Travel to Farmers Markets around the state and you'll find some unique and exotic offerings from small growers targeting niche markets. Red Barn Carnivores is the perfect example of this type of specialty vendor. Founder Elijah Lovan and his wife Becca have made a business out of growing and selling strange and exotic plants from a greenhouse in their backyard.
Eat beef for a good cause this week! Rock City Burger Week starts TODAY in Little Rock and North Little Rock August 23-29! Participating restaurants will be serving up signature, original or one-of-a-kind burgers for only $7. For each burger purchased, $1 will be donated to the Arkansas Foodbank!
Jarrod Yates has been hired as director of public affairs and government relations at the Arkansas Farm Bureau, where he will lead the national affairs efforts on behalf of the state’s largest agricultural advocacy organization.
Arkansas Farm Bureau is requesting Arkansans complete an anonymous three-question survey to collect information on the state’s broadband and cellular networks. We are seeking input from across the state, no matter the current quality of connectivity or access. Learn more and watch a tutorial.
The University of Arkansas at Monticello has added a Katahdin sheep herd for its animal science program. Rocky Lindsey, University of Arkansas at Monticello assistant professor, shares the motivation for the addition and explains how it will provide more "hands-on" learning opportunities for students on campus.
This week, we get the latest on this year’s cotton crop and take a look at tools and techniques that will help with future crops. We also hear about a new and surprisingly sweet blackberry called the Ponca and we learn all about Rock City Burger week.
This week, we learn about the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff’s Small Farm Program and a new effort to get a better map of broadband and cell coverage in Arkansas. We also visit a Monroe County farm to get an update on this year’s corn crop.
From early planting to torrential floods to extreme heat, this growing season has been a roller coaster for soybean farmers. Dr. Jeremy Ross, soybean agronomist with the University of Arkansas System Extension - UAEX, gives a mid-year update on the state’s soybean crop and provides guidance for the remainder of the year to growers who have late planted soybeans.
