Twenty agricultural leaders from across the state of Arkansas gathered in Fayetteville August 5-6 for the final session of Arkansas Farm Bureau’s President’s Leadership Council. Jackson Alexander was one of members of the 2016 PLC and in this conversation, discusses ...
Governor Asa Hutchinson proclaimed August 7-13 Farmers Market Week in Arkansas. More than 100 farmers markets in almost every county play an important economic role in local and regional food systems and have become weekly destinations for consumers throughout the ...
Twenty agricultural leaders from across the state of Arkansas gathered at the University of Arkansas’ Bumpers College of Agriculture, Food and Life Sciences for the final session of Arkansas Farm Bureau’s President’s Leadership Council. Two of the guest speakers were ...
Chronic Wasting Disease, or CWD, a disease of the nervous system in deer and elk that results in brain lesions and death has been detected in five northwest Arkansas counties. In response, the Game and Fish Commission has established a ...
The Arkansas Sheriffs’ Youth Ranch in Batesville is a place of hope and healing as well as a permanent residence for young people in need of a safe environment to live. It’s also a working ranch that teaches them life ...
Chronic Wasting Disease has been confirmed in five northwest Arkansas counties and is spreading through the state’s deer and elk population. The Game and Fish Commission is seeking the public’s help in managing and slowing its spread. While not a ...
Laurel Mayo has been involved with 4-H in Arkansas for 10 years and participated in a Talent Revue with other 4H’ers from Georgia, Tennessee and South Carolina recently in Little Rock. She is an Officer at Large with the state ...
As campaigning for the General Election enters its final four months Arkansas Farm Bureau has launched the “iFarm, iVote” initiative. In this conversation, Jeff Pitchford, director of state affairs for Farm Bureau’s Public Affairs and Government Relations department says the ...
Dr. Joseph Steinmetz, ChancellorUniversity of Arkansas at FayettevilleJoseph E. Steinmetz became the sixth chancellor of the University of Arkansas on Jan. 1, 2016. He is currently in the process of meeting with every department and academic unit on ...
Jenna Rhodes is program coordinator for the Childhood Obesity Prevention Research Program. An important part of that effort is the Arkansas Farm to School program. She is participating in a series of regional “food meetups” where she is able to ...
