by Kyle Massey 11/27/2017 12:00 am
Forrest City was seeking a suitor for a massive shuttered factory. Shandong Ruyi Technology Group of China was looking for the right spot for its first U.S. facility, a vast yarn factory capable of consuming Arkansas’ entire annual cotton crop.
by Arkansas Business Editors 1/30/2017 12:00 am
Radical ideology rarely has anything of value to offer businesspeople. So the first few days of President Donald Trump’s administration have rattled the agriculture industry in Arkansas.
by Rick Fahr 3/9/2015 12:00 am
State and federal legislators, regulators and policymakers need not wonder where the Agricultural Council of Arkansas stands on most any issue.
by Rick Fahr 3/9/2015 12:00 am
When those in the agriculture industry speak of “marketing”, they aren’t referring to computer-generated geckos hawking insurance or bikini-clad models posing with a low-calorie beer. They mean using information, technology and infrastructure to ultimately make their operation as profitable as possible.
by Rick Fahr 3/9/2015 12:00 am
Starting in July, soybean contracts started downward, hovering between $9.60 and $10 per bushel for the rest of the year. Bumper crops certainly depressed prices and uncertainties tied to federal farm bill legislation didn’t help either.
by Rick Fahr 3/9/2015 12:00 am
The 2014 Arkansas row-crop harvest was a historic one in more ways than one. The state’s farmers planted more rice acres than ever, and the rice, corn, cotton and soybean yields were the highest on record.
by Rick Fahr 3/9/2015 12:00 am
In the ongoing conflict between conventional agriculture and emerging technologies, some innovations are finding favor while others confront hurdles.
by Arkansas Business Staff 7/12/2013 7:35 am
Complete statements from the Arkansas Farm Bureau and the Agricultural Council of Arkansas on the U.S. House of Representatives' approval of a farm bill.