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Season two of Filthy Farm Jobs is in full swing! This week we visit Broadwater Farms where Karen Wood, our Corporate Secretary, learns how to AI. She really had to roll her sleeves up for this one, watch and learn!

The Mississippi River is near a record low level and it's causing major issues for shipping and, in turn, Arkansas farmers. We visited farmers and representatives of Riceland Foods to learn just how serious the problem is and the impacts it will have on the agriculture industry.

Arkansas Farm Bureau has announced opposition to Issues 1 and 4 in the upcoming general election, while supporting Issue 2, which would provide a higher threshold for items to be added to the state constitution.

Ashley Smith of Bismarck, owner of Just Horsen Around Cooking, has a passion for cooking with cast iron, and she's on a mission to keep this American tradition alive. Learn her story and see how she makes delicious meals for her family and customers.

The second season of Filthy Farm Jobs is here! We kick things off with Stanley Hill, our Vice President of Public Affairs & Government Relations, sweating his way through a day of cleaning grain bins. Watch, learn and laugh!

Tyler Oxner has joined the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation as a director of Commodity Activities and Economics. He will provide economic and regulatory guidance as well as be the staff coordinator with the organization’s Aquaculture, Forestry, and Wheat and Feed Grains commodity divisions.

High diesel prices and less summer rain meant higher production costs for Arkansas soybean growers, but Rusty Smith of Cotton Plant says early yields are looking good in Arkansas' grand prairie area.

The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Arkansas Center for Forest Business, a new addition to the Arkansas Forest Resources Center and the UAM College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources. The center was created to work on market-based solutions to forest resource issues and enhance the economic competitiveness of Arkansas’ forestry sector in a global economy. Arkansas Farm Bureau was a strong supporter of the Center’s creation, so we attended the event and spoke to Professor Matthew Pelkki and Dean Michael Blazier of the College of Forestry, Agriculture & Natural Resources, about the big day and what’s ahead.

The Arkansas Department of Agriculture's Law Enforcement Team was created in 2019. Their goal? To serve and protect the state's largest industry, agriculture. While they may be stretched thin from time to time, they know that there is no crime too big or small for those impacted. We spent some time with them to learn more about the work they do in service to our farmers and ranchers.