As much as $1 billion in aid headed to Arkansas farmers enrolled in federal safety net programsArkansas farmers are set to see as much as $1 billion in Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage program payments starting this month.Arkansas Online2d agoWhole story →Foodfarm bill payments
Community Clinic awarded $3 million grant to expand rural substance use disorder services in Northwest ArkansasSPRINGDALE -- Community Clinic plans to use a $3 million federal grant over four years to strengthen and expand substance use disorder prevention, treatment and recovery services across rural communities in Arkansas and Oklahoma.Arkansas Online2d agoWhole story →FoodHealthrural communities opioid response grant
Good Day Farm’s motion to dismiss denied in Missouri lawsuitA federal judge has denied Good Day Farm's motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a customer who argues the Little Rock-based cannabis company reduced competition and kept prices inflated at its Missouri dispensaries.Arkansas Online8d agoWhole story →FoodJustice
Sanders issues order allowing use of dyed diesel on highwaysCiting the high cost of diesel fuel, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued an order allowing red-dyed diesel to be used on state highways for agricultural purposes through late October.Arkansas Online10d agoWhole story →FoodEconomySarah Huckabee Sandersdiesel fuel tax exemption order
Sanders announces another $54.6 million in rural health grantsGov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced an additional $54.6 million in federal funding to bolster rural healthcare on Thursday, the latest distribution from Arkansas’ share of a $50 billion fund set up by Congress last year.Arkansas Online15d agoWhole story →FoodHealthSarah Huckabee Sandersrural health grants announcement
Faulkner County restaurant inspections: ceiling water dripping onto clean dishes; blenders not cleaned all dayThe following restaurants in Faulkner County have been inspected by the Arkansas Department of Health over the past two weeks.Arkansas Online17d agoWhole story →JusticeFood
Pulaski County restaurant inspections: crawling insects by the sink; squid balls, eggs stored at unsafe temperaturesThe following restaurants in Pulaski County have been inspected by the Arkansas Department of Health over the past week.Arkansas Online22d agoWhole story →EconomyFood
