AR: Sustainable Agriculture and Farming
Nutrition Program Would Expand Access to Healthy Foods in Rural Arkansas
September is Hunger Action Month, and an advocacy group is working to get legislation expanded to provide more healthy foods to people in rural …
Bill Aims to Foster Farmer-led Education Networks in Arkansas
New federal legislation aims to help farmers in Arkansas and elsewhere share their knowledge of conservation practices as they face an increasing numb…
Report: Arkansas Farms Have Opportunity to Grow in Green Economy
By Laura Aka Broadcast version by Emily Scott Reporting for the WorkingNation- Arkansas News Service Collaboration Chris Isbell of Isbell Farms is a…
UArk Studies Profit Potential of Farming Organic Rice
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arkansas produces more rice than any other state, and a new grant will help farmers explore ways to transition the industry to …
Arkansas Farmers, Environmentalists Fight State Over Dicamba Regs
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Farming and conservation groups remain deeply concerned over the Arkansas Plant Board's 2018 decision to relax regulations …
Groups Object to Arkansas Panel's Approval of Herbicide Dicamba
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A coalition of sustainable-farming and conservation groups is protesting a move by Arkansas officials to roll back restrictions …
Arkansas Bees Feel the Sting of Parasites, Pesticides
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas beekeepers may be hearing less buzz from their hives this spring. A new survey by the Bee Informed Partnership …
Report: Trade War Over Tariffs Could Cost Arkansas Farmers Millions
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – If President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum imports start a trade war, Arkansas could take an almost $400 …
Poultry Industry Seeks Faster Production Lines in Arkansas, Elsewhere
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The poultry industry is proposing allowing faster production-line speeds in factories - but at what cost to workers and …
Groups Seek Moratorium on N.E. Arkansas Chicken Farms
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- A coalition of environmental and animal rights groups is asking for a moratorium on constructing new chicken processing farms in …
More Retailers Backing Sales of "Bee-Friendly" Plants
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — New tests found significant decreases in the use of bee-killing pesticides on "bee-friendly" plants. That’s good news …
Trade With Cuba Would Benefit Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Human-rights issues and free elections continue to be at the forefront of the United States' tentatively renewed relationship …