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Winter wheat acres up in Arkansas
Arkansas farmers planted about 180,000 acres of winter wheat in the fall of 2020, according to a report released Tuesday (Jan. 19) by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The acreage…
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Folsom Prison photography exhibition to open at Johnny Cash boyhood home
A personal photography exhibition, “1968: A Folsom Redemption” will open Jan. 28, at the Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home. The exhibit is a collection of photographs and memories of…
by - January 19, 2021 2:04 pm
UA, ASU to square off in baseball in 2021
The University of Arkansas and Arkansas State University will compete on a collegiate field, but it won’t be in football. Both schools’ baseball teams are slated to play each other…
by - January 18, 2021 3:23 pm
ASU College of Agriculture receives $500,000 grant for meat processing safety
The College of Agriculture at Arkansas State University has received a $500,000 grant to expand and improve the laboratory space devoted to livestock research. The project will improve the current…
by - January 14, 2021 1:40 pm
Arkansas grain farmers have a dismal 2020; higher prices in 2021 could portend crop growth
Arkansas corn farmers planted nearly 20% less corn than was projected at the start of the 2020 planting season, according to figures released by the United States Department of Agriculture….
by - January 14, 2021 1:07 pm
Jonesboro Veterans Village receives $250,000 from AG’s office
A one-of-a-kind project in Jonesboro has received the last piece of funding to complete the project later this spring. Mayor Harold Copenhaver told Talk Business & Politics the city has…
by - January 14, 2021 1:03 pm
BRTC receives $1.2 million grant for flood mitigation efforts
Major flooding along the Black River has been a significant problem in Lawrence and Randolph counties in recent years. The eastern half of Pocahontas, where the Ozark Mountains transform into…
by - January 12, 2021 5:01 pm
Soybean researchers exploring multiple disease defenses
The number of acres dedicated to soybeans — Arkansas’ top row crop — grew in 2020, and that number will probably remain the same or grow slightly, Arkansas Secretary of…
by - January 11, 2021 6:28 pm
Three multimillion-dollar deals top property sales
G & S Company LLC. made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County, from Nov. 15 through Dec. 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s office….
by - January 11, 2021 4:16 pm
St. Bernards program to provide hospital-level care in home
St. Bernards Medical Center has received approval from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to begin providing hospital-level care within…
by - January 10, 2021 5:00 am
All Arkansas ag sectors hurt by COVID-19 pandemic; impacts may continue into 2021
The agriculture sector in Arkansas has faced many brutal challenges in recent years before the COVID-19 pandemic enveloped the world. Relatively low commodity prices fueled by a more than two-year…
by - January 7, 2021 2:21 pm
Jonesboro will continue city function COVID-19 protocols
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage across the state of Arkansas and Northeast Arkansas has not been spared. In an attempt to stymie the spread, new Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver…
by - January 7, 2021 12:12 pm
Peco Foods to shutter some facilities, expand Pocahontas operations
Poultry processor Peco Foods will close processing and live operations in three Mississippi locations, the company announced Thursday (Jan. 7). Brooksville, Canton (Fulton Street) and Philadelphia (hatchery) will be shut…
by - January 6, 2021 10:19 am
Reflections on the Harold Perrin era
As an adolescent, Harold Perrin decided he wanted to enter the medical field. Radiology fascinated him, but when he entered high school, he soon learned how rigorous the course work…
by - January 5, 2021 11:26 am
Carvana opens $40 million facility in West Memphis
Carvana on Tuesday (Jan. 5) opened its $40 million vehicle inspection and distribution center in West Memphis. Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Commerce Secretary Mike Preston, Senator Keith Ingram, West Memphis Mayor…
by - January 5, 2021 11:22 am
Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame to add six members
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame will induct six new members during 2021 due to their leadership and service to the state’s largest business sector. The newest class represents agriculture…
by - January 4, 2021 10:33 am
Jonesboro, Craighead County end 2020 with record-breaking sales tax collections
The country has been dealing with the worst public health crisis in more than a century and the deep economic recession it triggered at the same time. The city of…
by - January 4, 2021 10:19 am
Hytrol to expand operations, add up to 250 manufacturing jobs in Fort Smith (Updated)
Editor’s note: See additional info in the noted section. Jonesboro-based Hytrol plans to invest more than $20 million to open a manufacturing operation in Fort Smith that will employ up…
by - December 29, 2020 4:17 pm
Cotton crop yields up, acres down in 2020
Cotton, along with other Arkansas row crops, got off to a slow start when the planting season began in 2020. Torrential rains stymied farmers’ efforts along with the impacts from…
by - December 28, 2020 3:25 pm
Rice rebounds in 2020 despite weather and pandemic problems
Volatile weather, not just the COVID-19 pandemic, severely impacted the start of rice planting in Arkansas during the spring of 2020. Wet weather across much of the Southern Plains prevented…