Did you celebrate #NationalDogDay this weekend? Meet Ori, a border collie who proves every day that working stock are key to farm success and often great companions as well.

We discuss the State Water Plan executive action announced this week, how ag lending rates can impact the cost of production and we'll tell you how to bring your solution for the ag industry to life with the Arkansas Ag Innovation Challenge. It's all on this week's episode of the AgCast, where you can watch or listen to stay up-to-date with the news that impacts the Arkansas agriculture industry.

Cattle farmers in North Central Arkansas are looking for a new sale barn after Wilf’s Cleburne County Livestock Auction burned Monday in Heber Springs. Hear how cattlemen in the region will be affected.

In this episode of Rows and Ranches, Clay Smith talks to us about how they fertilize their corn crop. Fertilizers provide crops with nutrients like potassium, phosphorus, and nitrogen, which allow crops to grow bigger, faster and to produce more food. Give this video a watch to learn more!

Kerry and Ramey Stiles are fourth generation farmers with a passion for cotton. Located in Lee County, Stiles Farms has grown to also include soybeans, peanuts and two more generations. We are proud to have Kerry as the chair of the Arkansas Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership committee this year, and wanted to show you a closer look at her family and farm.

Best of luck to the Cobb, Lyerly and Owen Family/Partnership during Southeast Farm Family of the Year judging! Take a look to learn more about this family and their farm.

On this episode of the AgCast, we report on a WTO ruling that impacts Chinese-imposed tariffs for ag products. We also give a crop quality update and share the latest from the WASDE report plus lots more. Watch or listen to be updated on the latest news that impacts Arkansas agriculture.

In this episode of Rows and Ranches, Clay Smith talks to us about how they irrigate their corn crop. Using Polypipe, submerged wells, and soil moisture sensors farmers work tirelessly through the summer making sure their crops receive the proper amount of water they need to grow. Give this video a watch to learn more!

Tyson poultry growers in North Arkansas were jolted early Monday with notifications that their contracts were being cancelled. Closure of a Tyson plant in Noel, Mo., was especially devastating to producer Matt Widner in Harrison, Ark. and producer/banker Chris Meador in Berryville, Ark. Watch their story.

Rows and Ranches is back! This year we’re capturing growing a corn crop from start to finish. Join the Smith family from Greene County as they plant this year’s crop in episode one.