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.
This week, we talk to Arkansas State Fair Livestock Director, Chris Bacchus about the benefits of showing livestock and poultry. We also talk to Leigh Ann Bullington about the role as family consumer science educator, and we hear about the Farm Bureau PR team’s visit to media day at the state fair.
Arkansas Farm Bureau Secretary-Treasurer Dan Wright attended the Arkansas Youth Expo, one of the state’s largest livestock shows, and congratulated all the youth and parents involved.
ArFB President Rich Hillman presented him with the Friend of Farm Bureau Award during a visit to Camp Couchdale in Hot Springs and we caught up with him after a meeting with row crop, catfish and produce farmers in Ashley County.
Shawn Peebles provides an update on his sweet potato harvest so far, noting that recent rains haven't had much of an impact on his progress. Peebles farms on land in Woodruff, White and Prairie Counties.
This week, we talk to Congressman Bruce Westerman as he kicks off his latest Ag Tour in the state. We also hear about this year’s Arkansas Youth Expo livestock event in Washington County, which wrapped up earlier this week, and we get the latest news on commodity markets from Arkansas Farm Bureau’s Brandy Carroll.
Meet Arkansas Farm Bureau's new director of Public Affairs & Government Relations, learn what happened at the Arkansas Connectivity Summit and find out what the impact of potential federal estate tax changes would be on farming families.
