Brody Cupples, 18, of Nashville (Howard County) and Nate Bucci, 16, of London (Pope County) were the winners of the 2025 Arkansas Farm Bureau Rice is Nice Cooking Contest hosted at the state fairgrounds on July 24.
Cupples’ Mexican Beef and Rice Skillet won the “Main Dish” category while Bucci’s Cheesy Sicilian Arancini won the “Party Idea” category.
Ember Boyce, 11, of Nashville (Howard County) and Everett Hutton, 13, of Jonesboro (Craighead County) were the winners of the 2025 Arkansas Farm Bureau Dairy Foods Contest hosted at the state fairgrounds on July 24.
Boyce’s Million Dollar Ravioli Casserole won the “Main Dish” category while Hutton’s Strawberry Shortcake Pudding won the “Party Idea” category.
The Arkansas Farm Bureau Scholarship Foundation Committee has named the 13 recipients for the 2025-26 school year.
Scholarship recipients are Arkansas residents, members of a Farm Bureau family and enrolled as juniors or seniors in pursuit of an agriculture-related degree at a state-accredited university.
ROGERS, Ark. – Dalton and Skiver Dilldine of Blytheville (Mississippi County) and Reed Kelley of Saltillo (Faulkner County) earned the top Young Farmers & Ranchers awards Thursday during Arkansas Farm Bureau’s annual Officers & Leaders Conference at the Rogers Convention Center. The awards honor young farmers and ranchers ages 18-35 for the general excellence of their operations and their hard work and innovation.
Arkansas Farm Bureau President Dan Wright commented on the Congressional action updating agriculture programs. “Without the passage of a new farm bill, farmers and ranchers across the country have been left in limbo. The members of Arkansas’s Congressional delegation worked ...
The 78th annual Arkansas Farm Family of the Year program has announced its eight district farm families, encompassing the breadth of Arkansas agriculture, the state’s largest industry.
Two students have joined Arkansas Farm Bureau as summer interns, gaining hands-on experience while advancing their professional skills. Through the internship program, they will support the organization’s advocacy work for the state’s largest industry, agriculture, and rural communities. The program offers the opportunity to see how Farm Bureau serves as a voice for farmers and ranchers at the local, state and national levels.
Jill Herrin, a fifth–and sixth–grade science teacher at Jacksonville Lighthouse Charter School in Pulaski County, has been named Arkansas Farm Bureau’s 2025 Ag in the Classroom Outstanding Teacher of the Year. She was recognized during a special surprise presentation at the school.
