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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…

Arkansas 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…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $998,834 to improve the health and wellness of the rural workforce in four Arkansas counties that currently experience higher rates of chronic diseases, health risk factors and other health disparities. The USDA…

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will make up to $10 million available to help residents of rural towns develop renewable energy projects that will help cut energy costs and contribute to the nationwide…

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…

A recent initiative by the School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff works to support grandparents in Jefferson County who are raising their grandchildren. The project was made possible thanks to the…

The Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP) recently received a Delta Health Care Services Grant Program award made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Funding is designed to support activities such as health education programs, health care services, job training…

Winrock International has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to address barriers experienced by farmers in the mid-South when considering organic crop production. The $1.25 million grant will fund research,…

The Food Conservancy is partnering with small-scale Northwest Arkansas farmers to expand access to local food through the state’s first Group Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) certification from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). With the nonprofit’s support, McGarrah Farms, Rivercrest Orchard and the Center…

Kanika Davis, a 2007 graduate of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), was recently appointed as one of the national outreach specialists for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency. To Davis, the appointment is the…