Razorbacks Football Coach Chad Morris Fired
The University of Arkansas has fired football head coach Chad Morris following the team’s loss to Western Kentucky on Saturday. Arkansas Athletics Director Hunter Yurachek said in a statement that Morris had been dismissed and a search will begin for a new head coach.
Since joining as head coach in December 2017, Morris has managed a 4-18 win-loss record in two seasons. In the 2019 season, the Razorbacks are currently 2-8. Read the full story here.
Arkansas Rice Farmers Holding Board Election in December
This December, an election will be held to select the new members for the Arkansas Rice Farmers (ARF) board of directors. The new board members will be elected during the USA Rice Outlook Conference in Little Rock.
Composed of exclusively of rice farmers, Arkansas Rice Farmers serves as an engine for policy development for the legislative and regulatory matters that impact the rice industry. Read the full story here.
The Venture Center holding Pitch ‘N Pint elevator pitch competition.
New Officers Elected to Arkansas Agriculture Board
New officers have been elected to serve on the Arkansas Agriculture Board. The new officers include Sam Angel II of Lake Village, who will serve as the board chair, and Kyle Baltz of Pocahontas, who is the board’s new vice-chair.
Appointed in 2018, Angel is a fourth-generation farmer and cotton gin owner. Baltz has served on the board since 2015 and has served as the board’s State Plant Board representative since 2017. He is a row crop and cattle producer. Read the full story here.
Agriculture Dept. collects more than 166,000 pounds of unwanted pesticides.
A Dispensed Dilemma
To survive in a constantly evolving economy, businesses must be mindful of trends and flexible enough to accommodate them. Of all the issues affecting local industries, two loom above the rest.
First, the legalization of medical marijuana and its potential consequences for company drug protocols. Second, the employee recruitment and retention crisis being experienced by many Arkansas industries, chiefly manufacturing and agriculture. Read the full story here.
UAMS names new members to cancer institute advisory board.
Habitat Program Fuels Migrating Ducks, Benefits Farmers and Hunters
The symbiotic nature of farming and hunting has long been praised as part of man’s natural connection to the land, and a new habitat program ensures migrating waterfowl have food on their journey south.
The Arkansas Waterfowl Rice Incentive Conservation Enhancement (WRICE) program, in its second year, was developed by Arkansas Game and Fish Commission biologists to help keep remnants of agricultural foods available for ducks, geese and other migrating birds when they pass through each season. Read the full story here.
AGFC recruiting hunters to help spot CWD.