Gurdon's Kaylie Stone has been showing animals and winning since the age of 7. Her dedication and competitive fire have resulted in numerous grand and reserve champion animals through the years, making her a role model for young Arkansans in agriculture and beyond. Learn more about Kaylie and her "grand champion" drive in our latest video.
Kaylie Stone of Gurdon began showing goats at the age of 7 and has added lambs, hogs, rabbits and steers in the years since. Her drive and competitive spirit have led her to raise numerous grand and reserve champion animals through the years, making her a role model for young Arkansans in agriculture and beyond.
Derek Helms, a dairy and row crop farmer and president of Clark County Farm Bureau, discusses a variety of issues, from the importance of community outreach and the benefits of Farm Bureau membership to the state of the dairy industry, the importance of trade and a new Farm Bill to Arkansas farmers.
The Danville School District is one of several in Arkansas participating in the Farm to School program that is designed to enrich the connection communities have with fresh, healthy food and local farmers. Danville added local beef this year and is looking to add more.
In this AgCast interview, Shane Gadberry, animal science professor with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, explains the Natural State Preconditioned Calf Program, its GoGreen tags and how it could lead to healthier calves.
Tucked away off highway 82 just east of the Texarkana city limits is Tom and Shannon Olson’s Turkey Creek Ranch, where you'll find one of Arkansas’s more unique livestock herds ... Water Buffalo. Watch and find out why the Olsons chose these unique animals and see what local students are learning about them.
Tom and Shannon Olson have been raising water buffalo on their Turkey Creek ranch near Texarkana for almost 30 years and they recently hosted a tour for students from Genoa Central High School. In this edition of Arkansas AgCast, Ken Moore visited with Tom Olson and Kimberly Leigh, FFA Advisor and Vo-Ag instructor at Genoa Central about this unique breed and what the students learned from the visit.
Karen Rowe, Arkansas County equine enthusiast and biologist with the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission, visited with our Keith Sutton about the hordes of buffalo gnats wreaking havoc with horses, livestock, poultry and wildlife in the Delta of eastern Arkansas. These blood-sucking black flies are so numerous this year they are killing many animals, and right now there's no end in sight.
