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Harvest is complete in Arkansas at the end of November with most of the winter wheat emerged. USDA says 90% of the winter wheat is emerged, ahead of this time last year. Winter wheat conditions are 56% good to excellent. Livestock conditions are rated 55% good to excellent. Pasture conditions...

Harvest has wrapped up for most of the crops in Arkansas. USDA says cotton harvest was completed in the last week, along with peanut and soybean harvest. Arkansas’ winter wheat planting is 94% complete with 77% of the crop emerged. Livestock conditions are rated 61% good to excellent and pasture...

In Arkansas, harvest is at the finish line for cotton, peanuts and soybeans. USDA says all three are 98% complete, in-line with the previous year and ahead of average. Winter wheat planting is 87% complete, a decent jump from the previous week with 70% of the winter wheat emerged and...

A bipartisan U.S. House Ag Committee working group has released an interim report that digs into the challenges of the H-2A guest worker program. Co-chair Rick Crawford of Arkansas tells Brownfield the group is narrowly focused on what improvements can be made for employers and employees in agriculture. “We really...

Cotton, peanut and soybean harvest are nearing completion in Arkansas. USDA says 96% of the cotton is harvested and peanut harvest is 92% complete, both a significant advancement from the previous week. 95% of soybeans are harvested, a slight increase from the previous week. Almost three-quarters of the winter wheat...

Arkansas state veterinarian John Nilz says the first case of high-path avian influenza this fall hit a poultry-dense part of the state.  “We are having regular meetings with our entire commercial industry,” he says.  “Our extension services are reaching out to the backyard flock folks to give everybody a heads...

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been confirmed on a commercial broiler breeding facility in Madison County, Arkansas.  Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward says the state has taken immediate action to contain the disease and will continue to work with poultry producers and the industry to protect against its spread. ...

Arkansas farmers are nearing the harvest finish line for most major crops. The USDA reports as of Sunday 99% of rice is harvested followed by soybeans at 91%, cotton at 88% and peanuts at 73% complete. All are above the five-year average pace. Winter wheat planting is 54% complete, with...

Corn harvest is complete in Arkansas. The USDA reports as of Sunday 100% of the corn crop is out of the ground, slightly ahead of the five-year average pace. Rice harvest is 96% complete followed by soybeans at 80%, cotton at 70% and peanuts at 48% complete. Each are also...