Cristina LaRue

Little Rock

Agriculture Reporter at Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Agriculture reporter at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Formerly @elpasotimes @alamogordonews @DJournalnow. Say hello: [email protected].

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Articles

Trade, weather and politics too much to overcome for Shoffner farm | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

1 week ago | arkansasonline.com | Cristina LaRue

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. SHOFFNER -- Six generations of the Shoffner family have farmed in this small rural community near Newport, but this year there won't be any crops.
Trade, weather and politics too much to overcome for Shoffner farm

1 week ago | nwaonline.com | Cristina LaRue

Cristina LaRue covers agriculture for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. She started her career as a journalist in 2017, covering business and education for the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, later covering the crime and courts beats near the U.S.-Mexico border for the USA Today network, and education for the El Paso Times. She is a graduate of Texas State University.
April deluge floods northeast Arkansas farms, again

1 week ago | nwaonline.com | Cristina LaRue

Cristina LaRue covers agriculture for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. She started her career as a journalist in 2017, covering business and education for the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, later covering the crime and courts beats near the U.S.-Mexico border for the USA Today network, and education for the El Paso Times. She is a graduate of Texas State University.
April deluge floods northeast Arkansas farms, again | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

1 week ago | arkansasonline.com | Cristina LaRue

On the move? Let us read it for you. LISTEN NOW Your browser does not support the audio element. Driving through flooded gravel roads on his 3,000-acre farm in northeast Arkansas on April 24, Joe Christian said he expected it would take two more weeks for floodwater to...
Organic year-round farming is taking root in Northwest Arkansas

1 month ago | eagleobserver.com | Cristina LaRue

Organic year-round farming is taking root in Northwest Arkansas PrairieWoods owner joins recent wave of younger producers April 16, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. by Cristina LaRue Prairiewoods Farm owner Jeremy Baranauskas works on his year-round organic farm in Sulphur Springs, AR on Friday, March 14, 2024.
Survey of state’s flooded farms finds estimated $78.9M in damage | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

1 month ago | arkansasonline.com | Cristina LaRue

Your browser does not support the audio element. Thunderstorms that raked across the state on April 2-5 caused an estimated $78.9
Survey of state’s flooded farms finds estimated $78.9M in damage

1 month ago | nwaonline.com | Cristina LaRue

Cristina LaRue covers agriculture for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. She started her career as a journalist in 2017, covering business and education for the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, later covering the crime and courts beats near the U.S.-Mexico border for the USA Today network, and education for the El Paso Times. She is a graduate of Texas State University.
Harvesting Arkansas: Organic year-round farming is taking root in Northwest Arkansas

1 month ago | mdcp.nwaonline.com | Cristina LaRue

Advertisement Advertisement PrairieWoods owner joins recent wave of younger producers SULPHUR SPRINGS, Ark. -- Despite the challenges, Jeremy Baranauskas isn't afraid to grow crops during all four seasons or to expand his organic PrairieWoods Farm, a supplier for Northwest Arkansas stores like Ozark Natural Foods organic grocery in Fayetteville, Ark. Advertisement Advertisement
Poor weather halts state farmers’ early seeding, could force replanting

1 month ago | nwaonline.com | Cristina LaRue

Cristina LaRue covers agriculture for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. She started her career as a journalist in 2017, covering business and education for the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, later covering the crime and courts beats near the U.S.-Mexico border for the USA Today network, and education for the El Paso Times. She is a graduate of Texas State University.
Harvesting Arkansas: Organic year-round farming is taking root in Northwest Arkansas | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

1 month ago | arkansasonline.com | Cristina LaRue

On the move? Let us read it for you. LISTEN NOW Your browser does not support the audio element. SULPHUR SPRINGS -- Despite the challenges, Jeremy Baranauskas isn't afraid to grow crops during all four seasons or to expand his organic PrairieWoods Farm, a supplier for Northwest Arkansas...