Agriculture & Poultry

Mervin Jebaraj Shares Optimistic Job Growth Projections for Arkansas in 2025
Mervin Jebaraj, blending humor with insight, forecasts continued strong job growth for Arkansas in 2025, drawing optimism from both his economic research and his Razorbacks fandom.
Lonoke County Farm Files for Bankruptcy Protection Amid $1.46M Debt
A Lonoke County farm faces financial turmoil, seeking bankruptcy relief amidst millions in debts, including a significant trade debt to a Stuttgart seed company. read more >
Tyson Foods Reports Soaring Q1 Profit on Strong Beef, Chicken Demand
It was the company's third consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth in sales, operating income and earnings per share. read more >
Cargill to Close Springdale Facility, Affecting About 1,100 Workers
The closure comes after privately held Cargill announced in December that it planned to cut 5% of its global workforce. read more >
Solar Farms are Booming In the US and Putting Thousands of Hungry Sheep to Work
Putting the animals to work on solar fields also provides some help to the sheep and wool market, which has struggled in recent years. read more >
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Conway Company Sells 400,000 Forest Carbon Credits
The credits, also known as carbon offsets, attract buyers among companies and entities with emission reduction goals. read more >
What This Week’s Winter Wallop Means for Farmers Across the US
The risk is real: Calves, especially, can die when temperatures slip below zero. And so much snow in rural areas can keep farmers from reaching herds with food and water. read more >
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Farmers are Still Reeling Months After Hurricane Helene Ravaged Crops Across the South
Experts estimate the cost to farmers, timber growers and other agribusinesses from Florida to Virginia will reach more than $10 billion. read more >
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Tyson Foods Execs See Huge Pay Jumps in 2024
CEO Donnie King received total compensation of nearly $22.8 million, an increase from $13.2 million a year ago. read more >
Bentonville Farmers Market Reports Record Sales for Third Straight Season
Sales over the 29-week season reached $2.9 million. read more >
Cabot and Lyon College Announce Lease Agreement for New Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine
Lyon College and the City of Cabot have finalized a lease agreement for the Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine, expected to be the first graduate program for veterinary science in the state. read more >
Tyson Foods Swings to Profitability in Q4 as Chicken and Beef Sales Rise
The results beat Wall Street expectations. Shares of the company jumped 9% Tuesday morning. read more >
Mitchell Dowden Joins Rose Law Firm
Dowden will work in the firm’s business division in the Little Rock office. He focuses his practice on environmental and agricultural law. read more >
El Dorado Fertilizer Plant Gets $77M Grant to Expand Production
The grant is a portion of $120 million awarded to six projects to help strengthen American fertilizer production. read more >
Cushman & Wakefield Sage Partners Announces New Hires (Movers & Shakers)
Brad Freeman has been hired as managing director of property management and Sara Whitlock has been hired as director of lease administration. read more >
USDA Awards $2.1M to Arkansas Farmers and Small Businesses for Energy Upgrades
The grants aim to expand access to clean energy and improve energy efficiency in rural communities. read more >
Short Corn Could Replace the Towering Cornfields Steamrolled by a Changing Climate
Towering corn might become a miniature of its former self, replaced by stalks only half as tall as the green giants that have dominated fields for so long. read more >
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Tyson Foods Heir Won’t Resume Role as CFO; Curt Calaway Named Permanent Replacement
John R. Tyson was suspended from the role in June after his second alcohol-related arrest in under two years. read more >
Mike Myers Named Interim CFO at Southern Bancorp (Movers & Shakers)
Myers is the former Winrock chief financial officer and longtime Southern Bancorp board director. read more >
2024 Farm Real Estate Value in Arkansas Up 4.8%
The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that the value of Arkansas’ farm real estate in 2024 is an average $4,110 per acre, a 4.8% increase over its value in 2023. […] read more >
Farm Bureau’s Jarrod Yates on Arkansas Agriculture: Challenges, AI & the Future of Farming
Before becoming executive vice president in June 2023, Jarrod Yates was the Farm Bureau’s director of public affairs and government relations for two years. read more >