5 Hall of Fame inductees drove state ag forward
To Butch Calhoun of Des Arc, the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame honors the people who have led the way in making the $20 billion industry what it is today, …
To Butch Calhoun of Des Arc, the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame honors the people who have led the way in making the $20 billion industry what it is today, …
The chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service on Monday said it is critical for Congress to grant the Obama administration fas…
Sometime this summer, beer aficionados in central Arkansas will be able to pick from nine different breweries, micro-breweries and taprooms as the state capita…
U.S. agriculture needs to build more coalitions as it works to influence national politics on issues such as the farm bill even as the number of farms and farm…
The Arkansas Agriculture Board voted Wednesday to nominate two people as candidates for the state's next agriculture secretary.
For Yell County farmer Chuck McCool, the biggest problem he and other growers deal with isn't marketing their products, but knowing who to talk to at harvest t…
CONWAY -- Three technology firms plan to hire 140 workers and invest nearly $2.5 million to open offices in downtown Conway.
Unemployment in Arkansas fell to 5.7 percent in December -- marking the fourth-straight month of declines, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday.
Four new conservation partnerships in Arkansas are taking advantage of a new federal program that will provide millions of dollars for watershedwide approaches…
Arkansas soybean growers set records in 2014, producing 160.5 million bushels even as many row-crop farmers dealt with a rain-delayed planting followed by a co…
For Mike Rebick, getting a patent for a unique way to hitch a trailer to a pickup or car was just the first step.
The state Plant Board approved two regulatory changes Thursday that will allow two new 2,4-D and dicamba-based weed control systems to be used by Arkansas row …
Arkansas agriculture and business groups applauded the Cuba trade, travel and diplomatic policy announced by President Barack Obama on Wednesday.
The State Plant Board will hold two public hearings Thursday on proposals to allow row crop farmers the option of using two new weed control systems based on t…
Montreal-based paper products company Domtar Corp. said Wednesday it will invest $160 million to convert a paper machine at its Ashdown mill so it can produce …
Even as Verizon Arena gears up for one of country music's biggest acts next week, overall ticket sales in 2014 at the North Little Rock venue will see a sharp …
Work crews are demolishing the downtown Little Rock building that once housed Mr. Cool Clothing in preparation for a new, four-story building at Main and Third…
Rickie Gunn's phone is busy these days.
Two new businesses with plans to help farmers get their crops to market are closely monitoring discussions between lawmakers, growers and others on the best wa…
Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Butch Calhoun unveiled draft legislation Wednesday that would require anyone operating as a grain buyer to be licensed by the st…
Turner Grain Merchandising Inc. of Brinkley has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, listing nearly 60 farmers, grain dealers, trucking companies and ot…
Federal agriculture officials have granted 23 farming operations hurt by the August shutdown of Turner Grain Merchandising Inc. in Brinkley an additional 90-da…
Row crop farmers across Arkansas trying to complete the 2014 harvest are being pushed into a waiting game as they deal with storm systems that are leaving behi…
Greg Gill of Walnut Ridge wrapped up his peanut harvest Sunday.
With the fall hunting seasons in Arkansas getting underway, sporting goods retailers are seeing a steady stream of customers shopping for rifles, shotguns, clo…
The twists and turns of renovating old buildings have again delayed the move-in dates for tenants of the Main Street Lofts project in downtown Little Rock.
Signs on the sides of buses in downtown Little Rock send a clear message: "Better Odds. Fewer Miles."
Theater owner Matt Smith won permission Wednesday to serve beer and wine at the Riverdale 10 Cinema in Little Rock after being closely questioned about how he'…
Firewood customers are being urged to "buy it where they burn it" after the state Plant Board's decision to impose an emergency quarantine on the movement of a…
Buying beer by the growler at retailers is proving a popular option in Arkansas with both stores and in-state breweries reporting brisk sales.
A proposal to allow beer and wine sales at the Riverdale 10 Cinema in Little Rock will go before the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board next week.
Arkansas' soybean and cotton yields are expected to set new records in 2014, despite a slow start from cool, wet spring weather.
Arkansas catfish farms saw the number of large and medium food-size fish drop in the first half of 2014 even as the number of fry and fingerlings nearly double…
The emerald ash borer, an Asian beetle whose larvae feeds on ash trees, has been found for the first time in insect traps in five south Arkansas counties, the …
A Texas company announced plans Wednesday to build a $90 million wood-pellet plant in Monticello that it said will add 52 jobs to the community's labor force.
The Southwest Times Record will lay off 37 people as it shifts its printing and mailroom operations from Fort Smith and Van Buren to facilities in Springdale a…
Arkansas row-crop farmers planted more rice, soybeans and cotton this year, shifting away from corn as they dealt with frequent rains and cool temperatures dur…
Arkansas has joined the list of states that have agreed to keep private the information supplied by railroads that ship volatile Bakken crude oil through the s…
Two subsidiaries of AT&T Mobility LLC want the state to refund nearly $17 million they say is owed Arkansas customers after the cellular-phone companies collec…
A 4.9-acre parcel at University Avenue and 12th Street in Little Rock is being considered for a new five-story, 110-room hotel and a Murphy USA convenience sto…
An Atlanta company that wants to focus on paperboard packaging is selling its Arkansas operations as part of a $105 million deal involving nine U.S. plants tha…
Southwind Milling Co. LLC, a division of the private equity firm Optimum Group, announced plans Monday to build a rice mill at the Port of Pine Bluff.
Some farmers and property owners in three Arkansas watersheds who are interested in improving water quality and reducing sediment and nutrient runoff are seeki…
Two weeks ago, Jim "Bear" Dyke Jr. was on a boat that pulled seven metal cages, each containing a case of wine, from Charleston Harbor in South Carolina.
Beer drinkers will be able to get growlers of their favorite brew filled at places other than microbreweries or brew pubs under under a new rule being readied …
MAYFLOWER — When the insulation started raining from the ceiling of the closet where Kay McKneely and her husband, George, had taken cover just minutes before …
Arkansas farmers are dealing with a stop-and-go planting season, frequently halting operations as rain forces them to wait for fields to dry out.
Two months after a Governor’s Mansion gathering, nearly 150 farmers and buyers have added their names to a growing list of those wanting to participate in the …
The still in Jesse Core’s Springdale brewery has been gathering dust since 2012.
Wineries can’t use the nation’s two biggest shipping companies to ship bottles directly to Arkansans who stop by for a tasting or tour and then decide to send …