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Beginning Farmer News Items
Are You Truly Ready to Buy a Farm? - Agriculture.com1/16/2019 3:00:00 AM
Are You Truly Ready to Buy a Farm? Agriculture.com In 2015, I left my job in private practice as an attorney to get a masters of law in food and agriculture law and policy from the University of Arkansas, School of ...
Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative Draws Native American Youth - University of Arkansas Newswire7/9/2018 3:00:00 AM
Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative Draws Native American Youth University of Arkansas Newswire FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The 2018 Native Youth in Food and Agriculture Leadership Summit recently hosted Native American and Native Hawaiian youth at the ...
Urban Farming 101: How To Start An Urban Farm - Earth911.com5/2/2016 3:00:00 AM
Urban Farming 101: How To Start An Urban Farm Earth911.com The speaker was Chris Hiryak from Little Rock Urban Farming (LRUF) of Little Rock, Arkansas. LRUF calls itself a community based food enterprise that ...
Farm Income Opportunities News Items
Tractor sales off, Deere strategizes to be 'nimble' - Arkansas Online8/17/2019 2:54:13 AM
Tractor sales off, Deere strategizes to be 'nimble' Arkansas Online Deere & Co. isn't selling as many tractors these days, with trade wars raging and crop prices near multiyear lows. Because many of its farmer customers aren't ...
Mayor announces Opportunity Zone Task Force members - Arkansas Times8/9/2019 8:11:00 AM
Mayor announces Opportunity Zone Task Force members Arkansas Times Mayor Frank Scott Jr. announced the 20 members of his Opportunity Zone Task Force on Friday. The volunteer members will identify potential projects for Little ...
More than memorials in Elaine - Arkansas Times8/4/2019 3:00:00 AM
More than memorials in Elaine Arkansas Times An architect had come over from Little Rock, the Rev. Mary Olson said, to assess what it would take to turn a busted-up building into a museum about the ...
Survey Suggests Slower Economic Growth in Midwest, Plains - Arkansas Business Online8/1/2019 7:50:00 AM
Survey Suggests Slower Economic Growth in Midwest, Plains Arkansas Business Online OMAHA, Neb. — Economic growth is expected to slow over the next three to six months in nine Midwestern and Plains states, according to a report released ...
Preserving Food, Practicing Politics: The Undercover Activism of Black Women in Rural Arkansas - Civil Eats8/1/2019 3:00:00 AM
Preserving Food, Practicing Politics: The Undercover Activism of Black Women in Rural Arkansas Civil Eats Dr. Cherisse Jones-Branch's forthcoming book explores the political impact of Black women in the USDA's home demonstration program.
A CLOSER LOOK: NWA farmers markets build communities - KNWA7/29/2019 3:00:00 AM
A CLOSER LOOK: NWA farmers markets build communities KNWA Farmers markets across Northwest Arkansas have a common trait beyond fruits, vegetables and handmaid crafts, and that trait is community.
A CLOSER LOOK: Arkansas’ battle against obesity will be long, but can be won, state doctor says - KNWA7/29/2019 3:00:00 AM
A CLOSER LOOK: Arkansas’ battle against obesity will be long, but can be won, state doctor says KNWA The fight to reduce obesity in Arkansas will not be won soon, but it can be won, according to a leading state health official.
2nd farm-aid round starts in August - Arkansas Online7/26/2019 2:45:00 AM
2nd farm-aid round starts in August Arkansas Online U.S. agriculture officials are preparing to roll out another $16 billion in aid to farmers hurt by the United States' trade war with China, with payments to begin next ...
Arkansas Law Bans Meat Words on Vegan and Vegetarian Product Labels - Eater7/24/2019 3:00:00 AM
Arkansas Law Bans Meat Words on Vegan and Vegetarian Product Labels Eater Today, an Arkansas law goes into effect that bans meatless products — like vegan hot dogs, and Impossible burgers — from describing themselves with typically ...
US plan would cut food help to millions - Arkansas Online7/24/2019 3:00:00 AM
US plan would cut food help to millions Arkansas Online About 3.1 million people would lose food-stamp benefits under the White House's proposal to tighten automatic eligibility requirements for the program.
