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John Anderson, an agricultural economist raised in the tiny Stone County community of Timbo, is set to become the next director of the Cooperative Extension Service.

Among the busy stalls in the cattle barns at the Arkansas State Fairgrounds, two colorful banners hang above one steer with a particularly shiny, fluffy black coat. Jack, a 1,300-pound Simmental steer, was recently crowned Grand Champion Market Steer, the first Arkansas State Fair win for Faulkner County 4-H member Kylie Jo Lasley.  

One of Elvis Ellis research objectives in Arkansas is to integrate field experimentation with crop modeling to create frameworks that may help design strategies to adapt to climate change.

Fast Facts: Oct. 25 virtual agribusiness marketing event focuses on Department of Agriculture branding programs Nov. 7 hybrid event will cover hiring first employees, company policies Arkansas …

Alessandro Rocchis research into the link between high temperatures and disease in poultry is one of the numerous research stories in the new edition of Discovery journal, which highlights undergraduate research.

Arkansas became the first in the nation to enforce a state law banning certain foreign entities from owning agricultural land when its attorney general recently ordered a Chinese-owned company divest itself of farmland in Craighead County.“This is the first time that we’ve seen some kind of foreign ownership law enforcement action,” said Micah Brown, staff attorney for the National Agricultural Law Center, who specializes in the issue.

Forest health is a broad concept that includes not only the trees, but also the forests riparian areas — the land that borders a river or stream — and the soil, leaf litter and ground organisms, Clay said.

Railroad industry news about: Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, BMWED, Elgin, Joliet & Eastern System Division, EJESD, Unified System Division, Canadian National, Gary Railway, Illinois Central, Brian Rumler . From the editors of Progressive Railroading Magazine

There’s something brewing at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.To further support the growing beer brewing industry in Arkansas, the University of Arkansas Certificate of Proficiency in Brewing has added a fully licensed and bonded nanobrewery for "grain to glass” hands-on experience in beer production and quality control.

LITTLE ROCK — In today’s job market, it’s important for college students to get hands-on training in their field before graduating. For students pursuing degrees in agriculture or …