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American farmers will plant more corn than soybeans this year -- as they have in most years for over a century. But beyond that, a green diesel boom threatens …
American farmers will plant more corn than soybeans this year -- as they have in most years for over a century. But beyond that, a green diesel boom threatens …
This is "Arkies in the Beltway" for the week of Feb. 18, 2024. I'm Alex Thomas — Washington correspondent for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette — with your look at…
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., is leading a legislative effort related to assessing threats to the nation's agriculture and food sectors, including production, …
Stepping onto sixth-generation farmer Dana Stewart's farm near Judsonia is like walking onto a wildlife preserve with cattle, goats, poultry, dogs and cats sun…
Net farm income in Arkansas is projected to drop by nearly $1 billion this year compared with 2022, the University of Missouri's Rural and Farm Finance Policy …
Well before it was warm enough to plant seedlings in the ground, farmer Micah Barritt began nursing crops like watermelon, eggplant and tomatoes -- eventually …
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture's Discovery Farms program is making monitoring water quality on a farm as easy as checking a mobile p…
As climate change drives warmer winters, southern farmers have adapted by using new or improved agricultural techniques, trying new crop varieties and even gro…
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., and a bipartisan group of colleagues have introduced the Farmers First Act of 2023 to expand mental health services access for …
Increasingly aware of agricultural workers’ struggles with mental health, states such as Minnesota and South Dakota are offering suicide prevention training to…
Members of the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee continued their review of the current farm bill on Thursday with a hearing on risk man…
Members of the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee continued their review of the current farm bill on Thursday with a hearing on risk man…
An Arkansas agricultural leader appeared before members of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee on Thursday to discuss needed changes to fa…
A bill to abolish 16 of Arkansas’ agriculture boards and commissions and consolidate their responsibilities passed in the House and Senate Wednesday night.
A bill to change the way state Plant Board members are selected passed effortlessly in the House on Thursday with only one vote against it.