Agriculture

When it comes to wine-making, Arkansas lags behind most of its neighbors - with just 21 wineries. But the small wine industry has deep roots and, as some experts imagine, a robust future.

Today on The Outline: How a government shutdown could impact Arkansas' agriculture industry, COVID-19 vaccine boosters available for University of Arkansas staff and students, and marking the desegregation of Little Rock Central High 66 years later.

On today's show, the Arkansas Passport Center is attracting more travelers amid the passport backlog. Also, a new way to find lost livestock, Arkansas schools open doors as LEARNS changes take place and a brief history of fads from the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History.

Arkansas laws have dealt with wandering livestock for more than a century. But old laws did not provide much help in 2023. A new animal at large reporting form makes it easier for lost animals to get back with owners.

On today's show, farm and food workers are eligible for a $600 stimulus from qualifying organizations if they worked during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, Walker Park's basketball court mural is revealed, DHS released updated Medicaid termination statistics and more.

Farm and food workers are eligible for a $600 stimulus from qualifying organizations if they worked during the pandemic and incurred expenses. The program aims to compensate essential food workers, who are some of the lowest-paid laborers in America.

Today on The Outline: Arkansas unemployment drops from this past year, reaching an all-time low. Also, a former Razorback breaks the U.S. mile-time record. Plus, CACHE is hosting free development workshops for artists.

The lawsuit between Oklahoma and poultry companies will go into mediation, extending the long court case again. Also, Walmart is planning to break ground a beef packaging facility in Kansas, and more.

Former Arkansas House Bill 1707, now Act 530, amends an existing law making nutrient management plans unavailable for public inspection, not public records and exempt from the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.

More people of color and women became primary operators of farms in the past decade, according to a study from the University of Arkansas. Plus, The Steel Horse Rally begins this weekend, and the announcement of new assistant dean positions at the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine.