A wild history of ricing

SWEET POTATO OR YAM--Beauregard B-14 (third from left) is the sweet potato most often advertised and sold under the name of “yam.” Bonita (left) and O'Henry (second from left) are among the most popular other varieties eaten in the U.S. On the right is an unreleased breeding line being tested. (Photo courtesy of UAPB.)

Sweet potatoes or yams? 

Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Director Jean-Francois Meullenet, left, and Assistant Director Nathan McKinney, right, joined student volunteers Katelyn Helberg and Caroline Wilson for the intake of rice donations to the Jane B. Gearhart Full Circle Food Pantry at the University of Arkansas. (Photo by Karli Yarber, University of Arkansas System.)

Arkansas rice companies partner with University of Arkansas campus food pantry

  • By Robby Edwards │ Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences 
Christmas trees (Journal stock photo by Lacey Newlin)

How to choose and care for your Christmas tree

Sesame plant in the field. (Photo courtesy of Equinom, Ltd.)

USDA expands crop insurance coverage for sesame nationwide 

Cranberries (Courtesy photo)

Thanksgiving’s buoyant bitter berry boasts health benefits

Pecan harvest has started at the Cimarron Valley Research Station near Perkins, Oklahoma. The state’s estimated harvest this year is 22 million pounds. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture.)

Pecan projection looks promising for the fall harvest

Camelina gets a boost helping farmers who want to use the oilseed to support their regenerative ag practices.

Oilseed can be used to support regenerative agriculture