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 ...

A series of regional “food meetups” brought local growers, purchasers and food market developers interested in networking with each other and discussing ways to improve locally grown food distribution systems. In this conversation, Amanda Philyaw Perez says one of the ...

Miss America to speak at advocacy group’s mid-summer conference

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Farm Bureau Scholarship Foundation Committee has named the 12 recipients of the $3,000 Farm Bureau Foundation scholarship for the 2016-2017 school year.Scholarship recipients are Arkansas residents, members of a Farm Bureau family and enrolled as ...

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Farm Bureau Scholarship Foundation Committee has named the 12 recipients of the $3,000 Farm Bureau Foundation scholarship for the 2016-2017 school year.Scholarship recipients are Arkansas residents, members of a Farm Bureau family and enrolled as ...

Over the course of three days, Mississippi Farm Bureau board members and their spouses spent time exploring agriculture and the role of Farm Bureau in their neighboring state of Arkansas. In this conversation, Mississippi Farm Bureau president Mike McCormick shares ...

Heavy spring rains have delivered a destructive fungal disease to Arkansas tomato growers. In this conversation, Jackie Lee, horticulture integrated pest management specialist for the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, says late blight has been found this year at a dramatically ...

From America's Farmers Grow Ag Leaders: ST. LOUIS – Eight Arkansas students have been awarded a total of $12,000 in college scholarships from America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund. The program raises awareness of the diverse ...