by - January 16, 2018 6:30 pm
Arkansas is one step away from banning the controversial herbicide dicamba for virtually all of the 2018 growing season. Members of the Administrative Rules and Regulations Subcommittee of the Arkansas…
by - January 12, 2018 5:54 pm
Two days after the director of the state Department of Environment Quality (ADEQ) denied C&H Hog Farms a permit to operate in the Buffalo River watershed, attorneys for the Newton…
by - January 9, 2018 5:09 pm
The Arkansas State Plant Board has decided to keep its April 15 deadline for dicamba use in Arkansas, and now it will be up to the Arkansas Legislative Council’s Administrative…
by - January 9, 2018 2:35 pm
Wal-Mart and its major egg supplier Cal-Maine Foods were sued Monday (Jan. 8) in the U.S. District Court of Northern California by a shopper claiming unlawful and fraudulent business practices…
by - January 8, 2018 5:25 pm
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame will have six new members after an induction ceremony March 2 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Little Rock. Once the new class is…
by - January 8, 2018 1:08 pm
In 2017, 1,566 wildfires burned 27,549 acres in Arkansas. It’s the highest number of wildfires and acres burned since 2012 when 2,148 wildfires burned 34,434 acres. Overall, wildfires were larger…
by - January 5, 2018 9:39 am
Monroe County farmer Jim Carroll has been elected secretary of the United Soybean Board (USB). Carroll, a fourth-generation farmer, previously served the board as a director and chair of the…
by - January 4, 2018 4:18 pm
Poultry scientist Walter Bottje wanted to know what impact mitochondrial activity in chicken cells had on a bird’s ability to convert food into muscle. That scientific curiosity led Bottje, professor…
by - January 4, 2018 12:15 pm
The poultry industry enjoyed a profitable 2017, but profits could be harder to come by in 2018 according to Jefferies analyst Akshay Jagdale who said chicken prices could drop 10%…
by - January 2, 2018 7:45 pm
The Arkansas State Plant Board will hold a special meeting Wednesday (Jan. 3) in Little Rock to discuss potential regulation changes for the use of the herbicide dicamba during the…
by - January 2, 2018 2:19 pm
Jean-François Meullenet has been named interim director of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, the research arm of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. His position was effective Dec….
by - December 27, 2017 1:39 pm
A proposed $66 billion merger between German-based pharmaceutical giant Bayer and agricultural company Monsanto has opposition from farmers in Arkansas and other agriculture dependent states. Both companies own patents for…
by - December 18, 2017 5:19 pm
During two aerial surveys, 102 Ips beetle spots were identified in areas of Clark, Pike, Dallas, Hot Spring, and Ouachita counties by the Agriculture Department’s Arkansas Forestry Commission (AFC). The…
by - December 18, 2017 5:14 pm
The next farm bill, agriculture trade, challenges in the cotton industry and other agriculture topics will be discussed at the 24th annual Arkansas State University’s Agribusiness Conference slated for Feb….
by - December 13, 2017 6:21 am
Arkansas may not ban the herbicide dicamba during the 2018 growing season even after the recommendations of the Arkansas State Plant Board (ASPB) and a task force appointed to study…
by - December 12, 2017 5:47 pm
The beef cattle business is logging a decent year as 2017 winds to a close amid herd expansion, solid U.S. demand and expanded exports. But the profits are less than…
by - December 11, 2017 7:00 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has submitted letters to the president encouraging favorable positioning of agriculture during efforts to rewrite trade deals, Arkansas Farm Bureau President Randy Veach said. Trade has been…
by - December 8, 2017 2:29 pm
Little Rock-based agriculture tech startup Grainster on Thursday (Dec. 7) was named the U.S. winner in the Best Idea – One to Watch category of the 2017 Talent Unleashed Awards…
by - December 7, 2017 6:55 pm
Luke and Deedee Alston of Mena are the 2017 Arkansas Farm Family of the Year. The honor was announced Thursday(Dec. 7) at the annual luncheon honoring the county and district…
by - December 7, 2017 4:11 pm
There are food products sold in grocery stores that claim to have rice in them, but don’t, and the Arkansas Rice Federation wants state and federal government officials to address…
