Arkansas Farm Bureau Commodity Divisions provide a system through which producer members may give special emphasis to commodity problems and programs, while contributing to the attainment of overall Farm Bureau goals and objectives. County Farm Bureaus appoint commodity action committees for each of their major commodities. The committee members are producers appointed by the county president, with approval from the board of directors. Committee members are involved in policy development and implementation, issue involvement, and commodity promotion. The chairman of each county commodity action committee serves as a member of the state commodity division for their commodity. The state commodity divisions provide guidance to the organization on programs, issues and activities related to the respective commodity.
Arkansas Farm Bureau has commodity divisions for 12 commodities. The commodities, their farm leader chairman and staff coordinators are as follows:
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Aquaculture
Steve Kueter
Chairman
Gene Martin
Coordinator
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Horticulture
Jeremy Gillam
Chairman
Bruce Tencleve
Coordinator
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Beef Cattle
Billy Sharp
Chairman
Travis Justice
Coordinator
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Poultry
Allen Stewart
Chairman
Bruce Tencleve
Coordinator
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Cotton
Randy Veach
Chairman
Gene Martin
Coordinator
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Rice
Rich Hillman
Chairman
Brandy Carroll
Coordinator
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Dairy
Woody Bryant
Chairman
Bruce Tencleve
Coordinator
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Soybean
Rusty Smith
Chairman
Brandy Carroll
Coordinator
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Equine
Earl Pepper
Chairman
Travis Justice
Coordinator
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Swine
Steve Stephan
Chairman
Evan Teague
Coordinator
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Forestry
Grant Pace
Chairman
Matt King
Coordinator
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Wheat and Feed Grains
Terry Dabbs
Chairman
Matt King
Coordinator
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