Episode 4 of our Ask a Farmer Series took us to Hot Spring County, where John Michael Bearden of Fowler & Bearden Farm took some time to answer your questions about sheep farming.

Heavy rainfall this month has created problems for Arkansas farmers trying to plant their crops, including Faulkner County’s Chris Schaefers, who spoke with us about issues he’s facing due to the inclement weather.

In this episode of our Ask a Farmer series, Kim Doughty-McCannon at Bell Urban Farm in Conway answers all your questions about growing flowers and garden plants using sustainable and regenerative methods.

In Episode 2 of our Ask a Farmer series, we visit with peach farmer Mark Morgan of Peach Pickin' Paradise in Johnson County, who answers your questions about these delicious summer fruits.

In this issue, we focus on the importance of pollinators and mental health in farming and provide updates on critical legal and policy issues impacting agriculture.

Warren Carter, executive vice president for the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation, has announced plans to retire, effective May 31. He announced his decision to the organization’s board of directors at its most recent meeting.

Leslee Ann Tell of Clinton, an Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics instructor at Conway High School, has been named the 2022 Arkansas Farm Bureau Ag in the Classroom Outstanding Teacher.

On his family’s row-crop farm in Lawrence County, Ray Stone of Walnut Ridge is struggling to deal with the skyrocketing costs of fertilizer, fuel and other inputs.

Read the latest edition of the Farm Bureau Press.

We talk to Heather Friedrich of the Center for Arkansas Farms and Food about the Center’s multi-faceted program that includes classes, farm school and farm apprenticeships.