05/29/11 PARADISE -- In the summer of 2008, as wildland fires ravaged Butte County, Sue Porter saw first-hand how critical an organized animal rescue and sheltering operation can be in an emergency.
05/27/11 Sunday May 29, 2011 Millions of fertile acres in Missouri, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas are under water. Farms along that riverbank could take a $2 billion hit, but to us it simply underscores our argument that agriculture is a long-term growth area. Understand that my heart goes out to those who are suffering from this misfortune.
05/19/11 Ceremonies held Sunday at the Arkansas Air National Guard base at Little Rock Air Force Base marked the transfer of command of the 189th Airlift Wing from retiring Col. James R. Summers to Col. Harold S. Eggensperger. Summers has commanded the wing since November 2007.
05/10/11 Woodruff County OEM Director Beverly Byerly tells Region 8 News that the evacuation order for those towns has been lifted. On Friday, residents were urged to leave as flood waters crept closer.
05/01/11 Although Memphis still is home to leading cotton merchants, the trade doesn't employ the numbers it used to. Outsourcing, emerging market production and technological advances have caused so many cotton gins, warehouses, logistics providers and textile mills to close.
05/01/11 One hundred and fifty years ago in the spring of 1861, Dunklin County was mostly a secluded wilderness covered with a heavy growth of timber. As the rumblings of secession began, many of the...
04/10/11 Shavuot study gatherings on the holiday and the days preceding it have been organized by the Israel Association of Community Centers all over the country. Participants will discuss the background to the holiday and analyze Jewish texts from historical and modern perspectives.
02/25/11 Longtime Poinsett County leader and businessman James H. Moon Sr. died Friday, Feb. 18, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. He was 82. A cotton farmer, ginner and implement dealer,...
02/16/11 Soybeans, corn, cotton and canola - most of the acres planted in these crops in the United States are genetically altered. "Transgenic" seeds can save farmers time and reduce the use of some insecticides, but herbicide use is higher, and respected experts argue that some genetically engineered crops may also pose serious health and environmental risks. Also, the benefits of genetically ...
02/15/11 by Mira Kamdar The Green Revolution that transformed agriculture in the last century was an American invention. It began in 1944 with a project sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation in Mexico. Dr. Norman Borlaug, a plant geneticist from Minnesota, was sponsored by the Foundation to assist in breeding new plant hybrids that would boost yields [...]
02/14/11 Concordia Parish farmers have another problem to worry about this year when planting their crops.
12/28/10 Queen Joy McQuay reigned over the Hamburg High School homecoming festivities. The next week, Shi Shi Chen was the Crossett homecoming queen. During the first weekend in October, Ashley County was under a red flag warning because of extremely dry and windy conditions.
12/12/10 LITTLE ROCK - Herbicide-resistant pigweed and higher commodity prices are expected to be the primary drivers for Arkansas' 2011 cotton crop, said Tom Barber, Extension cotton specialist for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.
10/29/10 "PigPosium, " a day-long event hosted by the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service at East Arkansas Community College in Forrest City on Nov. 17, will focus entirely on battling pigweed.
10/19/10 The Dunklin County Library held its annual Hall of Honor ceremony on Sunday, Oct. 17, inducting seven new members into the prestigious memorial. In order to be inducted into the Hall of Honor,...
10/18/10 Man who would murder four police officers in Pierce County showed violence and cunning while an inmate in notorious Arkansas prisons.
09/24/10 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Friday afternoon that several libraries in Region 8 will be getting grant money to renovate and buy equipment.
09/18/10 MISHAWAKA -- While Indiana is known for its soybeans and corn, a Mishawaka man is known for his cotton.
09/09/10 ( American Society of Agronomy ) The American Society of Agronomy will present the 2010 class of Fellows at their Annual Meetings, Oct. 31-Nov. 3 in Long Beach, Calif.
09/09/10 The American Society of Agronomy will present the 2010 class of Fellows at their Annual Meetings, Oct. 31 to Nov. 3 in Long Beach, CA. | 
