Arkansas Court Awards Damages to Rice Farmers in Liberty Link Case

A Lonoke County Circuit Court yesterday awarded nearly $48 million in compensatory and punitive damages to farmers and agricultural operations in the latest in a series of trials in the aftermath of Bayer CropScience's experimental variety of genetically-modified rice. Read More...

Arkansas Rice Federation Salutes Lincoln on Award

The Arkansas Women in Agriculture (ARWIA) group bestowed its highest service award, the Spirit of Arkansas Women in Agriculture Award, to Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) on Monday. Read More...

Jillian Russell Crowned New Miss Arkansas Rice

Craighead County resident Jillian Russell, 16, was crowned Miss Arkansas Rice 2008-09 at a competition here last Saturday. Russell is the daughter of Danny and Rhonda Russell of Brookland. Read More...

Arkansas Rice Growers, Millers and Merchants Honor Senator Blanche Lincoln

The Arkansas agriculture community today honored Sen. Blanche Lincoln with the “Champion of Arkansas Agriculture” award during an event benefiting Arkansas hunger relief organizations. Read More...