by - February 27, 2024 3:24 pm
Oakwood, Ga.-based Wayne Sanderson Farms announced Tuesday (Feb. 27) it is building a $43 million feed mill at the company’s processing plant in Danville, Ark., with completion expected in April…
by - February 22, 2024 10:41 pm
The Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board and the Arkansas Soybean Association has announced the winners of the 2023 Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Contest. The contest divides state soybean producers…
by - February 20, 2024 11:10 am
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2024 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. These grants are funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enhance…
by - February 19, 2024 1:31 pm
In 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it was adopting what was then a new policy for how it would meet its Endangered Species Act obligations when carrying out…
by - February 16, 2024 11:27 pm
Financing major lithium projects in south Arkansas will be a challenge because of the uncertainties surrounding the ventures, but Arkansas has a history in the extraction industry and a supportive…
by - February 15, 2024 8:00 pm
Arkansas can become the center of the lithium industry in North America, but success will require predictable and efficient regulations, fiscal competitiveness and certainty, and infrastructure, said Patrick Howarth, lithium…
by - February 15, 2024 10:51 am
A U.S. District Court put a stop to farmers buying the herbicide dicamba earlier this month, but if they already have the products on the farm or if they are…
by - February 13, 2024 1:09 pm
Tyson Foods is brandishing a new corporate logo that is consistent with the Tyson Foods chicken brand and is a return to the red and yellow scalloped oval with the…
by - February 12, 2024 10:18 am
The European Union has expanded its crop sustainability reporting requirements, and agriculture stakeholders in Arkansas intend to be proactive in meeting those requirements. Some of those requirements include environmentally-friendly growing…
by - February 12, 2024 10:12 am
A team of researchers and regional industry partners will receive up to $5 million in additional funding for a Phase 2 investment from the NSF Convergence Accelerator to continue development…
by - February 8, 2024 3:42 pm
No frills, no pomp and circumstance and no protestors at the 61st annual Tyson Foods shareholder meeting held Thursday (Feb. 8) morning in Springdale. Board Chair John H. Tyson spoke…
by - February 8, 2024 2:13 pm
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is asking for public input as it develops a new strategic plan for its extension and research activities. The Division of Agriculture…
by - February 8, 2024 8:39 am
Dr. Bert Greenwalt, a professor of agriculture economics at Arkansas State University, and a group of professionals were attending a business conference in the early 1990’s when they had an…
by - February 7, 2024 3:35 pm
Farmers may not be able to use the dicamba herbicide during the 2024 growing season. A federal court in Arizona on Tuesday (Feb. 6) blocked the use of three dicamba…
by - February 5, 2024 2:33 pm
Many variables have to be accounted for when farmers plant their crops each year. Commodity prices, input costs, weather, global events, inflation, drought, disease, and others all have impacts on…
by - February 5, 2024 1:33 pm
Dr. Ashley Mounts of Sherwood has been named associate dean for clinical programs and outreach for the Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine. The Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine…
by - February 5, 2024 12:15 pm
Tyson Foods outperformed expectations during the fiscal first quarter that ended Dec. 31. According to Monday’s (Feb. 5) earnings report, net income was $107 million, well below the $320 million…
by - February 2, 2024 11:08 am
Tyson Foods may post lower profits when it reports first-quarter earnings on Monday (Feb. 5.) Net income is forecast at $142.094 million, or 40 cents per share, down 55% from…
by - January 31, 2024 10:38 am
Arkansas State University is taking applicants and nominees for the next dean of its proposed College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). The dean will be chief administrative officer for the CVM,…
by - January 30, 2024 11:50 am
SolaRid, an artificial intelligence-based company that tracks insects in agriculture fields, has received a Phase II grant through the National Science Foundation’s Small Business Innovation Research program. The Clinton-based agtech…
