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My headline is my thesis. Inaction by Congress this summer and fall, combined with deteriorating economic conditions due to many factors, has compounded a dire situation for Arkansas farmers. We’ve been reporting for a few years about the problems facing the state’s farm families. Closed markets due to tariffs, trade...
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Abandoned Pesticide Program collected 14,964 pounds of unwanted pesticides this fall, including materials gathered at recent collection events in Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Scott, Sebastian, and Yell counties. With this year’s collection events, the program has safely removed more than 7.2 million pounds of unwanted pesticides since its launch in 2005.
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has extended an executive order allowing farmers and timber harvesters to use tax-free, red-dyed diesel fuel in certain vehicles on public highways through the end of the year. Sanders signed Executive Order 26-16 on Friday, Oct. 30, extending an emergency...
Economic development is about more than bringing jobs to a community. It is about creating places where people want to live, work, raise their families, and build their futures. In Northeast Arkansas, we have made significant progress in creating jobs and attracting private investment. Since 2020, the Northeast Arkansas Regional...
Karen K. Hutchins, Executive Director of the Arkansas Bar Association, has announced her retirement after 22 years of service to the Association. Hutchins formally notified Association President Carol Dalby of her decision and shared the news with the Board of Trustees during its October 30 meeting. 22 Years of Growth...
The sun is setting on another harvest, but growers are already weighing next season’s fertility plans. Traditional nitrogen can be a major input cost, and its price and availability can be hard to predict. The challenge: meeting crop needs while managing costs and planning with confidence. Enter Pivot Bio,...
Yellville-Summit School is one eight winners in the 2026 Arkansas Grown School Garden of the Year Contest, the Arkansas Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday. The contest is aligned with Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ proclamation naming October as Arkansas Farm to School Month. Schools across the state have celebrated this...
Could In-N-Out be coming to Arkansas and Oklahoma?
More than 200 vendors share one roof at a single vintage market right off an Arkansas interstate. It works like a small town built from old dishes, retro toys, and furniture with stories. Another stop on this list pours coffee right beside its booths. One more is named after a...
Arkansas led the country in Chapter 12 filings over the July-through-September period of 2026, recording 12 cases. The post Arkansas tops nation with a dozen Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies in Q3 appeared first on AGDAILY .
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Multiple companies have recently expanded, opened or plan to do so in Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith metro. The list includes Greenbrier-based First Service Bank, which will open its first Northwest Arkansas location in Springdale. An opening date for the new banking center at 6522 W. Sunset Ave., Suite...
Arkansas agriculture officials are urging poultry owners to strengthen biosecurity measures after the state confirmed its first case of bird flu this season. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture says the case was detected on Tuesday in a backyard poultry flock in eastern Baxter County. It’s currently the only confirmed detection in the state.
Arkansas farmers and loggers will be able to keep running tax-free, dyed diesel fuel in their highway trucks through the end of the year. Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed Executive Order 26-16 on Friday, October 30, 2026, extending the state of emergency she declared in Executive Order 26-15 on September 29. The new order takes effect October 31 and runs through December 31, 2026, unless it is amended or extended.
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — McLarty Automotive Group marked the opening of a $3 million Lincoln showroom Wednesday, adding a standalone sales facility and an eight-bay service shop in North Little Rock. The showroom at 4400 Landers Road opened this summer. The North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce...
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Abandoned Pesticide Program collected 14,964 pounds of unwanted pesticides this fall. Collection events were held in Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Scott, Sebastian, and Yell counties. With this year’s collection events, the program has safely removed more than 7.2 million pounds of unwanted pesticides since...
Farmers and ranchers across Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Texas now have access to emergency federal loans after the U.S. Department of Agriculture designated dozens of counties in those four states as natural disaster areas because of severe drought. The designation opens the door to USDA Farm Service Agency assistance for producers who lost livestock, watched equipment sit idle, or fell behind on farm debt during one of the driest stretches the region has seen in recent memory.
Green Trail Fuels has acquired Littlefield Express, a 25-location c-store chain, from Littlefield Retail Group, according to a press release from Downstream Energy Group, which advised Littlefield on the deal. The acquisition includes company-operated convenience stores and travel centers in Arkansas and Oklahoma. Littlefield Retail joins the growing list of...
Arkansas confirmed bird flu in a Baxter County backyard flock on Oct. 27, its first case this season. The state urges chicken keepers to keep wild birds out.
Arkansas rice industry leaders are asking for stronger federal support as farmers face rising costs, increased imports and continued economic pressure. Leaders from Riceland Foods and Producers Rice Mill met Tuesday with Senator John Boozman to discuss challenges facing the state’s rice industry. They say heavily subsidized imported rice...
