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Growing a Community

Siblings Kesha Cobb and Kevin Holloway El are growing a community through urban agriculture. Inspired by their family and community experiences, they've taken on the challenge of teaching people to lead healthier lives by cultivating their own sustainable sources of food. We got to know them when they attended Arkansas Farm Bureau’s annual convention last fall. Now you can learn about the ventures they're developing in Little Rock and Pine Bluff and hear their personal stories.
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Costs, Shortage Impact Planting

Trent Dabbs of Stuttgart joined us to explain how shortages and increased input costs are making it difficult for row-crop farmers in Arkansas and around the country to solidify plans for the upcoming planting season.
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Making Venesian Inn Fried Chicken

With 75 years of serving patrons from across the world, the Venesian Inn in Tontitown is a pioneer of Ozark-inspired Italian dishes. In celebration of the 2022 Arkansas Heritage Food Hall of Fame's Food of the Year, chicken, we visited the Venesian Inn to learn more about the restaurant's rich history and get a tutorial on how to cook up their famous fried chicken.
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Farm Love, Actually: A Valentine's Day Video

Family farms often get their start with a special connection between two people, so this Valentine’s Day, we asked some Arkansas farming couples to share how they met and began their lifetime journeys together. Watch and enjoy their fun, funny, awkward and romantic stories.
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Farm Bureau in the Community Pt. 1

Arkansas Farm Bureau's member champions help support work in communities around the state to feed children and families in need and to help those recovering from natural disasters.
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What is Arkansas Farm Bureau?

What’s the first thing you think of when someone says “Arkansas Farm Bureau”? Yes, Arkansas Farm Bureau offers great insurance products (and you should definitely check them out), but there’s more to the story. Much more.
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Arkansas Farms Face Winter Storm

February kicked off with a winter storm that swept across the state bringing ice and snow that covered pastures, fields and rural roads. Arkansas ranchers and farmers shared their updates and photos and we spent time with one Hot Spring County family who showed us how they get their work done despite the weather.
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