by - July 16, 2025 9:55 pm
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission on Wednesday (July 16) dedicated its $16 million renovation of the nearly 100-year old Joe Hogan State Fish Hatchery in Lonoke. It is the…
by - July 16, 2025 9:12 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders and the Arkansas Department of Agriculture have announced more than $1.4 million in funding to support Arkansas’ local fairs and livestock shows. The funding, awarded through the…
by - July 15, 2025 4:13 pm
Four researchers with the University of Arkansas System were awarded bonus grants by the Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) for projects to develop innovative applications of rice, soybeans and lithium-ion batteries….
by - July 10, 2025 3:33 pm
High water levels and Trump’s tariffs are key factors in the almost 20% decline in Arkansas River tonnage in the first half of 2025. Commercial river tonnage in June was…
by - July 10, 2025 8:00 am
Wayne-Sanderson Farms announced Thursday (July 10) the grand opening of its new mill at the company’s Danville complex in Arkansas. The $43 million facility is designed to produce more than…
by - July 9, 2025 5:02 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced Wednesday (July 9) that she has appointed Jamie Anderson as the newest member of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Anderson’s seven-year term will last until…
by - July 9, 2025 4:49 pm
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced Wednesday (July 9) that agricultural producers who suffered eligible crop losses due to natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 can now apply for…
by - July 8, 2025 5:46 pm
During the past several years, drought conditions have plagued the lower Mississippi Delta region and have had a dramatic impact on row crop farmers. The lack of rain caused river…
by - July 7, 2025 11:22 am
Arkansas’ 37 licensed medical marijuana dispensaries sold $144.217 million in the first six months of 2025, up 6.4% compared with sales with the same period of 2024, according to the…
by - July 2, 2025 8:59 pm
There will be no strike at the large Tyson Foods’ beef processing plant in Amarillo, Texas, with 93% of union members there voting Wednesday (July 2) to approve a new…
by - July 1, 2025 2:26 pm
Riceland Foods distributed more than $4 million to its farmers enrolled in the 2024 Riceland Carbon Ready Program. Since it launched in 2022, the program has paid out close to…
by - July 1, 2025 12:30 pm
Destiney Cameron, a co-owner and manager of AJ’s Oyster House in downtown Fort Smith, plans to soon open Digs, a new restaurant just a few blocks away in the Bakery…
by - July 1, 2025 9:47 am
Farmers in Arkansas have faced a daunting gauntlet of low commodity prices, higher input costs, wild weather patterns and tariffs. It’s led to a record number of farm bankruptcies in…
by - June 30, 2025 7:25 pm
More than 3,000 workers at Tyson Foods’ large beef processing plant in Amarillo, Texas, are on strike in a push for more pay and to force the Springdale-based company to…
by - June 30, 2025 11:00 am
Goldman Sachs economist Jim O’Neill in 2001 wrote a research paper on the economies of four large countries — Brazil, Russia, India and China — that were not a part…
by - June 27, 2025 10:59 am
Arkansas’ real gross domestic product (GDP) was 0.8% in the first quarter, ranking the state fifth for growth among the 50 states. Personal income grew at an annual rate of…
by - June 24, 2025 3:24 pm
Virtually all of the state’s cotton crop has been planted and now producers are in a waiting game to see if weather conditions will dry out. Since the beginning of…
by - June 24, 2025 3:22 pm
Arkansas soybean producers are invited to apply for the 15th annual Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Challenge (GFTG), a competition that rewards high yields, spotlights innovation and promotes best…
by - June 22, 2025 12:29 pm
The Fort Smith Farmers Market on Garrison Avenue began with one man’s vision, a yellow tent, and an “open” sign around 23 years ago. Now, the market has 72 vendors…
by - June 19, 2025 11:26 am
The Southern U.S. Trade Association (SUSTA) Board of Directors has elected Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward as vice president. Ward will serve a two-year term. As vice president, Ward…
