Drop in fertilizer prices too late for Arkansas farmers
Urea prices, which spiked with the shuttering of the Strait of Hormuz, are on the decline, but that break comes too late for some farmers
Category: Agriculture
2026 District Farm Families of the Year announced
The 79th annual Arkansas Farm Family of the Year program has announced its eight district farm families
Grant supports research on cattle tick threat bovine theileriosis
As cases of a deadly cattle disease rise in Arkansas, researchers with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station are testing two treatments they hope will help ranchers protect their herds
New World Screwworm detected in south Texas; Arkansas ranchers advised to monitor cattle closely
The area is about 450 miles southwest of Texarkana, Arkansas. A 20-kilometer containment area has been established around the detection, halting the movement of livestock in and out of the area.
UADA economist: Screwworm news will rattle cattle markets, but consumer prices to remain unchanged
Feeder cattle contract prices remained highly volatile on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Thursday following the confirmation of screwworm in a calf in Texas, however, consumers shouldn’t expect to see beef prices at the store change much, a livestock economist said
Arkansas cotton, soybean planting pushes toward finish as June ‘Acreage’ surveys get underway
Soggy weather is slowing cotton growers in Arkansas as the planting window closes, but strong prices may push farmers to finish the job
Stateline: Flesh-eating screwworms head for American livestock
Previously eradicated from the United States in the 1960s, the fly can infest livestock, pets, wildlife and in rare cases, humans