by - February 9, 2021 9:05 am
One of the Natural State’s newest former crops, peanuts, had a banner year in 2020 despite weather problems and a partial re-plant. A couple of new buying points helped streamline…
by - July 16, 2020 3:52 pm
It’s been a decade since peanuts returned to the fertile fields of Northeast Arkansas and the legume, now planted in an estimated 35,000-36,000 acres across the state, continues to look…
by - January 6, 2020 2:49 am
Tommy Jumper believes Delta farmers have been looking for a crop to add to their rotation for both soil improvement and for what he calls “risk mitigation,” but until now,…
by - October 9, 2019 6:30 am
During the last 50 years, the number of farms in the U.S. has dropped from around 7 million, to 2 million in 2017, and only about 2.6 million people –…
by - November 7, 2016 7:31 pm
Arkansas farmers could have their largest peanut harvest in the last five years, and a slight bump in prices may help some row crop farms decimated by heavy rains in…
