LITTLE ROCK — The Food and Drug Administration has revoked use of the synthetic dye Red No. 3 — approved to provide color in food and drugs since 1969 — but is giving U.S. food manufacturers and drug companies two to three years to remove it from their products.
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By Rebekah Hall
UA System Division of Agriculture
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2/7/25
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LITTLE ROCK — Six inductees are being added to the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame. The six inductees that make up Class XXXVII are reflective of industry-changing work in aquaculture, forestry, rice, poultry and cattle as well as the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.
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From Times Sources
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2/6/25
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FAYETTEVILLE — That omelet is costing more again thanks to highly pathogenic avian influenza, but Jada Thompson says the egg price rollercoaster has a downhill side too.
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By Mary Hightower
UA System Division of Agriculture
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2/5/25
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FAYETTEVILLE — The nearly 1.5 billion chicken wings fans are expected to consume during Sunday’s Super Bowl watch parties will cost more this year, and it is more than just the demand driving the increase.
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By John Lovett
UA System Division of Agriculture
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2/5/25
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Debt-heavy farm operations will continue to feel the burden of borrowing costs as the Federal Reserve said it would leave interest rates holding at 4.25 percent to 4.5 percent and persist in its quest to reduce inflation to 2 percent.
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By Mary Hightower
UA System Division of Agriculture
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2/1/25
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LITTLE ROCK — Whether they’re helping adults create resumes, safe passwords or avoid phishing scams, Arkansas 4-H Tech Changemakers are using their technology skills to make a difference in their communities.
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By Rebekah Hall
UA System Division of Agriculture
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2/1/25
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PINE BLUFF — For James Bunch, agriculture has always played an important role in his life.
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From Times Sources
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2/1/25
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FAYETTEVILLE — Grain sorghum is widely grown in arid environments as an animal feed grain, but weedy grass control in the crop is a big challenge due to limited post-emergent herbicide options.
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By John Lovett
UA System Division of Agriculture
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1/29/25
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FAYETTEVILLE — For the 2024-25 marketing year that started in May and ends in April, “hay stocks were higher compared to the previous year, totaling 21.01 million tons, which represents a 47 percent increase year over year,” said James Mitchell, extension economist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.
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By the UA System Division of Agriculture
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1/25/25
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PINE BLUFF — The cornerstone of artificial ponds and reservoirs is the dam. This structure impounds water, manages discharge and can even be a signature aesthetic feature, according to Scott Jones, small impoundment Extension specialist at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
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1/25/25
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LITTLE ROCK — As the world prepared to celebrate the turn of a new year, extension soybean agronomist Jeremy Ross picked up his phone.
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By Ryan McGeeney
UA System Division of Agriculture
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1/22/25
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MORRILTON — Despite record yields in 2024, many growers in Arkansas ended the year in the red. Facing continued high input prices, low commodity prices and the possible resumption of a trade war with China, 2025 will likely prove just as challenging.
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By Ryan McGeeney
UA System Division of Agriculture
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1/15/25
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FAYETTEVILLE — The U.S. Forest Service recently awarded a $300,000 grant to faculty in the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design and Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas to identify, research, develop and promote the use of innovative wood construction products and build business opportunities for Arkansas’ forest economy. This federal grant will be matched by the recipients.
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1/15/25
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LITTLE ROCK — For most of 2024, Arkansas was spared from the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, HPAI, also known as bird flu. In December, however, the virus was confirmed in six Arkansas backyard poultry flocks and one commercial poultry operation tested positive.
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By Tracy Courage
UA System Division of Agriculture
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1/15/25
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LITTLE ROCK — In advance of the winter storm expected to impact Arkansas this Thursday and Friday, it’s important to prepare homes and gardens for snow and ice.
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By Rebekah Hall
UA System Division of Agriculture
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1/14/25
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LITTLE ROCK – Amid worries that an expired Farm Bill would leave farmers without an economic safety net, Congressional leadership released a Continuing Resolution last month that includes $10 billion for crop producers.
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By Sarah Cato
UA System Division of Agriculture
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1/8/25
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WASHINGTON — U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in November, showing companies are still looking for workers even as the labor market has cooled overall.
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The Associated Press
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1/7/25
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FAYETTEVILLE — With the 2018 Farm Bill having expired and an election cycle that has come and gone, what’s on the horizon for agricultural law and policy?
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Drew Viguet
National Agricultural Law Center
UA System Division of Agriculture
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1/6/25
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MOUNTAIN HOME – As anglers head out to some of The Natural State’s world-class trout tailwaters for a shot at a trophy trout this winter, please remember to watch out for the many nests (called redds) they’re making as part of their annual spawning run.
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BY Randy Zellers
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
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12/28/24
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FAYETTEVILLE — Despite a decrease in the influence of highly pathogenic avian influenza — HPAI — on Arkansas’ poultry industry, restructuring and closing of plants have posed increased challenges in the poultry producer-integrator dynamic.
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By Maddie Johnson
UA System Division of Agriculture
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12/28/24
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