by - September 11, 2017 4:27 pm
Arkansas has 19 million forested acres about 56% of the state’s total land area, according to the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program. The state has 11.9 billion trees, and…
by - September 6, 2017 11:32 am
A small business in Northwest Arkansas has received a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture with assistance from the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center based at…
by - September 5, 2017 2:57 pm
Tyson Foods said Tuesday (Sept. 5) it will spend $320 million to construct a new poultry processing plant and supporting complex in eastern Kansas near the city of Tonganoxie, which…
by - August 31, 2017 1:24 pm
The remnants of Hurricane Harvey shifted north and east Thursday and Arkansas farmers readied themselves for potential impacts. The National Weather Service predicted up to 10 inches of rain could…
by - August 30, 2017 5:33 pm
The United States has more than 2 million farmers and the median household incomes are projected to increase by less than 1% this year to $76,831 as compared to 2016….
by - August 25, 2017 3:40 pm
Tyson Foods said Friday the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is no longer investigating the company on the anti-trust issues relating to alleged price-fixing of chicken. The meat giant said it was…
by - August 23, 2017 3:52 pm
Tyson Foods said it has opened its new $31 million incubation technology center, located at the corner of East Huntsville Avenue and North Monitor Road in east Springdale. The 75,000…
by - August 23, 2017 11:55 am
Becky Barnes Campbell and Lauren Waldrip Ward announced Wednesday (Aug. 23) the opening of Campbell Ward LLC in Little Rock. The firm, according to a news release, will provide services in…
by - August 23, 2017 9:10 am
George’s Inc. is conducting a search to replace a departing member of its executive team. Glen Balch, vice president of human resources for the Springdale poultry company, has announced his…
by - August 22, 2017 1:33 pm
Arkansas cattle farmers are hoping a slight rebound in beef prices becomes a trend. All fresh beef prices at retail rose to $5.83 per pound last month, up 1% from…
by - August 21, 2017 8:32 am
George’s Inc. has promoted Robert Garlington to senior vice president of operations with expanded responsibilities. A 30-year veteran of the food industry, Garlington joined the Springdale-based poultry company in 2014…
by - August 16, 2017 7:13 pm
New dicamba formulations are not as volatile as old formulations, but still can cause damage, and the herbicide can move from its target sites, affecting other crops, gardens, and other…
by - August 16, 2017 1:59 pm
Tyson Foods announced plans Wednesday (Aug. 16) to invest $84 million into its Union City, Tenn., poultry complex to boost chicken supply that’s sold into food service. The expansion will…
by - August 15, 2017 7:31 pm
Farmer Dwain Morris of Pocahontas has been appointed chairman of AgHeritage Farm Credit Services by its board of directors. Morris has been a board member since 1991. He farms corn,…
by - August 15, 2017 6:43 am
Riceland Foods and Riviana Foods Inc. will spend millions of dollars to expand into the rice/flour extrusion process market, Riceland Foods Inc. Vice President for Governmental Affairs Kevin McGilton told…
by - August 14, 2017 3:54 pm
President Donald Trump appointed former Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Dickson Kinder as the alternate federal co-chairman of the Delta Regional Authority. DRA had two open chairmen spots after former Co-Chairman…
by - August 14, 2017 10:47 am
George’s Inc. announced Monday (Aug. 14) the hiring of Bryan McDuffie as vice president of transportation. McDuffie spent the past 24 years at Tyson Foods, where he served as vice…
by - August 10, 2017 10:15 pm
Although no one has yet to file an application to operate a pot-growing greenhouse or dispensaries when medical marijuana sales are expected to kick-off in early 2018, Rep. Doug House,…
by - August 10, 2017 4:26 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods said it will pay its shareholders of Class A stock a cash dividend $0.225 per share. Class B shareholders, which is limited to the Tyson Family holdings…
by - August 9, 2017 4:02 pm
Lauren Waldrip Ward didn’t have a swimming pool in her backyard when she was growing up in Moro, a town in Lee County. Her father Mark Waldrip farmed rice and…
