News - April 2025

CBD Oils: Do you know what's inside?

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Since the 2018 Farm Bill effectively legalized hemp-derived cannabidiol -- better known as CBD -- there's been an exponential growth in products hitting the market, but a newly published study suggests consumer understanding of the products has not kept pace.

Planning ethically: Western conference session details estate planning in agriculture

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — According to data from the 2022 U.S. Census of Agriculture, family-owned farms make up an enormous amount of U.S. agriculture — accounting for 95 percent of U.S. farms and operating 84 percent of land on farms.

Extreme weather events across the state damage structures

LITTLE ROCK — A massive storm system pushed rain, wind and tornadoes across Arkansas Wednesday, causing extensive structural damage in multiple locations in the northeastern corner of the state.

Updated forage herbicide quick reference guide now available for download

LITTLE ROCK — The handy Forage Herbicide Quick Reference Guide from the Cooperative Extension Service has been updated and is available for download.

Forecast with massive rain may mean planting do-overs for Arkansas farmers

LITTLE ROCK — As forecasts call for up to 10 inches of rain through Sunday, the immediate future for Arkansas farmers will probably involve clearing ditches, with a good likelihood next week will be taken up with replanting and reworking fields, extension specialists said.

SIDEBAR: Two words driving cattle production amid forecast for massive rain: higher ground

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas’ cattle producers have two words in mind: higher ground.

Arkansas Ag Secretary Ward to present Mid-South conference keynote

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture and president of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, or NASDA, will deliver the keynote address for the 12^th Annual Mid-South Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference.

Arkansas corn regains acreage, medium-grain rice acres pull ahead for 2025

LITTLE ROCK — While farmers across the United States signaled their intent to plant about 5 percent more corn acreage this year than in 2024, Arkansas growers appear to be investing in the grain with considerably more confidence.