With 52 counties experiencing drought, many farmers and ranchers are facing challenges. Even with the forecasted rain moving across the state, early hay feeding and soil health are big concerns moving into the winter.
Cory Babb and his wife Lee moved to Searcy mid-pandemic to be closer to family. This led to them starting The Firelight Farms, a year round, no-till produce farm, growing everything from lettuce to sweet potatoes. Watch to learn about some of the practices and passions that go into this farm.
A Jan. 1, 2025 deadline that could affect more than 230,000 American farms carries steep penalties. Are you ready? Plus, we cover the latest global food price data from the World Bank and review the current cattle inventory trends. This episode is packed with information and comes to you from the state’s only weekly ag news program, the Arkansas AgCast.
Transplants from Missouri, Adam and Melissa Millsap moved to Northwest Arkansas and started Turnbuckle Farm in August of last year. They’ve hit the ground running with their urban farm offering a wide range of services from a Community Supported Agriculture program, farm-to-table dinners, fresh produce, a food truck and future bike trails.
There’s news of possible legislation that could provide financial relief to farmers, and we have the details on who is expected to bring that to the floor and how it could help. Plus, the latest data on Arkansas farm income is in and we’re in decline for the second year running. We discuss the details of all this and more on this episode of the state’s only weekly ag news program, the Arkansas AgCast.
The Arkansas Farm Bureau Scholarship Foundation Committee has named the 15 recipients of the $3,000 Farm Bureau Foundation scholarships for the 2024-25 school year.
Scholarship recipients are Arkansas residents, members of a Farm Bureau family and enrolled as juniors or seniors in pursuit of an agriculture-related degree at a state-accredited university.
The scholarship recipients are listed below.
When Tia and Ryan Broderick’s family experienced a life-changing house fire in Colorado, they decided it was time for a change. Soon thereafter, they moved back to Arkansas to be next to Tia’s family in Scott County and were gifted a Katahdin sheep. This began a journey into farming and a new life mission for The Farmhouse on Persimmon Hill.
Arkansas’ strawberry growing season starts in October. It’s a family gathering when Salt Box Farm in Benton drops plant plugs in the dirt. Watch the tedious work and hear the science behind a flavorful springtime fruit.