Popeye and his Pompeiian lover remembered in Springdale - Arkansas Online7/22/2019 3:00:00 AM
Popeye and his Pompeiian lover remembered in Springdale Arkansas Online A photograph in a museum archive revived the story of two Springdale legendary street-crossed lovers.
Jeremy and Tracie Kitchens nominees for Farm Bureau award - Magnoliareporter7/18/2019 3:00:00 AM
Jeremy and Tracie Kitchens nominees for Farm Bureau award Magnoliareporter Jeremy and Tracie Kitchens of Lewisville are among the three couples who have been named as finalists in Arkansas Farm Bureau's annual Young Farmer and ...
US pays Arkansas farms $281M on tariff losses; 12 got $500000 or more - Arkansas Online7/3/2019 3:00:00 AM
US pays Arkansas farms $281M on tariff losses; 12 got $500000 or more Arkansas Online Arkansas farmers have received nearly $281 million in government payments to make up for losses suffered during the ongoing trade war with China, according ...
2019 Best of Arkansas editors' picks - Arkansas Times7/2/2019 3:00:00 AM
2019 Best of Arkansas editors' picks Arkansas Times Best way to quit the big box meat aisles. As a lifelong Arkansan who grew up on a chicken farm, spent a subsequent decade-plus as a hardline vegetarian and ...
Mayflower farmer desperate for flood assistance - KATV6/25/2019 3:00:00 AM
Mayflower farmer desperate for flood assistance KATV FAULKNER COUNTY, Ark. (KATV) — In Faulkner County, many homeowners impacted by flooding from the Arkansas River are in the process of getting help ...
Rogers gives incentive to company - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette6/12/2019 3:00:00 AM
Rogers gives incentive to company Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette A logistics company planning to move its Lowell offices and employees to Rogers has an incentive to do so.
Hemp Farmers, CBD Producers Hopeful for Industry Boom - U.S. News & World Report6/8/2019 3:00:00 AM
Hemp Farmers, CBD Producers Hopeful for Industry Boom U.S. News & World Report LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Hemp and CBD producers are hopeful about the future of the industry in Arkansas.
Arkansas peanut production will rise in 2019, may double acreage in five years - Magnoliareporter6/8/2019 3:00:00 AM
Arkansas peanut production will rise in 2019, may double acreage in five years Magnoliareporter JONESBORO — Arkansas may soon see its biggest year in peanut production since the U.S. Department of Agriculture began tracking the crop in the state in ...
Arkansas gross tax revenue up 5.5% year-to-date, 3.1% above forecast - talkbusiness.net6/4/2019 3:00:00 AM
Arkansas gross tax revenue up 5.5% year-to-date, 3.1% above forecast talkbusiness.net Gross tax revenue for 11 months of Arkansas' fiscal year totaled $6.401 billion at the end of May, up 5.5% compared to the same period in 2018 and 3.1% above ...
Arkansas River Flooding: Catastrophic Midwest flooding threatening farmers' crops - CBS News6/3/2019 3:00:00 AM
Arkansas River Flooding: Catastrophic Midwest flooding threatening farmers' crops CBS News Justin Sebo's wheat crop was only two weeks away from harvesting. Now it's gone.
This Trailblazer Wants to Bring a Sake Trail to Arkansas - Fortune6/1/2019 3:00:00 AM
This Trailblazer Wants to Bring a Sake Trail to Arkansas Fortune Ben Bell is hoping America's growing interest in craft sake will eventually lead to an official trail in his home state of Arkansas.
Record flooding 'is just one more challenge for farmers': Arkansas governor - Yahoo Finance5/28/2019 3:00:00 AM
Record flooding 'is just one more challenge for farmers': Arkansas governor Yahoo Finance Farmers in Arkansas are bracing for record flooding.
Storm-and-Twister Threat Moves Into Arkansas-Missouri Farm Belt - Bloomberg5/21/2019 3:00:00 AM
Storm-and-Twister Threat Moves Into Arkansas-Missouri Farm Belt Bloomberg The heavy rain, high winds and hail that swept across the southern Great Plains is now headed to Arkansas and Missouri, where farmers are already struggling ...
Tom Cotton plays the military card on tariffs - Arkansas Times5/13/2019 3:00:00 AM
Tom Cotton plays the military card on tariffs Arkansas Times “There will be some sacrifice on the part of Americans, I grant you that. But also that sacrifice is pretty minimal compared to the sacrifices that our soldiers make ...
