Two college students have joined Arkansas Farm Bureau for the summer as interns.

The late April rains that inundated much of Arkansas have hit Arkansas agriculture at one of the worst possible times, causing losses for both the row-crop and livestock sectors.

Brandy Jones, a fifth-grade social studies and writing teacher at Woods Elementary in Fort Smith, is Arkansas Farm Bureau’s 2017 Ag in the Classroom Outstanding Teacher. Jones was recognized during a special ceremony at the school April 28.

County winners for the 70th annual Arkansas Farm Family of the Year Program have been selected. Learn more and see the list of county winners from across the state.

Arkansas Farm Bureau has announced the winners of its annual safety poster contest. The theme this year was “Get Out of My Space.” Read the full list of winners.

Heidi Sohl of Saline County, a senior Creative Media Production major at Arkansas State University, is the 2017 recipient of Arkansas Farm Bureau’s Marvin Vines Memorial Scholarship.

Applications are now available to high school students for the summer M*A*S*H (Medical Applications of Science for Health) camps. These camps will be located at 32 medical facilities throughout Arkansas. Two new host facilities have been added this year at Dewitt Hospital and Conway Regional Medical Center.

As the number of family dairy farms continue to decline in Arkansas, Simon Brothers dairy near Conway endures. In this conversation, Matt Simon shares how he and his brothers keep their business going and what he believes needs to happen to the milk pricing system to make family dairy farming profitable again.

The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame will induct five individuals whose leadership and service have brought distinction to the state’s largest business sector.

Mark and Shay Morgan of Clarksville (Johnson County) are the 2016 Arkansas Farm Family of the Year, announced today at the annual luncheon honoring the county and district Farm Families of the Year. The Morgans have a two-year-old daughter Kate.