Pictured above: Generational farms like those found in the Arkansas Delta are becoming more scarce. Dillon Butler produces nearly 15 million pounds of chicken a year at his family poultry farm in Northwest Arkansas. A fourth-generation farmer, Butler has seen…
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by Lauren McLemore More than 49,000 farms are operated in Arkansas, 97 percent of them family-owned, according to Arkansas Farm Bureau. Sixteen percent of farms produce 92 percent of production. Here’s a look at what’s being produced on Arkansas farms:…
- AgricultureAMP News
Harvey’s Wind, Rain Leave Large Footprints in Delta Crops
by News Releaseby News ReleaseNEWPORT, Ark. — The tropical depression that was Hurricane Harvey left its footprints on Arkansas, flattening acres of harvest-ready rice, corn and soybeans, and perhaps setting the stage for a mosquito boom. “Late season storms with driving wind and rain…