Soggy start to planting season for Arkansas farmers - www.fox16.com5/10/2019 3:00:00 AM
Soggy start to planting season for Arkansas farmers www.fox16.com Rain has not been a good thing for Arkansas farmers. The Natural State has seen too much. Some farmers haven't been able to get into their fields at all this ...
Arkansas ends 2018 with only 1.5% GDP growth, last year's expansion revised downward - talkbusiness.net5/8/2019 3:00:00 AM
Arkansas ends 2018 with only 1.5% GDP growth, last year's expansion revised downward talkbusiness.net Arkansas saw weak real gross domestic product (GDP) of only 1.5% in the fourth quarter of 2018, well below the national standard of 2.2% and 34th among the ...
Corn farmers struggle with worst planting season in more than a decade - talkbusiness.net4/29/2019 3:00:00 AM
Corn farmers struggle with worst planting season in more than a decade talkbusiness.net Heavy spring rains have significantly impacted Arkansas corn farmers. Only about 47% of the state's planned 830,000 acres of corn had been planted as of April ...
Former Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln joins pro-USMCA push - Washington Examiner4/10/2019 3:00:00 AM
Former Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln joins pro-USMCA push Washington Examiner Former Sen. Blanche Lincoln, an Arkansas Democrat, will join the lobbying push to advance President Trump's U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade ...
A black family grew its farm against the odds, until planting a certain brand of seeds - The Commercial Appeal4/4/2019 3:00:00 AM
A black family grew its farm against the odds, until planting a certain brand of seeds The Commercial Appeal Though neither Joe nor Everlyn Bryant knew it the day they metin the late '70s, while working on the railroad in Pine Bluff, Arkansas,the future husband and wife ...
Per capita income up 4.3% in Arkansas, farm income up 65% - talkbusiness.net3/26/2019 3:00:00 AM
Per capita income up 4.3% in Arkansas, farm income up 65% talkbusiness.net Arkansas' per capita personal income grew 4.35% compared to 2017, but the state's per capita rank among the 50 states fell from 43 to 45. Overall personal ...
Justice Looks Back on 45 Years at Arkansas Farm Bureau - amppob.com3/14/2019 4:04:42 PM
Justice Looks Back on 45 Years at Arkansas Farm Bureau amppob.com Directly after completing college with both a B.A and M.S in Agricultural Economics, Travis Justice joined the Arkansas Farm Bureau team in 1974. The Arkansas ...
State farmers collect $280M for 2017 losses - Arkansas Online3/10/2019 4:00:00 AM
State farmers collect $280M for 2017 losses Arkansas Online Arkansas farmers have received $280 million in federal "safety net" payments for losses that occurred in 2017 because of low market prices, the fourth-highest ...
How Does Losing Medicaid Help You Get a Job? - The Nation3/7/2019 3:00:00 AM
How Does Losing Medicaid Help You Get a Job? The Nation Arkansas is the first state in the nation to impose a work requirement on people receiving Medicaid. The results have been disastrous.
2019 Arkansas Century Farm Applications due May 31 - News - Pine Bluff Commercial2/7/2019 3:00:00 AM
2019 Arkansas Century Farm Applications due May 31 - News Pine Bluff Commercial The Arkansas Agriculture Department (AAD) is accepting applications for the 2019 Arkansas Century Farm program that recognizes Arkansas families who have ...
Much of rural Arkansas stagnating due to out-migration, study reports - Magnoliareporter2/4/2019 3:00:00 AM
Much of rural Arkansas stagnating due to out-migration, study reports Magnoliareporter Since the end of the Great Recession in 2010, both Arkansas' and the national economy have grown; however, the state's rural areas have “grown only slightly ...
There he goes again: Tom Cotton dishonest about food stamps - Arkansas Times12/12/2018 3:00:00 AM
There he goes again: Tom Cotton dishonest about food stamps Arkansas Times The U.S. Senate approved a farm bill yesterday that didn't go far enough in punishing poor people for the likes of Sen. Tom Cotton, one of 12 Republicans who ...
