Cristina LaRue

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said last week that farm-related irrigation is declining and a corresponding decline in the number of farms in Arkansas and nationwide lends weight to the agency's findings.

A pickleball is shown against a fence in this undated file photo. (File photo)

Cabot-based Pea Farm Bistro owners Justin and Andrea Wilson pose at their new general store, where they began selling local produce and locally made goods in October.

Buckman Brewhouse co-owner and Cabot-based master baker Kim Robbins delivers a variety of sourdough bread loves freshly baked by her family to Farmland Meats and Rubs in Ward on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.

CABOT -- Cabot-based baker Kim Robbins and her family supply local farm stores and shops with their unique sourdough breads to sell but the family plans to expand the business next year by opening a new brewery, Buckman Brewhouse, in a historic firehouse in Cabot that will feature Robbins' breads and her husband's brews.

Supporting nearby community producers who make local products and grow produce close to home is a top priority for Mother Vine Market owners Kirk and Leigh Ann Wallace, who opened their farm store in April.

WEHCO Media, Inc., the parent company of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, has promoted four employees from within its ranks.

U.S. Department of Agriculture is set to loan a combined $553 million for two Arkansas projects from funds earmarked for utilities and electric cooperatives to improve infrastructure.

A bill that would allow Arkansas dairy farmers to sell raw milk outside of their farms -- at farmers markets or via delivery -- has been filed with

Little Rock-based nonprofit Sustainability Project, Inc. was granted access to 10 acres by the City of North Little Rock to plant edible greens that members of the community may now pick for themselves.