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Arkansas AgCast | FFA Week

We dive into FFA Week with Arkansas FFA officers from around the state and get their thoughts on the importance of FFA, its history and the events of the week.
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Costs, Shortage Impact Planting

Trent Dabbs of Stuttgart joined us to explain how shortages and increased input costs are making it difficult for row-crop farmers in Arkansas and around the country to solidify plans for the upcoming planting season.
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Making Venesian Inn Fried Chicken

With 75 years of serving patrons from across the world, the Venesian Inn in Tontitown is a pioneer of Ozark-inspired Italian dishes. In celebration of the 2022 Arkansas Heritage Food Hall of Fame's Food of the Year, chicken, we visited the Venesian Inn to learn more about the restaurant's rich history and get a tutorial on how to cook up their famous fried chicken.
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Arkansas Farm Bureau Leaders Provide Guidance on National Agriculture Issues

Arkansas Farm Bureau leaders participated in the American Farm Bureau Issues Advisory Committee meetings held in Arlington, Va. this month. The Issues Advisory Committee consists of 13 subcommittees focused on priority agricultural topics with a purpose of identifying issues and discussing appropriate actions and solutions.
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Arkansas AgCast | Urban Agriculture Efforts

In this episode, we turn the spotlight on “urban agriculture,” or growing and raising of food in more urban environments. We introduce two siblings based in Little Rock and Pine Bluff who are promoting urban farming and educational efforts throughout the state. They have a unique story and big plans and they sat down with us to talk about how they got started in the urban farming arena and what they hope to accomplish.
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AgCast Extra | A-State Agribusiness Conference

Arkansas Farm Bureau’s Jason Brown was on hand for the 28th annual Arkansas State University Agribusiness Conference in Jonesboro, where he spoke to Chelsie Keys, GOP Senate Ag policy director, and journalist Jim Wiesemeyer of Pro Farmer/Farm Journal.
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Farm Love, Actually: A Valentine's Day Video

Family farms often get their start with a special connection between two people, so this Valentine’s Day, we asked some Arkansas farming couples to share how they met and began their lifetime journeys together. Watch and enjoy their fun, funny, awkward and romantic stories.
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Arkansas AgCast | Feb. 11, 2022

In honor of Farm Bureau Week 2022, Arkansas Farm Bureau Executive Vice President Warren Carter talks about what it means to be a member of Arkansas Farm Bureau and all of the important work membership supports around the state.
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