Senate advances 5-year farm bill; Boozman backs it, but Cotton cites food-stamp issues, says 'no' - Arkansas Online12/12/2018 3:00:00 AM
Senate advances 5-year farm bill; Boozman backs it, but Cotton cites food-stamp issues, says 'no' Arkansas Online The United States Senate on Tuesday approved a new farm bill, legislation that would guide the country's agriculture and nutrition policy over the next five years.
State soybean losses at $77 million - Arkansas Online12/11/2018 3:00:00 AM
State soybean losses at $77 million Arkansas Online Heavy rainfall at harvest time this year cost Arkansas soybean farmers at least $77 million, according to agriculture experts with the University of Arkansas.
US farmers see little of $12B aid - Arkansas Online11/20/2018 3:00:00 AM
US farmers see little of $12B aid Arkansas Online America's farmers have been shut out of foreign markets, hit with retaliatory tariffs and lost lucrative contracts in the face of President Donald Trump's trade war.
Four Arkansas cities put in bids for USDA branches; units' DC exit to move 700 jobs - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette10/24/2018 3:00:00 AM
Four Arkansas cities put in bids for USDA branches; units' DC exit to move 700 jobs Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Four Arkansas cities -- Conway, Jonesboro, Little Rock and North Little Rock -- are trying to land two branches of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that the ...
Farmers facing a perfect storm when it comes to trade war - Arkansas Online10/14/2018 3:00:00 AM
Farmers facing a perfect storm when it comes to trade war Arkansas Online For most farmers, 2018 is looking a lot like the four previous years -- low prices for their crops, dairy and beef -- but with a twist: They got caught up this year in a ...
For Arkansas Soybean Growers, Tariff Troubles One Of Many - KUAR6/20/2018 3:00:00 AM
For Arkansas Soybean Growers, Tariff Troubles One Of Many KUAR With talk of tit-for-tat and trade wars dominating national business headlines, the impact of retaliatory tariffs on American products and commodities is.
Farmers in Arkansas get $466M for '16 losses; low rice prices cited for size of payments - Arkansas Online12/10/2017 3:00:00 AM
Farmers in Arkansas get $466M for '16 losses; low rice prices cited for size of payments Arkansas Online Arkansas farmers received $466 million in federal "safety net" payments this year for crop losses in 2016, third-most in the nation, according to the U.S. ...
Farm Resources News Items
Arkansas Cooperative Extension leader will retire | Continuing Education - Magnoliareporter8/17/2019 1:30:00 AM
Arkansas Cooperative Extension leader will retire | Continuing Education Magnoliareporter The director of the Arkansas Cooperative Extension *Service* on Wednesday announced plans to retire in June 2020.
UA ag official announces his plans to retire - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette8/16/2019 3:24:14 AM
UA ag official announces his plans to retire Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The director of the Arkansas Cooperative Extension *Service* announced Wednesday that he plans to retire from his position in June 2020.
Connection Equals Power (Editorial) - Arkansas Business Online8/12/2019 1:00:00 AM
Connection Equals Power (Editorial) Arkansas Business Online Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced last week the Arkansas Rural Connect program, which will provide $25 million in grants to qualifying towns of at least 500 ...
Arkansas farmers offered federal funds for internet access - Times Record8/5/2019 10:24:00 AM
Arkansas farmers offered federal funds for internet access Times Record HOT SPRINGS — More than $600 million in federal funds are available to expand rural internet coverage, money the U.S. Department of Agriculture said could ...
Federal dollars will expand internet in rural Arkansas - Texarkana Gazette8/5/2019 12:09:54 AM
Federal dollars will expand internet in rural Arkansas Texarkana Gazette More than $600 million in federal funds are available to expand rural internet coverage, money the U.S. Department of Agriculture said could help narrow the ...
Regional Report: Arkansas Making Strides in Manufacturing and Technology - Area Development Online8/1/2019 4:50:20 PM
Regional Report: Arkansas Making Strides in Manufacturing and Technology Area Development Online Although its GDP growth has been sluggish, Arkansas boasts a low cost of doing business and of living.
Preserving Food, Practicing Politics: The Undercover Activism of Black Women in Rural Arkansas - Civil Eats8/1/2019 3:00:00 AM
Preserving Food, Practicing Politics: The Undercover Activism of Black Women in Rural Arkansas Civil Eats Dr. Cherisse Jones-Branch's forthcoming book explores the political impact of Black women in the USDA's home demonstration program.
