Jeff Pitchford, Arkansas Farm Bureau Director of Public Affairs & Government Relations - State Affairs, provides an update on bills and activity of importance to farmers and ranchers for the week of February 6-10.
What happened during the fourth week of the legislative session? What bills are the ArFB team tracking? Find out in this video update from Jeff Pitchford, director of ArFB Public Affairs & Government Relations, State Affairs.
Read the latest issue to learn about the key policy issues for Arkansas Farm Bureau during the current legislative session, as well as planning for the next Farm Bill, crop price predictions for the year, dairy issues, an update on C&H Hog Farm, and more.
As the number of family dairy farms continue to decline in Arkansas, Simon Brothers dairy near Conway endures. In this conversation, Matt Simon shares how he and his brothers keep their business going and what he believes needs to happen to the milk pricing system to make family dairy farming profitable again.
Arkansas Farm Bureau President Randy Veach discusses agricultural priorities for 2017, as well as President Donald Trump's initial actions on international trade policy and his nominees to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Arkansas Farm Bureau President Randy Veach offers his thoughts on President-elect Donald Trump's selection of Sonny Perdue as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
Regulatory reform was one of the top priorities at the recent American Farm Bureau annual convention. In this conversation, Zac Bradley, ArFB director of Public Affairs and Government Relations, discusses the status of legislation to curb regulatory overreach in Washington and the nomination of an "ag friendly" administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Read about the 2017 Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame inductees, county Women's Committee activities, market briefs and more and see the latest photos from Arkansas Farm Bureau activities.
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame will induct five individuals whose leadership and service have brought distinction to the state’s largest business sector.
