by - March 5, 2018 6:57 pm
President Donald Trump’s plan to enact a 25% tariff on steel imports and a 10% tariff on aluminum has some concerned about global trade wars that could hurt Arkansas agriculture…
by - February 28, 2018 7:19 pm
As the smoke clears from the state medical marijuana board’s long-awaited decision on Tuesday (Feb. 27) to award licenses for the state’s first medical pot greenhouses, the clear winners for…
by - February 28, 2018 6:37 pm
Farmers preparing for the 2018 row crop growing season can acquire management skills through classes offered by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture during the month of March….
by - February 27, 2018 4:44 pm
As a nervous, standing-room only crowd looked on, the state Medical Marijuana Commission (AMMC) on Tuesday (Feb. 26) selected a handful of Arkansas companies to grow and supply the state’s…
by - February 26, 2018 6:04 pm
An EF-1 tornado ransacked parts of rural Mississippi County near the town of Keiser on Saturday night and the entire region was deluged with heavy rains. One person in the…
by - February 20, 2018 7:09 pm
Chickens, cows and pigs don’t take themselves to market. And with fewer trucks, trailers and drivers, the trip to market for the aforementioned agri products has resulted in rising costs…
by - February 20, 2018 4:15 pm
The FBI has recognized the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture for its help in the agency’s efforts to fight agroterrorism over the last nine years. Special Agent C….
by - February 19, 2018 4:18 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson met with Vice President Mike Pence, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and other lawmakers about a month ago to ensure the U.S. will remain in the North…
by - February 14, 2018 6:53 pm
Deltic Timber eked out a small fourth quarter profit as the El Dorado timber manufacturer with Murphy Oil ties closed out its final chapter as a publicly held company ahead…
by - February 14, 2018 6:14 pm
Smoke generated from farmers burning fields after a harvest has been a controversial topic the last several years in Northeast Arkansas. Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward is hopeful the problem…
by - February 14, 2018 3:56 pm
Tyson Foods announced Wednesday (Feb. 14) plans to acquire a grain elevator operations located in western Tennessee to support its poultry business expansion underway in that region. Tyson Foods is…
by - February 13, 2018 11:44 am
A second Veterans 4 Ag Summit will focus on forestry, along with row crop and livestock agriculture, according to the event’s organizers. It will be held Feb. 22 at the…
by - February 12, 2018 4:55 pm
A provision in the new budget deal reached by the U.S. Senate and House could benefit Arkansas cotton farmers by making them eligible for Price Loss Coverage (PLC), a United…
by - February 8, 2018 5:11 pm
Tyson Foods Chairman John Tyson, grandson of the company founder, told shareholders Thursday (Feb. 8) the family venture has come a long way since its beginnings on Emma Avenue. The…
by - February 8, 2018 7:25 am
Selling chicken, beef, pork and prepared foods has been good business for Tyson Foods. So is the new federal tax law. Officials with the Springdale-based meat giant estimate a more…
by - February 6, 2018 5:56 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods will hold its annual shareholder meeting Thursday (Feb. 8) morning at its new offices on Emma Avenue in downtown Springdale – near the spot where the company…
by - February 5, 2018 4:13 pm
Equity analysts estimate Tyson Foods will on Feb. 8 report first-quarter profits of $562.5 million, down 5.3% from the $594 million earned a year ago. Analysts have an earnings consensus…
by - February 1, 2018 5:05 pm
An Arkansas farming consultant said Thursday (Feb. 1) he expects efforts to pass a comprehensive Farm Bill in Congress will be difficult in 2018 as rising deficits and other national…
by - January 31, 2018 9:30 pm
U.S. trade officials began renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) soon after President Donald Trump took office. The agreement, signed in 1994, has been a boon to the…
by - January 31, 2018 8:12 pm
Allegations against the U.S. broiler industry of price collusion continue to brew with two new lawsuits filed against Tyson Foods and 16 of chicken competitors along with Agri Stats, an…
