Rising diesel and fertilizer prices are stretching already-strained farm budgets just as the planting season gets started in Arkansas. Farmers use diesel year-round to fuel tractors, irrigation ...

The war in the Middle East is causing more economic problems for Arkansas farmers, who are already struggling to stay afloat. The conflict has driven up fertilizer prices, and a survey by the American ...

Arkansas farmers are expected to face another difficult year as low commodity prices, rising fuel and fertilizer costs and continued global instability weigh heavily on the state's agricultural ...

A “dead zone” the size of Connecticut is choking plant and animal life in the Gulf of Mexico and Arkansas is contributing to the problem– though it’s not clear how much. Fertilizer that helps crops ...

Rice is a fuel- and fertilizer-intensive crop that typically requires a lot of water in the summer. The greater need for ...

Uncertainty in the future of popular conservation programs, ongoing drought, and the price shocks driven by the conflict with Iran have Arkansas farmers on their backfoot again. After a rough 2025 ...

WASHINGTON -- Members of a U.S. Senate committee on Tuesday emphasized the economic challenges facing farmers across the country as producers struggle to mitigate high input costs and the effects of ...

EL DORADO (KATV) — On Wednesday morning, U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced that the Biden-Harris Administration is making a $120 million investment in ...

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Supply chain disruptions tied to conflict in the Middle East are driving up urea fertilizer prices for farmers in Northeast Arkansas, adding pressure to an industry already ...