Glen Chase
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Rains bog planting; corn-bean swap seen
posted: 05/02/2013 3:31 a.m. Discuss
A wet spring is delaying row-crop planting across Arkansas and likely will shift remaining acreage from corn to soybeans if fields don’t dry up enough to allow equipment to finish getting seeds into the ground.
Democrat-Gazette ties drop in circulation to higher price
posted: 05/01/2013 3:25 a.m. Discuss
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette saw its daily and Sunday circulation shrink in the 12 months ending March 31 as it introduced price increases.
Business news in brief
posted: 03/06/2013 2:46 a.m. Discuss
QUOTE OF THE DAY “Our industry is not an industry of rationality. It’s also an industry of emotions. It’s about brands, it’s about attractive cars, it’s about power, it’s about handling, it’s about opinions, it’s about status.” Carlos Ghosn, Renault chief executive officer Article, 1D Forage the topic at LR conference Producers and land managers will discuss forage management and offer tips on improving farming operations at the Arkansas Grazing Lands Coalition’s 2013 conference in Little Rock, set for next Tuesday and Wednesday.
Arkansas catfish farms gasping
posted: 02/13/2013 12:23 a.m. Comments 19
Arkansas’ catfish farmers saw income from fish sales plummet in 2012 as a steady drop in prices took its toll.
NEWS IN BRIEF
posted: 01/23/2013 2:58 a.m. Comment 1
AT&T faults server for U-verse glitch AT&T U-verse customers in Arkansas were among those Tuesday reporting service failures along with other customers in many Southeastern states.
Corn haul a record for ’12
posted: 01/15/2013 3:35 a.m. Discuss
As expected, Arkansas farmers set a new annual production mark for corn and came close to setting an overall record for soybeans despite record drought and heat in 2012.
2nd crop causes baiting law flap for rice farmers
posted: 12/23/2012 2:37 a.m. Comment 1
Some Arkansas rice farmers who took advantage of 2012’s warm spring to get a jump on planting saw a rare opportunity this fall for a second harvest, called a “ratoon” crop.
River levels keep state crop prices up
posted: 12/13/2012 12:40 a.m. Discuss
As farmers along northern stretches of the Mississippi River worry about low water halting barge traffic, river access has been readily available to growers in Arkansas who are seeing premium prices for the corn and soybeans they ship south.
Farm bill stretch said best for state
posted: 11/29/2012 12:21 a.m. Discuss
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford said Wednesday that he expects the House and Senate to extend the current federal farm bill before the end of the year rather than try to iron out differences in versions passed earlier this year.
Pact to open China’s market to U.S. rice
posted: 11/25/2012 2:42 a.m. Discuss
An effort to open the Chinese market to U.S.-grown rice is drawing one step closer to completion as trade officials from both countries hammer out crop inspection protocols.