Mahony launches 'Arkansas first' campaign to unseat Sen. Cotton - Texarkana Gazette7/27/2019 3:00:00 AM
Mahony launches 'Arkansas first' campaign to unseat Sen. Cotton Texarkana Gazette Democrat Josh Mahony began his campaign for a U.S. Senate seat this week with an Arkansas tour and attacks on incumbent Republican Tom Cotton. by Karl ...
Ad firm says pay raise for Arkansas-based gardener too high; results 'high-cost, low-return,' CEO states - Arkansas Online7/27/2019 3:00:00 AM
Ad firm says pay raise for Arkansas-based gardener too high; results 'high-cost, low-return,' CEO states Arkansas Online The chairman of a public relations firm that does work for the state parks and tourism agency said Friday that the firm does not support a quadruple pay increase ...
Division of Agriculture Remembers Milo J. Shult for Dedication and Public Service - University of Arkansas Newswire7/23/2019 1:05:54 AM
Division of Agriculture Remembers Milo J. Shult for Dedication and Public Service University of Arkansas Newswire Milo J. Shult, the longest-serving head of the U of A System Division of Agriculture, is being remembered for his dedication to improving the lives of Arkansans ...
UAPB risk management training helps farmers plan for unexpected issues - Pine Bluff Commercial7/17/2019 3:00:00 AM
UAPB risk management training helps farmers plan for unexpected issues Pine Bluff Commercial The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Small Farm Program recently completed a risk management training program for farmers and ranchers to help ...
NBGC Model Farm Field Day July 18 at Altheimer, Arkansas - UAPB News7/12/2019 3:00:00 AM
NBGC Model Farm Field Day July 18 at Altheimer, Arkansas UAPB News Will Hehemann | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences Area growers can get a glimpse of new technologies and practices when they attend the ...
Governor names levee study group - Arkansas Times7/8/2019 3:00:00 AM
Governor names levee study group Arkansas Times Gov. Asa Hutchinson has named members of the task force that is to report by the end of the year on monitoring and maintaining the state's levees.
State's water adding to dead zone as nitrogen, other nutrients flow into Gulf, NOAA says - Arkansas Online6/30/2019 3:00:00 AM
State's water adding to dead zone as nitrogen, other nutrients flow into Gulf, NOAA says Arkansas Online Historic flooding along the Arkansas River will cause environmental issues far away from the Natural State, a federal agency said.
2019 District Farm Families of the Year Named | News | menastar.com - The Mena Star6/19/2019 3:00:00 AM
2019 District Farm Families of the Year Named | News | menastar.com The Mena Star The eight district winners in the 72nd annual Arkansas Farm Family of the Year Program have been selected, representing the diversity of Arkansas agriculture, ...
Author of UA Press's 'Hipbillies' to Speak at Ozark Natural Foods - University of Arkansas Newswire6/18/2019 3:00:00 AM
Author of UA Press's 'Hipbillies' to Speak at Ozark Natural Foods University of Arkansas Newswire FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Jared M. Phillips, author of Hipbillies: Deep Revolution in the Arkansas Ozarks ($27.95, paper), will speak at Ozark Natural Foods, 1554 ...
Arkansas Reaches Deal to Shutter Hog Farm Near Buffalo River - Pork Magazine6/14/2019 3:00:00 AM
Arkansas Reaches Deal to Shutter Hog Farm Near Buffalo River Pork Magazine LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Operators of a large hog farm near the Buffalo River that's drawn concern about its potential impact on the watershed have agreed to ...
Arkansas Forestland Owners Head to Capitol Hill, Advocate for African-American Land Retention Program - UAPB News6/14/2019 3:00:00 AM
Arkansas Forestland Owners Head to Capitol Hill, Advocate for African-American Land Retention Program UAPB News Will Hehemann | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences Two Arkansas forestland owners recently traveled to Washington D.C. to participate in ...
Flood Waters Are Finally Receding in Central Arkansas - agprofessional.com6/10/2019 3:00:00 AM
Flood Waters Are Finally Receding in Central Arkansas agprofessional.com Residents of Arkansas continue to deal with historic flooding along the Arkansas River, but there is some good news. The floodwaters are finally receding in ...
