes a principal milling plant in Wynne, Ark. The roughly $8…
by - November 11, 2018 12:19 pm
Beef business expected to boost Tyson Foods’ earnings
Tyson Foods is expected to report fourth quarter earnings gains Tuesday (Nov. 13), lifting the meat giant to another record year. The consensus of analysts pegs fiscal year net income…
by - October 31, 2018 7:28 pm
Nearly 1 million soybean acres remain in the field as harvest lags
Soybean farmers have been inundated with challenges this season and those problems continued through the end of October. As of Monday (Oct. 28) about 63% of Arkansas’ 3.25 million soybean…
by - October 25, 2018 6:33 pm
Jonesboro making push for USDA offices, could total 700 jobs
The United States Department of Agriculture intends to move its Economic Research Service (ERS) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture out of Washington D.C. and Arkansas Agriculture Secretary…
by - October 25, 2018 3:21 pm
Woolsey Incubator Farm in Fayetteville receives $100,000 grant from EPA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded an agriculture project in Fayetteville known as Woolsey Incubator Farm with a $100,000 grant as part of the agency’s 2018 educational funding….
by - October 25, 2018 2:21 pm
Analyst more bullish on Tyson Foods based on stronger beef demand
In late July, Tyson Foods lowered its fiscal year earnings guidance by an average of 65 cents per share. The company cited volatile meat prices relating to excess supplies of…
by - October 23, 2018 7:40 pm
Researchers probe the stress pathways in chickens; could have human impacts at some point
Stress can impact the quality of chicken meat before the animal is processed, and scientists are now studying physiological stressors. Avian neuroscientists at the University of Arkansas System Division of…
by - October 21, 2018 4:45 pm
Gov. Hutchinson tells Trump to end trade war with China
Gov. Asa Hutchinson thinks the trade war with China should end and he sent a message to President Donald Trump through Vice President Mike Pence recently. The tariffs imposed by…