Agriculture

 More than $2.4 million has been approved for water and wastewater projects in Arkansas. On Nov. 18, the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission authorized $2,422,683.37for water/wastewater projects in seven Arkansas communities. These projects are expected to impact approximately…

A new survey is aiming to gauge farmers’ interest in organic crop production in the Mid-South region. The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and Winrock International have partnered to conduct the survey, targeting Mid-South farmers who produce row,…

Arkansas is widely known for its rice and soybean production. But did you know that Arkansas ranks second in the nation for aquaculture? Or that the Natural State ranks fourth nationally in catfish production and first in production of cultured…

Applications for water quality and resource management projects in the Buffalo River Watershed are now being accepted by the Buffalo River Conservation Committee. The committee will be accepting funding requests through Dec. 15, 2020. Created by a 2019 executive order…

  Driving up U.S. Highway 64 to the northeastern corner of Arkansas, one can pass some stunning sights — a crop duster swooping low while spraying, a low summer sun over fields of cotton. You’ll also pass by a grocery…

 The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), will not be collecting data for the Agricultural Labor Survey in October 2020. In a notice published in the Federal Register, USDA Farm Production and…

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) has named a new assistant professor for agricultural engineering. Dr. Blessing Masai will fill the role, providing courses on agricultural production systems, soil and water systems, and power and machinery. In his…

Applications for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s National Organic Certification Cost Share Program are now open. Through this program, organic certification fees paid between Oct. 1, 2019 and Sept. 30, 2020 are eligible. The applications for reimbursement are due…

Abaca CEO Dan Roda has been appointed to serve on the National Cannabis Industry Association’s Hemp Committee. Founded in 2010, NCIA aims to “promote the growth of a responsible and legitimate cannabis industry” in the United States, according to its…

Arkansas State Forester Joe Fox has been elected to serve as the president of a national forester association. Fox has been named the president for the National Association of State Foresters (NASF). The association, established in 1920, is a nonprofit…