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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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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Planting, Cultivating, Reaping: Farm Investment Startup Experiencing Record Growth
Just three months into 2022, AcreTrader is experiencing a record year for growth. The Fayetteville-based farmland investment company just received a $20 million investment from Drive Capital, the Ohio venture capital firm that has invested in more than 50 companies…
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Plafcan to Lead New Agriculture Division for Simmons Bank
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffSimmons Bank on Wednesday announced the addition of Cole Plafcan as senior vice president and director of agricultural lending, a newly created division within its Community Banking group. Plafcan will lead efforts to expand agricultural business across the six-state footprint…
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March 18 PBS ‘Good Roots’ Examines Unpredictable Weather Impact on Farming in Arkansas
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffPBS series “Good Roots” will examine how Arkansas’ unpredictable weather can have dramatic impacts on farming, and in turn, farmers’ livelihoods, in a new segment airing Friday, March 18, during “Arkansas Week” at 7:30 p.m. on Arkansas PBS. A livestream…
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AcreTrader Receives $20M Drive Capital Funding Amidst Record Growth
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAcreTrader, the online farmland investment company based in Arkansas, has expanded its $40 million Series B funding to over $60 million following an investment from Ohio-based venture capital firm Drive Capital. The funding round follows AcreTrader’s oversubscribed Series B round…
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Riceland Foods Appoints New President and CEO
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffRiceland Foods announced Monday that Jason Brancel has been named president and Chief Executive Officer of the company by the Board of Directors. An extensive nationwide selection process identified Brancel as successor to Danny Kennedy, who retired in July 2021.…
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Arkansas Leaders Back Bill to Ease Shipping Backlogs, Boost US Exports
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffU.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) is supporting legislation to reform ocean freight shipping. The Ocean Shipping Reform Act would help level the playing field for American exporters by making it harder for ocean carriers to refuse goods ready to export…
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$25.3M in Patronage Distributed to Arkansas Farm Credit Members
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffFarm Credit Associations of Arkansas reported Tuesday that $25.3 million went back into the hands of Farm Credit members across the state in late February. As a financial cooperative, members share in the profits when their Farm Credit association has…
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Governor Declares November 21-27 ‘Turkey Week’ in Arkansas
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffGovernor Asa Hutchinson joined agriculture leaders, industry partners, and 4-H and FFA representatives in declaring Nov. 21 to 27 as ‘Turkey Week’ in Arkansas, during a special ceremony at the State Capitol on Tuesday. The Turkey Week proclamation is meant…