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Northark FBLA Collegiate business students excel at state
North Arkansas College (Northark) FBLA Collegiate (formerly named Phi Beta Lambda) students recently competed against other college students from two and four-year institutions across Arkansas. …
Gone, but not forgotten: Past sheriffs of Newton County
In the years from 1842 until 1866, only six men were sheriff of Newton County. Several served 2 two-year terms, and one served three terms, though not consecutively. The first sheriff was Allen …
Justice Wood seeking election to chief justice position
State Supreme Court Justice Rhonda Wood of Conway announced today that she is running for chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court in 2024. “From 2007 when I was first appointed to the trial …
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USDA, University of Kentucky Break Ground on New Forage Research Building

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for a new research facility, known as the Forage-Animal Production Research Unit (FAPRU), on the University of …

When barge traffic slows, soybean basis suffers

Fast Facts: Recent floods, drought affecting Mississippi River halting barge traffic Grain elevators tend to disincentivize delivery with low basis Arkansas soybean growers capitalize on good …

Supreme Court WOTUS ruling narrows definition of wetlands, but what about levees?

Fast facts Supreme Court issues ruling on Sackett vs. EPA defining wetlands EPA expected to revisit definition to comply with high court ruling National Agricultural Law Center holds second …

Cooperative Extension Service welcomes new professor of organizational accountability and evaluation

Fast Facts: Jeantyl Norze will focus on impact of extension programming Norze has Ph.D. in Agricultural and Extension Education from Louisiana State University Norze hopes to increase extension …

Cooperative Extension Service to host artificial insemination training course for cattle producers

Fast Facts: Charles Looney hosting two-day workshop on artificially inseminating beef cattle Workshop is June 8-9 at Southwest Research & Extension Center in Hope Cost is $450; Register at …

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Native plant swap June 17

There will be an Arkansas native plant swap at the Ponca Nature Center, Saturday, June 17 beginning at 10 a.m. Participants may bring up to five plants to swap. Numbers will be drawn to determine who …

AGFC issues irrigation warning

LITTLE ROCK — Employees and contractors with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will be conducting herbicide applications to the following lakes beginning June 5. Lake Atkins in Pope County Craig D. Campbell Lake Conway Reservoir in Faulkner County Lake Overcup in Conway County The Cabin Creek arm of Lake Dardanelle in Johnson County Application of the EPA-approved aquatic herbicides should take roughly two weeks. The treatment causes no harm to wildlife, people or aquatic life, but water irrigated from the lake could kill gardens, flowerbeds and lawns if used on neighboring lands. By federal law, these herbicides have up to a 120-day irrigation restriction after application. The AGFC asks adjacent landowners to NOT irrigate for lawn or garden use with water from these lakes until October. The use of aquatic herbicides is necessary to control the current problems with alligatorweed, a nonnative invasive aquatic plant species that can infest these lakes restricting access to boathouses, boat ramps and fishing locations and choke out native vegetation and fish populations. For more information, please contact the AGFC Fisheries Office in Mayflower at 833-338-3636.

First turkey between friends

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Wildlife Podcast team caught up with AGFC Education Program Specialist Morgan Gantt and her friend and AGFC volunteer Kristen Brown and talked about Kristen’s …

Arkansas trout angler survey in progress

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is asking trout anglers in The Natural State to keep an eye on their inbox in the next few weeks in case they are selected to participate in …

Youth shooters move to state championship round at Jacksonville ​​​​​​​

JACKSONVILLE — What started out in April as a competition drawing nearly 5,400 young trap shooters ranging from fifth grade to seniors in high school has been whittled down to about 640 boys …

Arkansas Monument Trails named Best Mountain Biking in the U.S.

LITTLE ROCK – Monument Trails and Arkansas have won Outside’s 2023 Travel Award for best mountain biking in the United States. Outside announced the award today in its annual Travel …

Free fishing weekend slated for June 9-11

LITTLE ROCK — Thanks to a proclamation by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, anyone may fish in Arkansas without a fishing license or trout stamp from noon Friday, June 9, through midnight Sunday …

Fish the day away

What do you do when you’re at your desk working and all you can think about is fishing? Harrison High School graduate Aaron Hodge was that guy. After 17 years at FedEx, he decided it was time …

Area athletes named All-State

NORTH LITTLE ROCK — Athletes from across the state were recognized for their efforts on the field of play in spring sports. There were several athletes there were recognized from the 1A-1East …

Three Razorback vaulters advance to Austin

SACRAMENTO — Three Razorback pole vaulters advanced to Austin for the NCAA Championships while Arkansas qualified a total of 12 entries in four events for Saturday’s quarterfinals at …
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