Women's Leadership Committee Chair Nita Cooper helps us wrap up our video coverage of #Fusion25 in Denver by sharing what she learned this weekend and why getting involved can lead to awesome things.
Rounding out our day 2 coverage of #Fusion25 we caught up with Arkansas Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee Chair Stewart Warner about his experience in Denver!
Abigail Meredith, a State Women's Leadership Committee member, gives us some insight into her time in Denver at #Fusion25, including her personal highlight of getting to meet Dr. Temple Grandin.
State Women's Leadership Committee member Margie Raimondo caught up with us after sitting in on a workshop about Hosting Farm Tours to tell us what she learned and to recap her #fusion25 experience so far!
Recent SAU graduate Ainsley Purifoy is the representative from Arkansas for the 2025 AFBF Collegiate Discussion Meet. Between her two discussions, she caught up with us to tell us about the event and why it is an important part of the future of Farm Bureau.
Arkansas soybean farmers planted earlier the past two years and enjoyed record-breaking yields. When is too early, though, and what are the risks? University of Arkansas agronomist Dr. Jeremy Ross shares insightful research.
The University of Arkansas at Monticello received a $3.7 million grant from USDA to restore bottomland hardwood forests in Arkansas. Hear more from Dr. Nana Tian, assistant professor of natural resources, about the aim of the project and how restoring forests can help develop and harness climate-smart commodities through restoration. Follow the link to learn more about the project and how to get involved. https://afrc.uada.edu/climate-smart-bottomlands/
Arkansas strawberry farmers raise about 130 acres annually. See how several experienced growers aim to increase production this year with both rare and unparalleled ideas.
On this episode, we covered the release of frozen Inflation Reduction Act funds, plus USDA plans to address egg prices and avian influenza. We also share the exciting news about ArFB’s newest program, the Arkansas Farm Trail. Get up to speed on all that and a lot more on the state’s only weekly ag news program, the Arkansas AgCast.