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Pebbles Sweet Potatoes | Updates from the Farm

Shawn Peebles provides an update on his sweet potato harvest so far, noting that recent rains haven't had much of an impact on his progress. Peebles farms on land in Woodruff, White and Prairie Counties.
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2021 Washington County Fair Premium Sale

Like similar events at fairs and livestock shows around the state, the Junior Livestock Auction at the Washington County Fair provides critical support for Arkansas youth who raise and show animals.
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Update from the Farm | Rice Harvest 2021

This year, growers have faced wet and cool planting conditions, record floods and were well into rice harvest when a cold front brought combines to a screeching halt in the last week of September. Can we still make this a record year for rice in the Natural State?
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2021 National Teach Ag Day

Thursday, September 16th is #NationalTeachAgDay, so we talked to current and former ag students around the state about the mentors who influenced their love and passion for agriculture.
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Arkansas' First Mobile Meat Processing Trailer

Damon and Jana Helton with The Farm at Barefoot Bend purchased a USDA-certified Mobile Meat Processing Trailer to service their own animals and others around the state. Learn more about the Helton’s plans and what comes next.
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