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Jeff Roberson/APDrought, high fuel prices and shipping disruptions along the Mississippi River are all leading to economic woes for Arkansas farmers. -
Talk Business and PoliticsDespite rainfall in the Arkansas Delta during the weekend, the Mississippi River is getting close to all-time, historic lows and it is having an impact on farmers in the Natural State. Closures stopped a reported 2,000 barges and about 100 towboats.
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State regulators have voted not to increase restrictions surrounding the use of a controversial herbicide that has been blamed for widespread damage to… -
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is in the process of creating Arkansas’ Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center. Leading…
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This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Agri Business conference at Arkansas State University. It takes place on Wednesday, February 13th with morning…
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Rice and soybean farmers looking ahead to this year’s spring planting season got some tips for success from experts with the University of Arkansas’s…
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The Arkansas Agriculture Department has opened a 30-day public comment period regarding proposed regulations for the use of dicamba. The herbicide has…
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After an impasse that stretched on for months, a final version of the Farm Bill has been agreed to in Congress. The U.S. House and Senate are expected to…
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Agriculture experts say Arkansas soybean farmers have lost at least $77 million this year after heavy rainfall interrupted…
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Soybean and peanut farmers still have thousands of acres to harvest in Craighead County, Craighead County extension agent Branon Thiesse told Talk…
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Repeated rainfall has Arkansas soybean growers behind schedule in harvesting their crop. Farmers are behind the past five year average of having 60…
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A Harrisburg High School senior has won the Arkansas Agriculture Department's art contest for a new design for an Arkansas Grown t-shirt contest. Anna…
