by - August 1, 2024 5:38 pm
Arkansas has lost another cotton gin and it follows a pattern that has been playing out for decades, said Scott Stiles, extension economics program associate for the University of Arkansas…
by - June 13, 2022 3:07 pm
Cotton acreage in Arkansas is on the rise in 2022 due to several factors. Input costs for cotton are slightly lower than for some other row crops grown in the…
by - June 8, 2020 4:58 pm
Cotton growers who have been financially hurt by a global drop in demand and market prices are now eligible for relief funding through the federal Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. The…
by - February 26, 2020 7:30 pm
It has been 60 years since cotton was ginned in White County. That will change this fall. A new cotton gin has broken ground outside of Griffithville. The gin will…
by - March 13, 2019 3:11 pm
The Arkansas Agriculture Department’s Plant Board on Wednesday (March 13) approved a proposal from the Boll Weevil Committee for a $1 per acre refund to all Arkansas cotton farmers from…
by - June 25, 2018 7:41 pm
Cotton prices are on the rebound and more cotton acres will be planted in Arkansas in 2018. The agriculture commodity was selling for 86 cents per pound on Monday (June…
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 - July 28, 2016 12:41 pm
Cotton prices have been in the doldrums for the last several years, and there was no reason to think they would rise this year. But they did. The biggest price…
