Farmers, ranchers and agricultural leaders from across the state will come together for Arkansas Farm Bureau’s 82nd annual convention, set for Nov. 30-Dec. 2 at the Hot Springs Convention Center.
Jason Smedley has been hired as assistant director of public affairs and government relations at Arkansas Farm Bureau, where he will focus on local affairs and rural development for the state’s largest agricultural advocacy organization.
For the second year in a row it will cost families less to prepare the classic Thanksgiving meal, due largely to significant declines in the average cost of frozen turkey and a gallon of milk.
Farmers and ranchers across the state are evaluating Arkansas Farm Bureau policy in advance of the organization’s annual business session Dec. 2. This has been another challenging year for them and, in this conversation, Farm Bureau vice president Rich Hillman ...
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson has appointed a special multi-agency committee to examine and maintain the quality of the Buffalo River Watershed. Bruce Holland, executive director of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission is co-chair of the committee and in this conversation ...
Kent Walker began making Artisan or hand-crafted cheese about 9 years ago at his home as a hobby. Today Kent Walker Artisan Cheese is a popular destination in downtown Little Rock. Cheese connoisseurs and tour groups are coming from miles ...
(Moultrie, Ga.)—David Wildy, a diversified row crop farmer from Manila, Arkansas has been selected as the overall winner of the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year award for 2016.Wildy was named as the overall winner at the Willie ...
U.S. Senator John Boozman was presented the “Friend of Farm Bureau” award, which this year is being awarded to each member of Arkansas’ congressional delegation, for their exemplary voting records in support of agriculture and Farm Bureau priority issues. In ...
The Arkansas State Fair and Livestock Show opens October 14 in Little Rock. County fairs are an important part of the fabric of rural America and they serve to determine which young people will get to have their animals judged ...
All six members of Arkansas’ congressional delegation have earned Friend of Farm Bureau distinction, and will be recognized with the honor over the next two weeks in ceremonies to be held across the state.U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, ...
