by - August 13, 2019 4:33 pm
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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…
