5+ hour, 13+ min ago  (922+ words) Rice growing in dry ground. | UADA image courtesy Jarrod Hardke By MARY HIGHTOWER | University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Rice growers unable to finish their initial planting are weighing whether to try again, plant soybeans, or take a prevented planting…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago  (601+ words) By MARY HIGHTOWER |University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Amid a few rounds of rain, Arkansas corn and rice planting are nearly complete in Arkansas, according to the U. S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service. "Corn and rice are right…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (183+ words) JONES MILL, Arkansas " Full-generation flows from Remmel Dam for recreation, along with all scheduled special releases, have been postponed until further notice, Entergy Arkansas announced on social media Tuesday, May 12. The announcement affects paddlers, outfitters and recreational users of the…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (193+ words) The Larry and Kay Ferguson Family, owners of Maranatha Farms LLC, of Arkadelphia has been chosen as Clark County's Farm Family of the Year. The Fergusons, along with their sons Bryant, Kyle and Stephen, have a sizable row crop operation…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago  (522+ words) Arkansas net farm income forecast for 2026. | UADA/RAFF image By MARY HIGHTOWER | University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Weighed down'by low commodity prices, heavy fuel and fertilizer outlays and the costs of war, disease and weather, Arkansas'net farm income is…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago  (523+ words) By RANDY ZELLERS | Arkansas Game & Fish Commission The large females have been introduced to their suitors, male Florida bass that possess the genetic markers for fast growth. "They're called Titan Maxx bass, and they're a product of Red Hills Fishery…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (535+ words) By MARY HIGHTOWER | University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Dry weather at the start of the row crop growing season has sped planting of the state's five major crops, with soybeansgoing in the groundat the fastest pace since 1988. "In records…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (443+ words) The U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA)announced the availability of low-interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Arkansas to offset economic losses caused by drought beginning Feb. 3, 2026. The declaration covers the Arkansas counties of Benton,…...

1+ mon, 10+ hour ago  (419+ words) SQUEEZED HARD " USDA has extended the deadline to apply for farm disaster aid. | UADA image by Kevin Lawson By MARY HIGHTOWER | University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture "Arkansas farmers being squeezed hard by higher fuel and input prices'this year'could see…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (421+ words) By MARY HIGHTOWER | University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Consumers'who see'parallels between crude oil and gas'prices'might expect the same for food, but what seems like a'straightforward'relationship between prices at the farm and prices'at'the grocery store is anything but'simple, say economists…...