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Boozman To Be Awarded Golden Plow by Farm Bureau
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.
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Arkansas AgCast | Jan. 28, 2022
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.
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Filthy Farm Jobs | Ep. 3, Sweet Potato Lessons with Lindsey
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.
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Paden & Paxton's Farm | Kid Farmers
ArFB's Jenny Higgs pays a visit to what may be the only farm in Arkansas managed entirely by grade-schoolers.
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Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame Postpones Event
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.
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Filthy Farm Jobs | Ep. 2, Philip Learns to Milk Cows
Philip Powell of our Public Affairs and Government Relations spends the day at Simon Bothers Dairy in Conway and learns exactly what it takes to get milk from the udder to your nearest grocery store.
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Arkansas AgCast | Jan. 21, 2022
We explore efforts by Arkansas farmers and ranchers to market directly to consumers and the challenges and opportunities in this space. To get some perspectives on the issue, we talked to Karen Reynolds from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture and Logan Duvall, owner of Me & McGee Market in North Little Rock.
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Rotational Grazing at Circle K Angus Farms
Daniel Keisler, owner of Circle K Angus Farm near Ozark, explains how the use of rotational grazing and a diverse mix of cover crops allows him to maximize animal nutrition and produce beef without the use of pesticides or herbicides.
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