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.
It’s National Soybean Month. Arkansas soybean farmers and cattle ranchers have more in common than you might think. Soymeal is a high-protein source of nutrition for feeding cattle. Listen as Arkansas Cattlemen’s Association Executive Director Cody Burkham and soybean farmer/cattleman Joe Thrash talk about using soymeal as part of the feeding regime for cattle.
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture, along with Governor Hutchinson and representatives from the Poultry Federation and Butterball, recognize Thanksgiving and the contributions turkey producers bring to the state’s agriculture industry. Jenny Higgs of ArFB went along to interview the turkeys that were being honored and the 4-H'ers who raised them.
Phil and Lesia Hamaker own Hamaker Farms, a family cattle, poultry and produce operation at Junction City, south of El Dorado. They were the 2015 Southwest District Farm Family of the Year. Their operation consists of four poultry houses, high tunnel produce houses that allow them to extend their season for squash, tomatoes, greens and other produce, and cross-bred angus and charolais cattle. They've also established their own Farmers Market on their produce farm in northern Louisiana that is attracting a number of loyal customers. This is their story.
