There's good news and bad news in a recent FDA decision on popular herbicides Enlist One and Enlist Duo, which are often used for controlling pigweed. Brandy Carroll, Director of Commodity Activities and Market Information with Arkansas Farm Bureau, explains the situation and why it's bad news for some western Arkansas counties.
We check in with Dr. Bill Robertson, Cotton Extension Agronomist at the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, to hear about record cotton yields last year and what could lie ahead in 2022. We also get a farmer’s perspective on last year’s cotton crop from Terry Pollard of Piggott.
We explore efforts by Arkansas farmers and ranchers to market directly to consumers and the challenges and opportunities in this space. To get some perspectives on the issue, we talked to Karen Reynolds from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture and Logan Duvall, owner of Me & McGee Market in North Little Rock.
After returning from an eventful American Farm Bureau Convention in Atlanta, our policy experts sit down to discuss how the event went and what to expect from national Farm Bureau policy in 2022.
How filthy can farm work really be? We decided it was time for some Arkansas Farm Bureau office staff to get out in the field and find out for themselves. Today, we’re proud to launch our new video series, “Filthy Farm Jobs,” featuring our first vict … uh, volunteer … Rob Anderson, director of public relations. Rob learns the ins and outs of pulling rice gates from a very patient Jim Young of Young Family Farm in Tuckerman.
As we wrapped up the final day of American Farm Bureau Convention in Atlanta, Farm Bureau leaders from around the country prepared to get down to the business of making policy. See highlights from the day and hear ArFB President Rich Hillman talk about what’s next.
It was a busy first day at the American Farm Bureau Convention in Atlanta. Arkansas Farm Bureau members and leaders listened, learned and discussed important issues with other attendees from around the country. Watch Terry and Wendy Norwood of Greene County talk about their experience.
In this special edition, we put together some of our favorite interviews from a very busy 2021, including our conversations with FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr, retired University of Arkansas Professor Andrew Sharpley and more.
