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Arkansas AgCast | Nov. 4, 2021
This week, we talk cotton and learn about harvest progress in Northeast Arkansas, and we hear about the art, etiquette and ethics of photo shoots on the farm. We also discuss problems caused by the invasive Egyptian Goose.
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State Fair Livestock Sale Success
The Arkansas State Fair’s annual Junior Livestock Auction highlighted the top junior exhibitors. Showing veteran Jack Hoyle tells us what it means to raise and show livestock and ArFB President Rich Hillman talks about supporting the young people involved in the event.
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Family Spirit at Delta Dirt
Delta Dirt Distillery is a family-owned craft distillery in the Arkansas Delta, making spirits from the family’s fifth-generation farm in Phillips County. We talked with founder Harvey Williams about the journey of growing up on a farm and finding a unique and creative way to secure the future of the family’s premiere crop, sweet potatoes. Watch our story to learn about the Williams family journey and how you could try their farm-to-bottle spirits.
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Arkansas AgCast | Spooky Halloween Special
This week, we bring you tricks and treats, as we learn about disgusting Dead Man’s Fingers and mildly terrifying carnivorous plants and we talk about fun fall harvest and Halloween activities.
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Arkansas AgCast | Oct. 21, 2021
This week, we hear about the 2021 corn crop and get an update on grain markets. We also learn the ins and outs of cover crops and talk about the value and importance of Arkansas Farm Bureau membership.
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Sounds from the Harvest
When autumn's harvest begins, there's little time for words. We listen instead to the sounds of the combines, tractors and trucks as they gather the crops and work to bring another farm year to a close.
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Wallace Barber Joins Farm Bureau PR Team
Shaylee Wallace Barber has joined the Arkansas Farm Bureau public relations team as a field communications specialist. In this position, she will focus on identifying and telling agriculture stories in the northwest and southwest regions of Arkansas.
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The PR Team Hits the State Fair
It’s Arkansas State Fair time and our PR team took a field trip to try out all the food up for grabs this year. Arkansas Farm Bureau is again a major sponsor of the Arkansas State Fair.
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