University of Arkansas News

Report shows cotton, both lint and seed, to be the biggest loser in terms of dollars, with an estimated reduction in gross receipts of $115.5 million.

Arkansas farmers on Nov. 2 were trying to make the most of a rarity: consecutive days of sunshine.

How many cans can a can-man stack if a can-man can stack cans? That question could be answered Friday at the University of Arkansas in what the school is calling a "Canstruction" competition.

State agriculture experts say soggy weather that drenched Arkansas during much of the harvest season will cut farm receipts statewide by nearly $225 million.

A recent poll conducted by the University of Arkansas shows that Sen. Blanche Lincoln's approval rating is at its lowest level since she took office in 1999.

While Blanche Lincoln's vulnerability in the 2010 Senate election has been covered like the dew in the press, most of Arkansas isn't listening, the University of Arkansas's 2009 Arkansas Poll , released today, says.

While Democrats and Republicans sought to spin the results of Tuesday's elections in their favor, political observers say the results of races across Pennsylvania and the country show an electorate fed up with the status quo.

'We had a good soybean crop. The yield was there. We have lost at least 60 percent to 80 percent due to the weather.' The rain-shocked 2009 growing season may prove to be devastating for Chicot County, Ark., where more than 65 percent of the county is farmland.

Fayetteville - The changes in Bentonville over the last several decades will be the topic of remarks to be delivered Wednesday at the University of Arkansas in nearby Fayetteville.

An investigation into an alleged sexual assault on the University of Arkansas campus has resurfaced as Washington County Circuit Judge William A. Storey has filed an order today asking for a recommendation for a special prosecutor to take over the case.

Dr. Dan Rahn on Sunday officially became the fourth chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Using federal stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Razorback Transit at the University of Arkansas placed an order for three 40' Orion VII clean-diesel buses from Daimler Buses North America.

Arkansas farmers are planting winter wheat, though with continued rain, expectations for the crop are iffy, say extension agents and economists for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.

Arkansans were assessing the damage Friday following a storm system that dumped more than 5 inches of rain in some areas in 24 hours on top of already saturated ground.

Newport Digital Technologies, Inc. , a technology solutions driven company focused on rapidly emerging businesses in the wireless technology space, announced today that it has implemented the licensing agreement with Microsoft Corp.

Wheat acreage - shrink to '60s levels? Oct 28, 2009 11:01 AM, By Mary Hightower, University of Arkansas 'We don't have any wheat planted and may not plant any at all due to the weather and prices.

The University of Arkansas board of trustees unanimously approved a $30 million bond issue Wednesday for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to build a new residence hall and an outdoor sports complex.

This is apparently the week for former officials of foreign governments to visit northwest Arkansas.

Ehud Olmert, the former prime minister of Israel, speaks Tuesday at the University of Arkansas at Fayettevillea s Barnhill Arena as part of the universitya s Distinguished Lecture Series.

University of Arkansas officials say there will be no stipends offered to employees during the holidays because of state budget cuts.