On this episode of the AgCast, we'll talk about the latest updates on WOTUS and the ag industry's reaction to the changes. We'll also talk about how river levels could be impacting farmers just as harvest gets underway and a quick and simple way to provide feedback on ag labor issues.
As a grassroots organization ArFB understands how policy and legislation impacts farms across the state. Watch our latest video to see how White County Farm Bureau member/Arkansas Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers vice chair, Brad Peacock, initiated and successfully implemented grassroots policy that was adopted nationally at the 2023 American Farm Bureau convention.
We recently visited Barnhill Orchards to learn more about their operation in Lonoke County. Ekko Barnhill says successive planting is a key part of supplying local food year-round. Watch our latest video to learn more.
Rodeo ropers and steer wrestlers across Southwest Arkansas practice with Corriente cattle grown on Grazin R Farms in Donaldson. The cattle, first brought to what is now Mexico by the Conquistadores, are small-framed, hearty, easy-to-care for cattle with extra lean beef. Watch to learn more about these smaller Longhorns and how the Riggans raise them as a family on their Hot Spring County farm.
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.
