Agricultural Council of Arkansas

Promotions and leadership changes span industries in Arkansas, from accounting and banking to healthcare and utilities. read more >

Trade war repercussions with China and Trump administration spending to keep farmers solvent in a commodities price crash propelled federal farm subsidy payments in Arkansas to a record $828 million in 2019. read more >

With the collapse of a $16.5 million land sale that drew opposition from Arkansas legislators, the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is searching for ways to replace the lost revenue. read more >

Cautious optimism comes after moves made to normalize trade relations with China. read more >

A pair of Circle K projects in west Little Rock and North Little Rock changed hands in tandem deals totaling more than $6.8 million. read more >

The $905,000 sale of a Sherwin-Williams Paints store in North Little Rock led the most recent round of real estate transactions. read more >

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. read more >

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. read more >

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. read more >

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. read more >

State and federal legislators, regulators and policymakers need not wonder where the Agricultural Council of Arkansas stands on most any issue. read more >

In the ongoing conflict between conventional agriculture and emerging technologies, some innovations are finding favor while others confront hurdles. read more >

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. read more >

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. read more >