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Origami Sake

Origami Sake, strategically built on top of the famous underground water supply in Hot Springs, is brewing up quite the attention-grabbing beverage. It all started with a dream to take Arkansas’ unofficial “Rice State” title to the next level by building the country’s largest craft sake brewery, and they’re doing it with Arkansas-grown rice. Take a trip with us to the Spa City to learn all about this millenniums-old process of turning rice into a craft beverage. What we learned made us re-think everything we knew about sake.
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Garland County Ag Day

Garland County students recently attended the inaugural Garland County “Intro to Ag Day.” Thanks to Garland County Farm Bureau these students were able to learn about all things agriculture in hopes of increasing interest in FFA and agriculture classes in their future educational path.
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Berkeley Farms

For Lauren Castleberry, what started as a small hobby has developed into something much bigger. Her passion for growing her own produce has now turned into a full-scale market, with greenhouses and farm events.
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Farmer Profile | Cave Creek Farms

Tyler and Monica Griffin of Independence County have been making Cave Creek Farms into their dream farm. They produce high-quality, registered shorthorn cattle and sheep to become affordable project animals for FFA and 4-H kids.
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An Invasive Snail Found in Arkansas

The invasive Apple Snail was recently found in a live crawfish shipment coming from Louisiana to Arkansas. Experts say while there may not be an immediate concern for rice farmers currently, land owners and crawfish enthusiasts alike should be aware of the snails and alert Arkansas Game and Fish if they spot any of the invasive species.
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