Aggie Market Helps Feed NEARK
A-State’s Aggie Market and Judd Hill Farmer’s Market provides meat, produce and community to Jonesboro residents
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Rice in Schools plants seeds of learning statewide
Story by DDNS Reporter Jerry Don Burton Schools across Arkansas are learning to embrace the natural state’s top crop as the Rice in Schools program pilot run continues. The Arkansas Rice in Schools program, launched by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture in collaboration with Arkansas Rice and USA Rice, is an initiative to teach students how to cook with rice
Read moreNettleton School Board discuss educational rice program, effective AI usage
Photos and Story from DDNS Reporter Jerry Don Burton March 18, 2026 The Nettleton School Board heard presentations on an initiative to educate students about rice and effective AI use in classrooms at its monthly meeting. Rice in Schools Pilot Initiative Leslee Tell, farm-to-school coordinator for the United States Department of Agriculture, addressed the board at the meeting Tuesday, March
Read moreArkansas Farmers Face Significant Challenges This Season
This report from DDNS Reporter Shailey Wooldridge.
Read moreBrent Floating Farms aims to “revolutionize agriculture”
A local agricultural initiative started by a husband-and-wife duo starts a dream to discover more sustainable farming methods
Read moreWinter weather provides challenges for Arkansas agriculture
Extreme weather provides little help, many challenges
Read moreGrocery store offers all-natural foods
Grocery store strives for zero waste foot print
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