George Jared / Talk Business & Politics
Jonesboro-based reporter for Talk Business & Politics-
Chancellor Kelly Damphousse announced Thursday he is leaving ASU effective June 30. He has been with the university since 2017.
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Economists with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture have revised enterprise crop budgets for the 2022 growing season, adjusting for significant changes in fuel, fertilizer and commodity prices.
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Agriculture officials have implemented the rule as a further mitigation effort against the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza which has been confirmed in states surrounding Arkansas.
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The Feral Hog Eradication Task Force, created by the Arkansas Legislature in 2017, has helped more than 650 individual private landowners and public properties across the state.
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Arkansas saw a decline for the third year in a row in cattle inventories, most likely due to a decline in feeder cattle supplies. Prices could lead to profits for cattle farmers in 2022.
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A prosecuting attorney is asking a judge to deny a request by Damien Echols for modern DNA testing of evidence.
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Arkansas State University is planning to build a conservation and research center for the most critically endangered wolf species.
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Echols, one of three people convicted in 1994 of killing three 8-year-old West Memphis boys, has filed a petition for the state to conduct DNA testing of evidence.
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Jett, a Republican from Success, said Monday he will not run for reelection. He has served in the legislature since 2013.
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The facility in Osceola is expected to create 900 jobs with an average pay over $100,000 annually. It is the largest capital investment project in Arkansas history.