Arkansas Man Building a Peanut Shelling Plant in Jonesboro - U.S. News & World Report6/10/2019 3:00:00 AM
Arkansas Man Building a Peanut Shelling Plant in Jonesboro U.S. News & World Report JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Tommy Jumper stood in a 71-acre field of dreams as he spoke about plans to build a peanut shelling plant.
Hemp Farmers, CBD Producers Hopeful for Industry Boom - U.S. News & World Report6/8/2019 3:00:00 AM
Hemp Farmers, CBD Producers Hopeful for Industry Boom U.S. News & World Report LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Hemp and CBD producers are hopeful about the future of the industry in Arkansas.
Flood Disasters Move South Historic Flooding Hits Farmers in South-Central US - DTN The Progressive Farmer6/3/2019 3:00:00 AM
Flood Disasters Move South Historic Flooding Hits Farmers in South-Central US DTN The Progressive Farmer OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers from Oklahoma to Mississippi are facing crop disasters as flooding continues along the Arkansas River and Mississippi River.
Kitchen Project at Fairgrounds Moving Forward - Cleveland County Herald5/29/2019 3:00:00 AM
Kitchen Project at Fairgrounds Moving Forward Cleveland County Herald KITCHEN TALK – Dr. Renee Threlfall (right) of the Arkansas Food Innnovation Center at Fayetteville and Dr, Amanda Perez (third from right), associate director ...
Chart: Arkansas medical marijuana sales top $353,000 via just two dispensaries, outpacing initial OH sales - Marijuana Business Daily5/28/2019 3:00:00 AM
Chart: Arkansas medical marijuana sales top $353,000 via just two dispensaries, outpacing initial OH sales Marijuana Business Daily Sales of medical marijuana in Arkansas are off to a strong start, with patients purchasing more than 50 pounds of cannabis in nearly 5,000 transactions in the ...
Two Runaway Barges Crash Into Arkansas River Dam in Oklahoma - agprofessional.com5/23/2019 3:00:00 AM
Two Runaway Barges Crash Into Arkansas River Dam in Oklahoma agprofessional.com On Thursday afternoon two runaway barges, reportedly carrying fertilizer and weighing a combined total of 3,800 tons, crashed into Webbers Falls Lock and ...
Produce cooperative expands opportunities for Arkansas farmers | Regional News - Magnoliareporter5/21/2019 3:00:00 AM
Produce cooperative expands opportunities for Arkansas farmers | Regional News Magnoliareporter FAYETTEVILLE — On a partly sunny afternoon in May, Bryson VanCleve and his father, Garry, pulled a trailer loaded with produce from three west Arkansas ...
Storm-and-Twister Threat Moves Into Arkansas-Missouri Farm Belt - Claims Journal5/21/2019 3:00:00 AM
Storm-and-Twister Threat Moves Into Arkansas-Missouri Farm Belt Claims Journal The heavy rain, high winds and hail that swept across the southern Great Plains is now headed to Arkansas and Missouri, where farmers are already.
Arkansas Farmers Struggle to Plant Soybeans - agprofessional.com5/20/2019 3:00:00 AM
Arkansas Farmers Struggle to Plant Soybeans agprofessional.com Soybean planting is half of normal for Arkansas farmers and more rain is expected to keep fieldwork well behind the average pace.
Soggy start to planting season for Arkansas farmers - www.fox16.com5/10/2019 3:00:00 AM
Soggy start to planting season for Arkansas farmers www.fox16.com Rain has not been a good thing for Arkansas farmers. The Natural State has seen too much. Some farmers haven't been able to get into their fields at all this ...
Arkansas Farm Bureau names 2019 County Farm Families of the Year - Pine Bluff Commercial5/2/2019 3:00:00 AM
Arkansas Farm Bureau names 2019 County Farm Families of the Year Pine Bluff Commercial County farm families for the 72nd annual Arkansas Farm Family of the Year Program have been selected, according to a news release from Arkansas Farm ...
Experts say Arkansas farmers face most challenging planting season in more than a decade - KATV4/29/2019 3:00:00 AM
Experts say Arkansas farmers face most challenging planting season in more than a decade KATV Weather conditions so far this spring have created one of the most challenging planting seasons for Arkansas farmers since 2007. Crop progress reports ...
