Arkansas Farm Bureau will join Arkansas veterans, the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs, the Arkansas Agriculture Department and other agriculture leaders at the Cooper Alumni Center at Arkansas State University for the inaugural Veterans 4 Ag Summit on Friday, Oct. 6.
Arkansas Farm Bureau and John Deere announced a new benefit that will give Farm Bureau members special access to the John Deere’s GreenFleet™ Loyalty Rewards program, providing members with a free two-year Platinum 2 membership.
In a unique twist of fate, former Arkansas State University roommates Austin Kennon and Chris Damron earned the top two Young Farmers and Ranchers awards. The two were honored Monday at Arkansas Farm Bureau’s 69th Officers & Leaders Conference at the Hot Springs Convention Center.
The Arkansas Farm Bureau’s 69th annual Officers and Leaders Conference is set for July 24-25 at the Hot Springs Convention Center. South Dakota ranchers Troy and Stacy Hadrick will close the convention and reinforce the conference theme, “Innovation Generation.”
The eight district winners in the 70th annual Arkansas Farm Family of the Year Program have been selected, representing the diversity of Arkansas agriculture, the state’s largest industry.
Read the statement from Randy Veach, president of Arkansas Farm Bureau. Veach, a third-generation farmer from Manila, traveled to Cuba in September 2015 to meet with officials about increasing agricultural trade with Arkansas.
Nursing and pharmacy students are encouraged to apply now for a $1,000 scholarship offered through the Nicky Hargrove Memorial scholarship fund. Learn more and find out how to apply.
