Arkansas farm families have special traditions they celebrate each Christmas. In this video, Jason Kaufman and his sister Emily Woodall of Conway County, Ramey and Kerri Stiles of Lee County, Reed Story of Monroe County, and Arkansas Farm Bureau president Rich Hillman and his wife Tina of Lonoke County share their favorite Christmas traditions.
At the age of just six, Huck Plyler, the son of Caleb and Briana Harris-Plyler, began putting together care packages for members of the military who were deployed in foreign countries. Now 10 years old, Huck has sent out more than 700 packages and continues his work to bring smiles to the faces of our military men and women.
Huck is currently seeking military addresses to send packages. If you know someone who would love a Huck care package, tag them in the comments below or contact Huck at Huck's Military Care Package Project on Facebook
Educating young people about agriculture is a priority at the core of Arkansas Farm Bureau’s mission, which is why we recognize special teachers and programs for their outstanding ag education efforts each year. Join us as we profile this year's winners.
Amanda Williams, ArFB coordinator for the State Women's Leadership Committee, presented the 2020 Women's Leadership Outstanding Committee Award to Regina Oliver, chair of the Scott County committee Dec. 16. Oliver and her committee were thrilled to be recognized for their creative efforts to educate students at county schools about agriculture virtually during the Covid-19 pandemic.
James and Charles Vandiver have been helping out at their family Christmas tree business, Vandiver's NewCastle Farms, for most of their lives, so we asked them to share some of the expertise they’ve acquired by showing us how to make wreaths.
Janee and Quinten Parker, members of Arkansas Farm Bureau's Young Farmers & Ranchers program, walk us through a day of their life as new farmers in Benton County.
There's more to growing Christmas trees than just planting and watering. Kevin Vandiver of Vandiver's Newcastle Farms in St. Francis County shares his methods for producing the ideal trees for the holidays.
Grant Keenen is director of cattle management & procurement for Wal-Mart. An experienced cattleman himself, he works with ranchers nationwide in this new position to provide the kind of beef consumers are wanting for the nation's biggest beef buyer.
Arkansas Farm Bureau held its 86th Annual Convention virtually and through a live meeting of the board of directors at the Hot Springs Convention Center today. Delegates elected board leaders and members during and set policy priorities for 2021. Watch some of the highlights and hear from participants.
Jamey Allen is co-owner of Allen Brothers Farms, LLC at Prattsville in Grant County where he has oversees their cow-calf operation. The farm includes Allen Gate and Panel Company which sells and ships farm gates and panels across the U.S. He shares how Covid-19 affected their operation this year and may actually have some positive benefits going forward.