Arkansas Farm Bureau recognized Casey Rogers of Greene County Tech High School in Paragould as its 2020 Outstanding Ag Instructor of the Year. Caroline Lester of Westside High School in Jonesboro earned the 2020 Outstanding New Ag Instructor of the Year, and County Line High School in Branch grabbed the top spot as the Outstanding Ag Program of the Year.
James and Charles Vandiver have been helping out at their family Christmas tree business, Vandiver's NewCastle Farms, for most of their lives, so we asked them to share some of the expertise they’ve acquired by showing us how to make wreaths.
This week, we wrap up our podcasting year with a look at why feed costs are rising and what it means for livestock growers and we hear from the chair of the Scott County Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee, which was recently honored as the state’s top women’s committee.
Janee and Quinten Parker, members of Arkansas Farm Bureau's Young Farmers & Ranchers program, walk us through a day of their life as new farmers in Benton County.
Caleb Plyler, ArFB board member and cow-calf producer from Spring Hill (Hempstead County), has been appointed by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to a three-year term on the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion & Research Board, usually referred to as the Cattlemen’s Beef Board.
There's more to growing Christmas trees than just planting and watering. Kevin Vandiver of Vandiver's Newcastle Farms in St. Francis County shares his methods for producing the ideal trees for the holidays.
Grant Keenen is director of cattle management & procurement for Wal-Mart. An experienced cattleman himself, he works with ranchers nationwide in this new position to provide the kind of beef consumers are wanting for the nation's biggest beef buyer.
This week is all about award winners. First, we get reactions from the newly named Arkansas Farm Family of the Year for 2020, then we hear from poultry grower Kallem Hill, the recipient of this year’s Stanley E. Reed Leadership Award. We also talk to Larry Smith, president of Stone County Farm Bureau, which received the prestigious President’s Award from Arkansas Farm Bureau during this year’s virtual annual convention.
Chris and Denise Sweat of McCaskill (Hempstead County) are the 2020 Arkansas Farm Family of the Year. The honor was announced today during a virtual event honoring the county and district Farm Families of the Year.
