Arkansas farmer summoned by judge over email
A circuit judge in Little Rock on Thursday ordered a Mississippi County farmer to appear in court next week and explain why he shouldn't be held in contempt.
Stories by Stephen Steed
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Involvement in dicamba case by attorney general's office draws look
The office of Attorney General Leslie Rutledge declined this week to compare how it responded in 2018 and this year to temporary restraining orders issued by c…
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Dicamba-rule challenges consolidated
Near-identical lawsuits filed in two divisions of Pulaski County Circuit Court will be consolidated as farmers challenge the state Plant Board's new rule on th…
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Dicamba-case filing deadline is end of week
Hundreds of Arkansas soybean producers are expected to file claims seeking proceeds from Bayer's $300 million dicamba settlement when the 150-day claims period…
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Patents awarded
Patents awarded to Arkansans
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State Plant Board's new rule on dicamba temporarily blocked
Pulaski County Circuit Judge Morgan Welch late Friday afternoon issued a temporary restraining order against the state Plant Board's new rule on the use of dic…
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Hearing requested on dicamba rule
A group of farmers and a poultry company on Wednesday asked a judge to hold a hearing by Tuesday to consider issuing a temporary restraining order against the …
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Patents Awarded
Patents awarded to Arkansans
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Canadian firm buys Ashdown pulp plant
A Canadian firm has purchased Domtar of Fort Mill, S.C., operator of a softwood and fluff pulp plant in Ashdown, for about $3 billion, all in cash.
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Suit seeks halt to latest dicamba rule
A group of 14 farmers, environmentalists and other landowners has asked a judge to put a halt to the state Plant Board's new rule on farmers' use of dicamba.
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State justices strike 9 Plant Board seats
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the removal of nine members of the state Plant Board, saying they had been illegally appointed to their position…
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15 floors of 1930 Spa City site sell
The first 15 floors of the 90-year-old Medical Arts Building in downtown Hot Springs have been sold for $1,175,000, and its new owner plans to turn the former …
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State Plant Board backs June 30 cutoff for dicamba use
The state Plant Board voted Monday to allow farmers to spray dicamba through June 30 over the top of dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton.
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Plant Board decides virtual hearing on dicamba use fits bill
After holding three public hearings in the ballroom of a Little Rock hotel, the state Plant Board will render its next major decision on dicamba via Zoom.
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Patents awarded
Patents awarded to Arkansans
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Farmers object to dicamba process
The process behind the state Plant Board's proposed dicamba rules, which are set for a public hearing on May 3, is legally flawed and should be halted, accordi…
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Jobs at McDonald’s touted by franchises
McDonald’s franchises in Arkansas said through a marketing agent this week that they intend to fill 3,000 employee positions this summer. About 250 of the jobs…
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Bill on owning farmland hits wall
A heavily amended bill aimed at banning foreign entities from owning Arkansas agricultural land failed Monday to get out of a House committee.
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UA research site wins backing, no cash
The state House of Representatives on Monday approved an unfunded bill for the proposed Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center near Jonesboro while also …
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Index of state stocks logs 24% gain in 1Q
The Arkansas Index -- a grouping of the 14 largest publicly traded companies in the state -- posted nearly a 24% gain for the first quarter of 2021, hitting th…
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Ban on UA land sale gains final OK
The state Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to legislation aimed at halting the planned sale of part of a state research farm to a private entity.
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Senate panel favors halt to 6,300-acre UA sale
A state Senate committee on Monday recommended approval of a bill prohibiting the sale of 6,300 acres of a state agriculture research station in St. Francis Co…
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PATENTS AWARDED
Patents awarded to Arkansans
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Lumber firm to expand in Spa City
FiberPro, a manufacturer of custom log and lumber equipment, announced Friday it will expand in Hot Springs with an investment of more than $3.1 million and wi…
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Panelists OK block on UA's land sale
Despite objections from University of Arkansas System President Donald Bobbitt, lawmakers on the Joint Budget Committee approved a bill Tuesday prohibiting the…
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Patents
Patents awarded to Arkansans
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Blocking UA land sale gets panel OK
A House committee on Thursday recommended passage of a bill that would prohibit the sale of 6,300 acres of a state research farm to a private entity.
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EPA leader scrutinizes dicamba rule
Politics interfered with science in the U.S. Environmental Protection Administration's decision in 2018 to allow in-crop use of dicamba for another two years, …
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Bill aims to halt UA land sale
A bill filed Wednesday seeks to scuttle plans by the University of Arkansas system's Division of Agriculture to sell part of its Pine Tree Research Station to …
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Bill would limit foreigners' land buys
Foreign entities own some 330,000 acres of Arkansas cropland and pastureland but would be prohibited from most such purchases in the future under a bill approv…
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State Plant Board eases dicamba use rules
The state Plant Board on Wednesday voted to loosen dicamba regulations for this crop season, scrapping a cutoff date on spraying the herbicide and removing buf…
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Migrant files suit on state farmers
A migrant farmworker from South Africa has filed a lawsuit against family farmers in Trumann, alleging that their lies caused him to be detained illegally by i…
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Senators OK bill on board selection
A Senate committee on Tuesday gave a do-pass recommendation to a bill revamping how some members of the state Plant Board are selected.
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Minority business virus hit assessed
The coronavirus pandemic worsened the already-bad climate for minority-owned small businesses and their access to capital, according to an online panel discuss…
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Arkansas farmer named equity adviser
Dewayne Goldmon of Pine Bluff has been named senior adviser for racial equity to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, the Department of Agriculture announced …
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Farm aid put at $3.1B for state
Federal subsidies to Arkansas farmers from 2014 through 2020 topped $3.1 billion, ninth-most in the nation, according to an organization that tracks such payme…
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Producer of pellets plans mill for Hope
Dansons USA, based in Phoenix, said Wednesday that it will open a wood-pellet mill and distribution center in Hope with 50 to 100 employees over the next three…
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Patents awarded
Patents awarded to Arkansans
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Flood-spurred bills reach House floor
The House Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development Committee on Wednesday gave its approval to four bills arising from the 2019 flood of the Arkansas Riv…
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Plant Board selection bill sent to House
A House committee on Monday recommended passage of a bill to change how members of the state Plant Board are selected. House Bill 1210 now goes to the full Hou…
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Telecom company exec resigns after women file sex-assault suits
Allegations in civil lawsuits of human trafficking and sexual assault have prompted Terry Fleming, founder of PerfectVision Manufacturing in Little Rock, to re…
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100 years ago, oil was the story
Oil began gushing in Union County 100 years ago today, creating Arkansas' first boomtown within a few weeks, but the coronavirus pandemic turned any plans of a…
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PATENTS AWARDED
Patents awarded to Arkansans
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State index rallies, gains 8.18 in '20
Arkansas-based stocks had a decidedly mixed 2020, scarred in the spring with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic but buoyed somewhat by investor confidence a…
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PATENTS AWARDED
Patents awarded to Arkansans
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Land sale called vital in rice-site plan
The University of Arkansas System's Agriculture Division says it will have "extremely limited options" for helping pay for a new rice research center near Jone…
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Victim of vandals, state official says; board chief cites dicamba stance
An east Arkansas farmer who also is chairman of the state Plant Board says it's not a coincidence that his farming operations have been vandalized three times …
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UA land sale questioned by critics
A central question raised by critics of the planned sale of a portion of a state agriculture research station is: Can the land even legally be sold?
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