On this week's edition, we visit a Hempstead County farmers market to meet some local growers and vendors, we hear about the recently released Arkansas Groundwater Protection and Management Report and get some tips on avoiding tick problems.

Ten-year old Emma Kate Powell of Lowell and 16-year-old Harlie Lockhart of Hope are the winners for the 2021 Arkansas Farm Bureau Dairy Foods Contest.

Arkansas Farm Bureau has received a limited statewide depredation permit for black vultures to aid Arkansas livestock producers.

Providing locally grown food is the goal of many Food Banks and Food Pantries. In Springdale, the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank has created a Teaching Garden to educate would-be gardeners and then deliver the healthy harvest to those in need. With the help of community volunteers, it's been a success. However, they'd like to provide even more fresh produce with the help of Arkansas farmers.

The University of Arkansas cooperative extension service developed a preliminary Southeastern Arkansas flooding report outlining impacted acreage and economic impact of the natural disaster. We talked with Dr. Vic Ford and Dr. John Anderson to discuss insights from the report and some mitigation strategies for growers looking to recover this growing season. The university estimates more than 600,000 acres impacted and a price tag of nearly $250 million (and counting) as the state continues to identify impacts.

At Rose Bud Dairy in White County, workers are making and storing haylage that will provide highly nutritious forage for the facility's 1,800 dairy cows. Farmer Kenneth May explains the process, from the field to the feed trough.

On this week's edition, we hear from University of Arkansas experts about the physical and economic impact of recent flooding in Southeast Arkansas. We also get an update from the Arkansas Farm Bureau’s Environmental Issues Committee meeting in Cave Springs and we learn about Dairy Month in Arkansas.

Soil heath is a priority in agriculture. We wanted to highlight several of the practices that farmers and ranchers in the state are utilizing to create healthier soil.

Meet a young agricultural entrepreneur from the Arkansas Delta ... At Birdeye Farms in Cross County, 16-year-old Whit Smith works hard to provide fresh, delicious fruits and vegetables using bio-intensive farming practices.

Arkansas Farm Bureau’s Organization and Member Programs Department has hired Jeremy Miller of Huntsville as District Director for the Northwest District and Tanner Riggin of Beebe as District Director for the Northeast District. Miller and Riggin will serve as liaisons between the 12 county Farm Bureaus in each of their districts and the state office and assist in the development, implementation and evaluation of programs and activities in each district.