Southern Arkansas University held a dedication ceremony for the new First Financial Bank Poultry Education Facility on Feb. 1,
and Arkansas Farm Bureau state board members Caleb Plyler and Terry Laster took part. The new addition to the agriculture program will help attract new students and is the first facility of its type in south Arkansas offering "hands-on" instruction in poultry production.
Mark Cain is co-owner/farmer at Dripping Springs Garden near Huntsville. He discusses planning underway now on what and how much to plant for this year’s CSA (community supported agriculture) subscriptions and how online buying due to the pandemic increased demand for this food service.
Arkansas Farm Bureau is the Voice of Arkansas agriculture, helping to protect and promote farmers and ranchers across the state. But did you know as an ArFB member, you have access to many more benefits!? As we kick-off Farm Bureau Week 2021, check out just a few of the places you can save!
As a child in Phillips County, Mary Bone helped her grandfather on the family's produce farm. For the past seven years, she leased land north of Brinkley and grew produce to sell at the Hillcrest Farmers Market until COVID-19 interrupted. Now, she and her husband have purchased land in north Pulaski County to grow a variety of fruit and vegetables to sell locally. She tells us about this and other plans for the new venture in this video.
This week, we pay a visit to Mary Bone’s property in north Pulaski County, where she and her husband are growing fruit and vegetables to sell locally. We also get an update on how Arkansas Farm Bureau’s priority issues are faring during the legislative session, and we learn about the USDA’s new forest management incentive program for farmers and landowners.
Adam Chappell and his brother Seth farm more than 7,000 acres of row crops in Woodruff and Monroe counties. Adam joined us to discuss the challenges they faced during the difficult 12 months just past and his hopes for a better year in 2021.
Monica Paskewitz of Izard County won Arkansas Farm Bureau's Young Farmers and Ranchers Excellence in Agriculture Award last year and represented the state in American Farm Bureau's first virtual event this week during the organization's annual convention. She shared her experience with Keith Sutton.
This week, we get to know Arkansas Farm Bureau’s new director of Commodity Activities and Economics, Jessica Richard. We also learn about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the equine industry in Arkansas and we talk to one of the first participants to complete the Farm Apprenticeship program through the Center for Arkansas Farms and Food at the University of Arkansas.
At Dogwood Hills Guest Farm in Harriett, guests can stay overnight and enjoy memory-making experiences based on traditional farm life like milking cows, hand feeding goats and learning about wool and fiber arts. Ruth Pepler and her daughter Grace shared the story behind their Ozark Mountains homestead, including Grace's newly opened Dew Line Dairy and their gluten-free farm-to-table kitchen.
