The Cobb/Lyerly/Owens Partnership in Lake City has been named Farm Bureau’s “2021 Arkansas Farm Family of the Year.” The family’s 50-year-old, 4,250-acre farming operation, in Northeastern Arkansas’ Craighead County, is diverse and includes commodities that range from pigs and peanuts…
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NEA, ASU Farmers’ Market to be Featured on PBS ‘Good Roots’ Oct. 8
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffPBS show, “Good Roots” will travel to Northeast Arkansas to explore organic and sustainable farming techniques, followed by a stop in the Farmers Market Tour, in the latest segment airing during “Arkansas Week” Friday, Oct. 8, at 7:30 p.m. on…
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Farm Bureau to Host Summit Addressing Arkansas Internet Access on Sep. 8
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas Farm Bureau will host the Arkansas Connectivity Summit next week on Sept. 8, at the Hot Springs Convention Center. The event will focus on plans to improve high-speed broadband, and cellular connectivity in Arkansas. The summit will feature…
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Crowded Corner: Does a Boom Mean Bust for Farmers in the Northwest Arkansas? Part 2
by AMP Staffby AMP Staffby Rob Anderson | Photos by Caleb Talley Being Neighborly “I try to be a good neighbor, but when you come upon a stranger in your chicken houses, you tend to get a little defensive,” says Bob Shofner, a rancher…
The eight district winners in the 71st annual Arkansas Farm Family of the Year Program have been selected, representing the diversity of Arkansas agriculture, the state’s largest industry. The district winners will now be judged to determine a state winner…