by George Jared (gjared@talkbusiness.net)
Feral swine causes more than $1.5 billion in damage to agriculture fields around the country each year. In Arkansas, it is estimated that the damage is about $19 million annually.
Damage to croplands has been well-documented in recent years, but there is less data available when it comes to feral hog damage in timberland areas.
Nana Tian, a forest economics researcher for the Arkansas Forest Resources Center, is part of an effort to change that dynamic.
KUAR | By Michael Hibblen, Remington Miller
Crews from the National Weather Service are assessing damage after several isolated tornados and severe thunderstorms hit Arkansas on Monday night.
Tornadoes were reported in the communities of Barling, Charleston and Scranton. Another was in Faulkner County near Mayflower which was blamed for bringing down trees, causing scattered power outages.
John Lewis, a senior forecaster with the National Weather Service in Little Rock office, said damage was minimal. Much of the damage was caused by large hail.
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Swirling storm clouds on Monday evening moved over Subiaco Abbey, a Benedictine monastery in Logan County.