NOTICE TO MARKET: JBS Concludes Cargill Pork Acquisition October 30, 2015 JBS S.A. (BM&FBOVESPA: JBSS3, OTCQX: JBSAY, “JBS” or “Company”), pursuant to the announcement made in the Material Fact of July 1st, 2015, communicates to its shareholder and to the market in general that its subsidiary JBS USA concluded, on […]
A whap on the snout MIKE MASTERSON: To celebrate river By Mike Masterson This article was published today at 3:54 a.m The theme of this evening inside the jam-packed Town Center on Fayetteville’s charming square could be summed up by the comments of keynote speaker Ken Smith: “We gather to celebrate […]
Environment agency chief orders 5% cut Division heads’ proposals likely to pare jobs, she says By Emily Walkenhorst This article was published today at 3:15 a.m. […]
Event marks opportunity to make a difference By Fran Alexander Posted: October 20, 2015 at 1 a.m. NWA online Some sort of lulled assumption settles over us as a society when it comes to realizing how things get done. For example, most of our lives are spent utilizing public lands […]
The hog factory Try again, please By Mike Masterson Posted: October 20, 2015 at 4:05 a.m. A federal judge is giving the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Small Business Administration three additional months to finally comply with two federal environmental laws in properly completing their required environmental reassessment for […]
NWAOnline Guest commentary: Insuring the health of an industry Risks to Buffalo River from farm remain high By Brian Thompson Posted: October 10, 2015 at 1 a.m. Much has been written about the Buffalo National River in regard to its environmental value as an extraordinary water resource. But, what if […]
Judge gives 2 federal agencies more time to evaluate hog farm By Emily Walkenhorstn A federal judge granted the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Services Agency and the U.S. Small Business Administration on Wednesday three more months to comply with two federal environmental laws in their assessment of the impact […]
Readers want hearing by Mike Masterson Thanks to valued readers who responded to my call last week for comments on our governor and the Pollution Control and Ecology Commission needing to instruct the foot-dragging Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (cough) to schedule a hearing where all new research on possible […]
Hog farm modification produces debate; Public hearing in Jasper By DAVID HOLSTED Harrison Daily Times – Harrison, Arkansas JASPER — Opinions differed, as usual, at a public hearing about the C&H Hog Farm. What we have here is little more than a public relations effort to conceal the major pollution threat […]