by - September 30, 2019 6:04 pm
Storms impact rice and cotton harvests
Heavy winds and rains blew across much of northeastern Arkansas and surrounding areas last week and it will likely impact both rice and cotton harvests, as growers try to make…
Tag: Cotton
by - August 13, 2019 4:33 pm
Soybean acres experience catastrophic drop, lowest level in six decades
Dwight Eisenhower was president of the United States the last time so few farm acres were dedicated to soybeans in Arkansas. Fueled by an ongoing trade war with China and…
by - July 16, 2019 6:10 pm
Cotton planting expected to hit estimates despite weather, bollworm concerns
Bad weather has hampered cotton growers in 2019, the growing stages vary greatly from field to field, and bollworm problems loom. But, the state is on pace to hit its…
by - October 18, 2018 5:51 pm
Cotton crop has done well but dangers loom
At least 67% of the state’s cotton crop has been harvested, well above the 42% average during the last five years through mid-October. But, a significant problem is looming. Perpetual…
by - December 27, 2017 1:39 pm
Arkansas farmers oppose mega merger between Bayer and Monsanto
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 - July 24, 2017 4:51 pm
Arkansas cotton farmers face perilous conditions
Arkansas farmers planted 425,000 cotton acres this year, nearly double the number planted in 2015. Low prices, Chinese cotton surpluses, and surging input costs could cause the number of acres…
by - December 2, 2015 6:55 pm
FreedomWorks says Sen. Cotton bill about data collection is ‘Big Brother on steroids’
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., on Wednesday introduced the Liberty Through Strength Act II, a bill he says will strengthen United States intelligence efforts, but which a prominent conservative group…
by - November 7, 2012 4:04 am
Republicans win all Arkansas Congressional seats
Republican candidates captured all four Arkansas Congressional races, the first time in modern Arkansas history that members of all Congressional districts in the state are Republicans. U.S. Rep. Steve Womack,…
by - April 18, 2012 10:20 am
4th District GOP primary a dead heat
With a little more than a month until Election Day, the Republican primary in the Fourth Congressional District is a two-way horse race between the 2010 GOP nominee and her…
by - March 27, 2012 11:28 am
New lines shape Arkansas’ 4th District race
Arkansas' 4th Congressional District picked up all or part of 8 counties in the western part of the state under new redistricting boundaries and the analogy of frontier territory couldn't…