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.”
Christmas Tree farmers work hard, too. It can take more than 70 hours per week and more than a decade to get ready for a chaotic 10-day harvest. Pea Ridge grower Martin Babb enjoys the work at his majestic Wonderland Christmas Tree Farm.
As we head to the holidays, we wanted to provide those who missed President Rich Hillman's speech at the annual convention the ability to learn about how Arkansas Farm Bureau Makes it Matter.
We were proud to have Amberly Snyder return to be our Keynote at the 88th Annual Convention. Hear a few words from her as well as see her at the convention.
Season 2 of Filthy Farm Jobs has come to an end, but before we go... congratulations, Karen! As much fun as we have with FFJ it's great to see the hard work of our victims, or rather our volunteers, come to fruition. We hope you enjoyed this season, and we'll catch you in 2023 for Filthy Farm Jobs Season 3!
No need to brood... another Filthy Farm Jobs is here! This time we join Winston Williams, Regional Underwriting Supervisor for Arkansas Farm Bureau Insurance Company, as he helps Alan Mahan of Rabbit Ridge Farms clean a chicken brooder. Let the dust, and chicken dander, fly!
The Center for Arkansas Farms and Food trains the next generation of farmers focusing on specialty crop production. The University of Arkansas program strives to set up aspiring farmers for success in local food production. They recently hosted a Farmers for Tomorrow fundraiser to support their program graduates. Hear what assistant director Heather Friedrich had to say about their recent event and programs.
Can you brave the bees? On our latest episode of Filthy Farm Jobs Peter Brave of Brave New Restaurant joins Jeremy Bemis at Bemis Honey Bee Farm to learn about bee care, harvesting honey and all things in between. Check it out!
Benton County agritourism farmer Dennis McGarrah says the summer drought and hungry deer have made it his worst year for pumpkins since 2006, but he still gushes with enthusiasm. Fall family fun on his farm in Pea Ridge, includes tractor-pulled hayrides, a mule train ride, haystacks, bounce pads, ziplines and more.
Get ready to go hog wild! Ashley King from THV11 The Vine joined us at the Arkansas State Fair for her turn tackling a Filthy Farm Job. Learn more about exhibitor work and show prep in our latest episode!
