All the latest news on U.S. and China rice protocol, EPA, Japan beef tariffs and more.

Arkansas Farm Bureau has launched the Farm Bureau Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) fundraising arm. The first organization to receive support from the Foundation was the Arkansas chapter of the American Red Cross. In this conversation, Chuck Tucker of Arkansas Farm Bureau and Lori McFarlane of the Red Cross discuss why the Foundation was created and how it can help charitable organizations like the Red Cross in a time of need.

Satellite imagery and unmanned aerial systems are transforming the way farmers and ranchers are scouting their fields for disease and improving crop yield. Terry Spurlock, a plant pathologist with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, discussed this topic at Arkansas Farm Bureau’s Officers and Leaders Conference in Hot Springs. In this podcast, he talks about how this technology will help producers save time and money and improve their operations.

Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation is pleased to announce a new member-benefit discount program with Ford Motor Co.

“Innovation Generation” was the theme of the recently concluded 69th Officers and Leaders Conference in Hot Springs and policy and advocacy were tops on the agenda. See footage from the event and hear from some of the featured speakers.

South Dakota ranchers Troy and Stacy Hadrick were keynote speakers at the Arkansas Farm Bureau’s Officers & Leaders conference in Hot Springs. The couple travels the U.S. and the globe speaking to farmers and ranchers about "telling the farming story." Hear about their mission and why they are so passionate about it.

Maddison Stewart has been named Social Media Specialist at Arkansas Farm Bureau, the state’s largest agricultural advocacy organization.

Watch the first entry in a new, occasional series on farmers markets around the state, we visited the Hot Springs’ Historic Downtown Farmers Market, which has become a regular Saturday morning and Tuesday evening destination.

In a unique twist of fate, former Arkansas State University roommates Austin Kennon and Chris Damron earned the top two Young Farmers and Ranchers awards. The two were honored Monday at Arkansas Farm Bureau’s 69th Officers & Leaders Conference at the Hot Springs Convention Center.

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