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LITTLE ROCK — Farm bankruptcy filings are rising in 2025, a sign that agriculture is facing the same high financial pressures it saw pre-pandemic, said Ryan Loy, extension economist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.
The Boone County Cattlemen's Association met on June 12, at the John Paul Hammerschmidt Center in Harrison. This month's meeting was sponsored by CS Bank in Harrison. In the absence of BCCA President John Muncy, VP John Armstrong led the meeting. He opened with a welcome and the Pledge of Allegiance. Gerald King offered the blessing for the meal. Following, Armstrong recognized June birthdays and anniversaries. We were then treated to a meal of roast beef, potatoes, gravy, corn, roll, banana pudding, and water.
Zack Bolin has joined Stone Bank in Harrison as a loan officer. He was formerly associated with Arvest Bank as a financial sales representative.
What’s your advice on asking for a raise in a delicate workplace situation? I’ve been with my company almost six years, and I make the same money as one of my co-workers, who has been with the company for an equal amount of time and holds the same title. I have no problem, all things being equal, but in my mind they’re not equal. During our tenure with the company, I have consistently taken on more responsibility—asked for it, even—and produced bigger and better results than he has. All things considered, at this point I feel I have the right to complain about the situation, because I think I should be making more money than he does.
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