Arkansas governor calls for postponing hog-farm bill - Arkansas Online3/26/2019 3:00:00 AM
Arkansas governor calls for postponing hog-farm bill Arkansas Online Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Monday that he hopes state lawmakers don't proceed with a bill that would change how concentrated animal feeding ...
Arkansas Governor: Halt Efforts To Change Farm Permitting - KFSM 5Newsonline3/25/2019 3:00:00 AM
Arkansas Governor: Halt Efforts To Change Farm Permitting KFSM 5Newsonline LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' governor says lawmakers should halt efforts to change how hog farms and other farms are permitted. Gov. Asa Hutchinson ...
Former Pollution Control commissioners oppose animal waste bill - Arkansas Times3/22/2019 3:00:00 AM
Former Pollution Control commissioners oppose animal waste bill Arkansas Times BACKING MANURE REGULATON CHANGE: Sen. Gary Stubblefield (right) with John Bailey of the Arkansas Farm Bureau.during Senate testimony. Former ...
Governor expresses resistance to shift of pig waste regulation - Arkansas Times3/21/2019 3:00:00 AM
Governor expresses resistance to shift of pig waste regulation Arkansas Times Gov. Asa Hutchinson has weighed in with resistance to the Farm Bureau legislation to ease regulation of liquid animal waste from the likes of factory hog farms ...
Bill to change how Arkansas farms get permits draws EPA review - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette3/21/2019 3:00:00 AM
Bill to change how Arkansas farms get permits draws EPA review Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Federal environmental regulators are reviewing an Arkansas Senate bill that would change how hog farms and other farms are permitted, concerned that it might ...
Arkansas farm-permits bill progresses; authority shift given Senate nod - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette3/20/2019 3:00:00 AM
Arkansas farm-permits bill progresses; authority shift given Senate nod Arkansas Democrat-Gazette A bill that would transfer hog and other farm permitting authority from one state agency to another passed in the Arkansas Senate on Tuesday after a brief ...
EPA reviewing impact of proposal to ease hog waste regulation - Arkansas Times3/20/2019 3:00:00 AM
EPA reviewing impact of proposal to ease hog waste regulation Arkansas Times The regional administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency has told Arkansas it's reviewing legislation to shift oversight of liquid animal waste handling ...
Entergy Arkansas partners with NextEra to build solar energy facility - Daily Energy Insider3/20/2019 3:00:00 AM
Entergy Arkansas partners with NextEra to build solar energy facility Daily Energy Insider Published on March 20, 2019 by Dave Kovaleski. arrow. Tweet. Share. Share. arrow. Entergy Arkansas and NextEra Energy Resources have agreed to build a ...
Arkansas Senate Approves Bill To Shift Regulation Of Animal Waste - KUAR3/19/2019 3:00:00 AM
Arkansas Senate Approves Bill To Shift Regulation Of Animal Waste KUAR The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission would be the sole state agency responsible for regulating livestock waste under a bill passed by the state Senate.
Solar energy project set near Searcy - Arkansas Online3/19/2019 3:00:00 AM
Solar energy project set near Searcy Arkansas Online Entergy Arkansas has agreed with NextEra Energy Resources LLC to build a 100-megawatt solar energy facility near Searcy in White County, the two ...
JOHN BRUMMETT: Listen to the experts, Gus - Arkansas Online3/19/2019 3:00:00 AM
JOHN BRUMMETT: Listen to the experts, Gus Arkansas Online Augustus McCrae leaps from the pages and screen to charm and inspire with his cad's exterior and hero's heart. But those were the 1870s. The old Texas ...
Entergy Arkansas announces plans for 100-megawatt solar facility in White County - talkbusiness.net3/18/2019 3:00:00 AM
Entergy Arkansas announces plans for 100-megawatt solar facility in White County talkbusiness.net Electric utility Entergy Arkansas and NextEra Energy Resources LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Inc., plan to build a 100-megawatt solar energy facility in ...
Bill would transfer Arkansas hog farms' oversight - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette3/15/2019 3:00:00 AM
Bill would transfer Arkansas hog farms' oversight Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The responsible party for issuing hog farm permits would change under a bill that cleared an Arkansas Senate committee Thursday.
