Arkansas Farm Bureau’s 74th annual Officers and Leaders Conference is set for July 21-22 at the Rogers Convention Center, carrying the theme of “Make It Happen.”

The Senate Ag Committee held a field hearing today in Jonesboro, at the Fowler Center on the campus of Arkansas State University. Chair Debbie Stabenow and Ranking Member John Boozman heard testimony from Arkansas farmers, agriculture industry leaders and business leaders and officials serving rural Arkansas. Arkansas Farm Bureau leaders and members were on hand, and ArFB President Rich Hillman helped open the proceedings.

The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame Induction Luncheon was held in Little Rock on Friday, May 25. The event honored the six members of Class XXXIV after a long pandemic delay. We talked to members and family of the new class to get their thoughts on this special day and what joining the Hall of Fame means to each of them.

The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame inducted six individuals today for their leadership and service to the state’s largest business sector. The newest class represents agriculture education, the seed industry, agri-business, row-crop production, agricultural/political advocacy, timber management and agricultural research and outreach.

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.

After returning from an eventful American Farm Bureau Convention in Atlanta, our policy experts sit down to discuss how the event went and what to expect from national Farm Bureau policy in 2022.

As we wrapped up the final day of American Farm Bureau Convention in Atlanta, Farm Bureau leaders from around the country prepared to get down to the business of making policy. See highlights from the day and hear ArFB President Rich Hillman talk about what’s next.

It was a busy first day at the American Farm Bureau Convention in Atlanta. Arkansas Farm Bureau members and leaders listened, learned and discussed important issues with other attendees from around the country. Watch Terry and Wendy Norwood of Greene County talk about their experience.

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.