Principles of pruning blueberries, blackberries, muscadines, peaches and pecans with hands-on demonstrations were presented Tuesday, Feb. 28 in Clarksville. The Arkansas Ag Experiment Station's Fruit Research Station hosted the workshop.
Earlier this month Ja'Dayia Kursh and her non-profit Ag for Kids held the Miss Rodeo Fort Smith contest. The largest and most diverse Miss Rodeo Pageant in Arkansas history. While she has broken the mold of what a Rodeo Queen looks like, her mission is to create diversity and representation in all parts of ag and western culture. Watch to learn more!
On today's episode, we sit down with Senator John Boozman to talk about the upcoming farm bill, discuss USDA's February Trade report, and more, watch here now!
Arkansas Discovery Farms has been collecting data to address environmental concerns and improve the state's farmland for more than a decade. Close to 100 attended the program's first conference at the 4-H Center in Ferndale (West Pulaski County) earlier this week to learn more about the findings and share ideas.
As we wrap up Season 2 of Ask a Farmer, we visited Jon Hopper at Hopper Hatcheries in Lonoke County. He answered your questions about one of Arkansas's more unique agriculture commodities... fish!
Are eggs getting cheaper? We have the answer on this week's Arkansas AgCast. Plus, we recap all the important news out of USDA and give an update on all the action at the state capitol too.
Showing livestock is no small feat. From barn prep to winning banners, Paisley Crangle had a huge year in the show ring during 2022. She took some time to share (and laugh) with us about showing sheep and goats!
For the first time in nearly 20 years, a new commodity division has been formed at Arkansas Farm Bureau. The Small Ruminant Commodity Division offers a voice for the growing sheep and goat industry throughout the state, and will host their first meeting during the 2023 Winter Commodity Division Meetings on February 22nd.
Our next stop for Ask A Farmer Season 2 was Clark County! Derek Helms' family has been milking cows for over 100 years, so he took some time to answer all questions dairy cattle for us.
