Blake Swindle has been promoted to Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of AgHeritage Farm Credit Services (AFCS), the company announced on Thursday. AgHeritage Farm Credit Services is a financial cooperative with owned and managed assets of approximately $2.02…
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The Digs of the Deal: Gillett’s Coon Supper Leaves Arkansas Politicians Hungry for History
One of the most iconic annual events in Arkansas is the Coon Supper in Gillett. What started as a small community meal to celebrate the hunting season has grown into a statewide event featuring Arkansas politicians, athletes and celebrities that…
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UA Pine Bluff Graduates First Agricultural Engineering Major
Allison Malone of Memphis is the first student to earn a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB). The degree program, which was initiated in 2019, trains students to meet the demand for…
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Dumpster Divers: Chadbourn, Doss Do What It Takes to Keep State’s Rivers Clean
It became a habit early on when Cowper Chadbourn and his wife, Debbie Doss, first canoed and floated the state’s rivers more than three decades ago. They’d see trash left at some of the access points, which led the pair…
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Executive Q&A: Plafcan Sees Growth Ahead for Ag Lending at Simmons Bank
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffSimmons Bank has expanded beyond the state’s borders into five states, each of which share with Arkansas a rich agricultural heritage. The Pine Bluff-based bank recently announced the creation of a new agricultural division and hired Cole Plafcan, Razorback football…
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17,800 Trees Given Away During Dept. of Ag Free Tree Fridays Campaign
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Department of Agriculture recently reported that its second annual “Free Tree Fridays” campaign resulted in the distribution of 17,800 trees during 36 events held across the state each Friday from March 18 through April 29. The events were…
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Arkansas Has Fewest Veterinarians Per Capita in US, Study Finds
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAhead of National Veterinarians Day on April 30, a recent study from veterinarians.org revealed that Arkansas has an average of 14 veterinarians per 100,000 people, making it the state with the least number of employed veterinarians in the entire nation.…
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Walton-Backed Food Program Expands Resources for Farmers, Communities in NWA
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffNorthwest Arkansas Food Systems, with support from the Walton Family Foundation, is providing grants to the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, Community Clinic and the University of Arkansas. The funding will offer farmers new resources to access capital and soil health…
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Arkansas Awarded $96M For 19 Flood Control Projects Across State
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas is set to receive the largest federal investment of any state in the nation for new flood control projects as a result of the $1 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in Nov. 2021. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural…
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Lyon College to Develop Veterinary and Dental Schools in Little Rock
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffLyon College in Batesville has begun developing plans for veterinary and dental schools to be located in Little Rock, the liberal arts college announced Monday. The veterinary and dental schools will be part of the new Lyon College Institute of…