by - February 8, 2019 3:07 pm
In late December 2018, Congress and President Donald Trump completed work on the $867 billion federal Farm Bill, putting in place the five-year framework for the nation’s agricultural policy. The…
by - January 25, 2017 7:52 pm
Rice prices have been low for many years and it has forced many rice farmers to reduce or completely stop growing the crop in Arkansas. One rice economist thinks prices…
by - December 5, 2016 7:41 pm
Editor’s note: Ben Noble is president of Noble Strategies, a consulting firm based in Little Rock that represents Arkansas Rice and Tyson Foods. ––––––––––––––– While we’ve made progress in expanding…
by - August 2, 2016 5:59 pm
Farmers throughout Arkansas and especially in the Mississippi Delta Region are keeping close tabs on soybean and rice prices as the calendar inches toward the harvest. Soybean prices have fluctuated…
by - October 29, 2015 5:02 pm
The international market for Arkansas rice producers is teeming with possibilities, an industry official told the Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board Thursday. Chuck Wilson, director of Arkansas Field Services…
by - April 3, 2014 6:29 pm
Corn is a hot commodity in the Natural State given the year-round needs of the poultry industry, but this year Arkansas farmers plan to plant 280,000 less acres of corn,…
by - March 5, 2012 12:16 pm
History will be made with the next election for Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives as Republican Terry Rice and Democrat Darrin Williams seek support from their colleagues. Rice…
