In Season 2 Ep. 2 of our Ask a Farmer series, we visit with peanut farmer Heath Donner of Mississippi County, who answers your questions about one of the most versatile snack foods.
“Being able to represent the farmers and ranchers of Arkansas is a real honor.” The Arkansas delegation brought the voice of the state’s farmers and ranchers to the 104th annual convention of the American Farm Bureau, held Jan. 7-10 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Today kicked off the 94th General Assembly and our team is at the state capitol tracking all the action. Stanley Hill and Mark Lambert from our government relations team share some insight into this general session and the policy priorities we'll be focused on this year. Take a few minutes to hear from our team and to stay update with everything during the session, subscribe to our Legislative Updates by texting ARFB to 52886.
Ag Mechanics classes are new to most Arkansas high schools but gaining popularity. Rose Bud FFA constructed an impressive heavy-duty trailer in just three weeks for this year's Arkansas Youth Expo.
On this episode of the Arkansas AgCast we unveil a new set for viewers and welcome John McMinn to help deliver the news. We’ll talk about updates to WOTUS, a win for solar energy users and much more!
Ask A Farmer is back and we're kicking off Season 2 with crop questions! Scott Gibson of Craighead County let us stop by to learn about all things corn during the growing season.
We wrap up the Arkansas AgCast for the year by recapping some of the top farming news stories of the year and finish out the day with some Christmas trivia too.
In Keo (population 246), 20 miles southeast of Little Rock, Shane Cummings farms 375 acres of mature pecan trees. Most are decades old, but they still produce 400-500,000 pounds annually or about 20 percent of the state’s yield. See Cumming's beautiful orchards as he explains the complexities of pecan growing and harvesting HERE.
The Governor’s Food Desert Working Group held a press conference today to release their report and recommendations for taking actionable steps to lessen the number of food deserts in Arkansas. We spoke with Kathy Webb, Co-Chair for the Food Desert Working Group, and Mayor Zola Hudson of Altheimer about the development of the group, their hopes for the future and battling food deserts in the Natural State.
The inaugural Arkansas Harvest Recap today in downtown Keo featured farmers recapping their year, crop experts and representatives, including Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward. Organizer Seth Summerside says the event was "an opportunity to kind of call a timeout, figure out what happened, what is working, what is not working, and take a look at 2023.”
