George Jared

Rice, one of the Natural State’s signature crops, has taken a massive acreage dip this growing season and if a plethora of dynamics don’t change, that dip could become permanent....

About five years ago Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver and city Police Chief Rick Elliott had a conversation. The city and Craighead County as a whole needed significant upgrades to its...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making available $35 million for partnerships to respond to the threat feral swine pose to American agriculture, landscapes and human and livestock health....

Billions of dollars of damage is caused each year by parasitic nematodes in U.S. and global agricultural crops. Dr. Asia (Joanna) Kud, a professor of nematology with the University of...

To honor America’s 250th anniversary, the Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home will host a special exhibit from Monday (Aug. 3), through March 3. “The exhibit, ‘Ragged Old Flag:...

The League of Women Voters of Arkansas announced Wednesday (July 29) the formation of three new local chapters serving the upper Delta, Garland County, and the Jonesboro area. This expansion...

Driven by multiple challenges to the nation’s rural health and healthcare, ORAU (Oak Ridge Associated Universities) is taking steps to engage its member institutions in a collective search for solutions....

Vishwa Rajagopalan, an associate professor of biomedical and anatomical sciences at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at A-State), has been awarded...

The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is accepting applications from elementary schools for the 2026–27 USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP). The program reimburses schools for fresh fruits and vegetables...

Peanut farmers, consultants and other agriculture industry professionals are invited to the 2026 peanut field day on Wednesday (Aug. 5) at the Jackson County Extension Center in Newport. Among the...