What’s the first thing you think of when someone says “Arkansas Farm Bureau”? Yes, Arkansas Farm Bureau offers great insurance products (and you should definitely check them out), but there’s more to the story. Much more.
February kicked off with a winter storm that swept across the state bringing ice and snow that covered pastures, fields and rural roads. Arkansas ranchers and farmers shared their updates and photos and we spent time with one Hot Spring County family who showed us how they get their work done despite the weather.
We've arrived at the finale of our first season of "Filthy Farm Jobs" and Arkansas Farm Bureau Marketing Director Jenny Higgs wades into what could be our messiest job yet.
There's good news and bad news in a recent FDA decision on popular herbicides Enlist One and Enlist Duo, which are often used for controlling pigweed. Brandy Carroll, Director of Commodity Activities and Market Information with Arkansas Farm Bureau, explains the situation and why it's bad news for some western Arkansas counties.
U.S. Senator John Boozman of Arkansas will be presented with the Golden Plow award by the American Farm Bureau, the highest honor the organization gives to sitting members of Congress.
We check in with Dr. Bill Robertson, Cotton Extension Agronomist at the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, to hear about record cotton yields last year and what could lie ahead in 2022. We also get a farmer’s perspective on last year’s cotton crop from Terry Pollard of Piggott.
Arkansas Farm Bureau's curious education coordinator Lindsey Rucker is the star of our latest "Filthy Farm Jobs" episode. Lindsey, who grew up on a cattle ranch, finds herself picking sweet potatoes with Shawn Peebles and his team at Peebles Organic Farms in Augusta, and she has some questions.
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame has announced that its induction ceremony will be postponed for three weeks due to safety concerns surrounding the increase in COVID-19 cases in Arkansas. The induction ceremony is now scheduled to occur at the Embassy Suites in Little Rock on March 25.
