Beef cattle in pasture at sunset. (iStock │ #207406680 - Steve Lovegrove)

Cattle Report

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (center) poses for a photo with 4-H members Adeline Dixon and Caroline Dixon (front) who raised the turkeys that Sanders pardoned on Nov. 20, 2025, during a ceremony at the Governor's Mansion in Little Rock. With them are from left: Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward, Arkansas 4-H State Officers team members, and FFA members. UADA photo / Ben Aaron

Governor Sanders pardons prize-winning turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving holiday

Mother with daughter washing hands in sink at home. (Adobe Stock │ #263075392 - Cavan for Adobe)

Sanders announces more than $153 million in Arkansas water projects

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Dry weather dominated much of the High Plains

Soybean farm in summer with bright sky. (iStock │ #158507365 - sharply_done)

Arkansas net farm income projected to decline by 8 percent in 2025

Highly pathogenic avian influenza is extremely contagious in poultry. (Journal photo by Lacey Vilhauer.)

High risk for avian influenza: Arkansas poultry growers urged to strengthen biosecurity

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Warm and dry weather story for most of the High Plains

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Low-precipitation pattern hits High Plains region