A $70 million investment in the peanut industry in Arkansas is expected to usher in a new era for farmers. The operation will feature the first peanut-shelling plant in Arkansas and create between 125 and 130 jobs. read more >
In his new position as director of the Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center in Poinsett County, Tim Burcham wants to help improve production of Arkansas' top crop. He also gets to play in the dirt. read more >
Deltic Timber Corp. of El Dorado found its match when Potlatch came courting with an all-stock deal. read more >
Mitchell Yancey, a contract egg farmer in Oklahoma, had his birds destroyed last week by contractors hired by the owner, Vital Farms of Austin, Texas. read more >
Arkansas growers report having nearly 100 percent of planned rice planting complete. The state could potentially exceed 2010 record of more than 1.7 million acres of rice. read more >
The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday that it was seeking to cancel registration for a key insecticide used to combat crop-hungry pests such as fall armyworm and corn earworm. read more >
Fred Bourland, a cotton breeder for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, will be inducted by Cotton Inc. into the 2015 class of the Cotton Research & Promotion Hall of Fame. read more >
Two recent webinars hosted by a senior staff attorney at the National Agricultural Law Center at the University of Arkansas System’s Division of Agriculture focused on the legal framework behind deploying drones for agricultural use. read more >
Arkansas' cotton acres are expected to sink to below 200,000 acres due to weather delays and depressed prices. The previous record low is 310,000 acres, set in 2013. read more >
Flooding in east Arkansas has resulted in $35.6 million in lost crop value and more than 210,000 acres of affected farm land in 10 counties, according to a report released last week by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. read more >
