The Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation announced promotions for two public relations staff members this week, naming Jason Brown Director of Policy Communications and Jenny Higgs Director of Marketing.

The Southeast District Farm Family of the Year is Layne & Ryane Miles of Desha County. The Miles family runs a row crop operation that grows primarily soybeans, corn, cotton, and rice. They also help operate XtremeAg.farm, Advanced AG Products, LLC., and appear on the TV show The Podfather.

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This week, we hear from the new Arkansas Farm Family of the Year. We also hear about the problems caused by snow geese and the unique opportunity one farmer has found in growing yellow peas.

The Cobb/Lyerly/Owens Partnership in Lake City (Craighead County) is the 2021 Arkansas Farm Family of the Year. The honor was announced today at a luncheon in North Little Rock honoring the county and district Farm Families of the Year.

During our 87th Annual Convention, ArFB staff member Jenny Higgs put attendees on the spot by quizzing them on the details of the day's events.

The Southwest District Farm Family of the year is Cody and Ashlee Askew of Hempstead County.

Rich Hillman of Carlisle was reelected as Arkansas Farm Bureau’s president, and Mike Freeze of Little Rock will continue as the agriculture advocacy organization’s vice president.

This week, we’re live at the 87th annual Arkansas Farm Bureau Convention in Little Rock. We talk to two first-time attendees at the Convention, we hear from an exhibitor at the event’s trade show and we also visit with a workshop leader about farm and ranch branding and marketing.

The Women’s Leadership Committee from Scott County is the Outstanding County Women’s Program award winner for 2021. The group was recognized Dec. 2 during Arkansas Farm Bureau’s 87th Annual Conference at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. It was a repeat win for the county, which also earned the honor in 2020.