Senate committee approves bill to loosen regulation of liquid animal waste - Arkansas Times3/14/2019 3:00:00 AM
Senate committee approves bill to loosen regulation of liquid animal waste Arkansas Times A Senate committee today approved SB 550 to transfer regulation of liquid animal waste from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality to the Arkansas ...
Market Maker Agriculture Acquires Arkansas Valley Seed Co. - agprofessional.com3/14/2019 3:00:00 AM
Market Maker Agriculture Acquires Arkansas Valley Seed Co. agprofessional.com SDR Ventures is pleased to announce that Arkansas Valley Seed has been acquired by Market Maker Agriculture . SDR served as the exclusive sell-side ...
Illinois, Arkansas, Others Add State-Specific Dicamba Restrictions for 2019 - DTN The Progressive Farmer3/1/2019 3:00:00 AM
Illinois, Arkansas, Others Add State-Specific Dicamba Restrictions for 2019 DTN The Progressive Farmer Following in the footsteps of Arkansas and some Northern Plains states, Illinois will enact a cutoff date for dicamba applications in 2019.
Arkansas Plant Board Approves Dicamba, In-Crop Restrictions Apply - agprofessional.com2/21/2019 3:00:00 AM
Arkansas Plant Board Approves Dicamba, In-Crop Restrictions Apply agprofessional.com The Arkansas Agriculture Department's State Plant Board voted to approve regulatory changes for dicamba herbicide application on dicamba-tolerant crops in ...
Urban farming blooms in the winter in North Little Rock - Arkansas Catholic2/14/2019 3:00:00 AM
Urban farming blooms in the winter in North Little Rock Arkansas Catholic Ruth Landers plucks a few dead leaves from an otherwise flourishing garden of a variety of greens — garlic, lettuce, spinach, sugar snap peas, English peas ...
$75M available for Arkansas private landowners to combat feral hogs - Magnolia Banner News2/7/2019 3:00:00 AM
$75M available for Arkansas private landowners to combat feral hogs Magnolia Banner News The passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, signed into law on Dec. 20, offers renewed hope for conservation-minded landowners who are looking for ways to benefit ...
Agribusiness Event Features US Farm Report's Tyne Morgan - ASU News1/31/2019 3:00:00 AM
Agribusiness Event Features US Farm Report's Tyne Morgan ASU News JONESBORO – Arkansas State University's annual Agribusiness Conference luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 13, will feature Tyne Morgan, host of "U.S. Farm ...
Arkansas farmers impacted by partial government shutdown - KATV1/17/2019 3:00:00 AM
Arkansas farmers impacted by partial government shutdown KATV From unprocessed tariff relief to crop loan payments, many farmers in Arkansas are frustrated with the lack of resolution in Washington D. C. as the partial ...
Bills filed to reorganize, trim number of state agencies - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette1/10/2019 3:00:00 AM
Bills filed to reorganize, trim number of state agencies Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Two lawmakers filed four bills this week that, if passed, would establish the state Department of Agriculture and three other reorganized agencies as ...
Farmers in state shift with climate; new techniques, crops getting try - Arkansas Online12/31/2018 3:00:00 AM
Farmers in state shift with climate; new techniques, crops getting try Arkansas Online The "hipster banana" takes up more and more room now at Guy Ames' orchard in Fayetteville, where it once took up no room at all.
Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative Names New Leader - University of Arkansas Newswire11/1/2018 3:00:00 AM
Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative Names New Leader University of Arkansas Newswire FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Colby Duren is the new director of the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative, after serving as policy director and staff attorney of the ...
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Organic Valley unveils ultrafiltered milk - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette7/28/2019 3:00:00 AM
Organic Valley unveils ultrafiltered milk Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Organic Valley, seeking to address demand for nutrient-dense beverages, recently unveiled the first organic, ultrafiltered milk available nationwide.
Arkansas Regulators Clear Firm to Grow Medical Marijuana; Facility First in State OK'd to Cultivate - Cannabis Business Times1/14/2019 3:00:00 AM
Arkansas Regulators Clear Firm to Grow Medical Marijuana; Facility First in State OK'd to Cultivate Cannabis Business Times "The cultivation process is now underway and we expect to have medicine available to dispensaries in April 2019," according to the company.
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