Bobby and Karen Bradford own BoBrook Farms LLC and River Bottom Winery in the Roland community west of Little Rock. They were named the 2020 Pulaski County Farm Family of the Year. BoBrook Farms is an agritourism operation and the Bradfords enjoy inviting the public to the farm to enjoy the comfortable setting, the pumpkin patch and hayrides they have in the fall and learn about agriculture and life on a farm. This is their story.
Arkansas Farm Bureau announced that Jason Brown, APR, and Steve Powell have joined its public relations team, bringing together more than 40 years of professional communications experience.
Chuck Tucker, Senior Vice President of Organization and Administration with the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation, is retiring May 31 following a distinguished 36-year career with the organization.
On this week’s edition, we sit down for a chat with the recently retired crop, soil and environmental expert Dr. Andrew Sharpley about his distinguished academic career and his experience working on the Discovery Farms Program and with Arkansas farmers. We also dig a little deeper into Arkansas Discovery Farms with University of Arkansas scientist Mike Daniels
At Final Drive Genetics in Paragould, Jordan and Katie Leatherman have taken their lifelong passions for breeding show pigs and started a successful business that provides top-quality animals for youth exhibitors.
For the first episode of our new Taste Arkansas video series, we traveled to Barnhill Orchards in Lonoke County to talk to siblings Rex and Ekko Barnhill about growing strawberries and their relationships with local restaurants. Then, we followed a Barnhill berry shipment to Trio's Restaurant, where owner Capi Peck showed us how she uses them to make her famous Arkansas Strawberry Shortcake.
County winners for the 74th annual Arkansas Farm Family of the Year Program have been selected. The county winners will be visited by a set of judges to determine eight district winners, who will be announced June 15. The state winner will be announced Dec. 9 at the Farm Family of the Year luncheon in North Little Rock.
Today is Arbor Day and there is no better way to celebrate than learning about how timber is produced in Arkansas. Take a look at our spring RFD-TV episode of Voices of Agriculture to learn more.
Learn the "secret history" of one of the world's greatest maritime disasters, the sinking of the Sultana on the Mississippi River, and see how work on a new Arkansas museum to commemorate the tragedy is moving forward. Plus, another great Rural Road Trip and a unique and delicious Taste Arkansas recipe.
