COMPTON — Darlene Cullen is a professional flower farmer. She has the expertise to grow plants from seeds, and knows what works well together and what could cross pollinate and create their own kind. Read more
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LITTLE ROCK — The Pesticide Committee of the Arkansas Department of Agriculture's State Plant Board met July 30 to discuss and approve enforcement actions regarding violations of pesticide rules that occurred in 2017 and 2018. Read more
The first week of August I was haulin’ a load of cows to the sale. We hadn’t had rain for five weeks and my pasture was pretty sorry. I’d been feedin’ hay for two weeks. Along the highway I could see houses on either side. Most had green lawns. It occurred to me ‘Somethin’ is wrong with this… Read more
CLARKSVILLE — As with every season, high summer in central Arkansas has its own traditions — not least among them, the hunt for the largest berries in the land. Read more
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FAYETTEVILLE — Jeff Miller, professor of agricultural communications in the University of Arkansas’ Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, has been elected treasurer by the national membership of the Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Reso… Read more
Endangered Species Act on agenda Read more
The latest statistics show that less then 2% of the population is directly involved in production agriculture. It is a function of an increasing overall population and a limited amount of farm ground. Technology is able to keep up, so that less bodies are required to produce an ever increasi… Read more
Matt Shekels and his wife, Terrie, are busy raising cattle with the help of cutting edge technology, information and raising a family of three boys. Read more
LITTLE ROCK – Research gathered following the flooding of 2015 will help Arkansans recover from damage to their pastures and hayfields by this year’s flooding, said John Jennings, professor-forage, for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. Read more
There’s nothing like an evening of calving to promote the romantic image of the cowboy. Right, ladies? Read more
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I’ve always sorta figgered the reason there is more cowboy poetry than there is farmer poetry has to do with horses. Most cowboy poetry is about wrecks. One person plus one cow equals a wreck now and then. One person plus one cow plus one horse equals a wreck every time! But then farmers di… Read more
Designer Genes Technology, has a world-wide influence and the world leader in the animal ultrasound industry. Read more
Skyline School hosted Farm Day with Farmer Fred Woehl recently. Read more
This year I’m having a déjà foo. Read more
Little Rock — School entries are being accepted for the sixth annual Arkansas Grown School Garden of the Year Contest sponsored by the Arkansas Agriculture Department (AAD) and Farm Credit. Applicants may be any Arkansas school, grades pre-K through 12, that had a school garden open during t… Read more
The Arkansas Association of Conservation Districts will meet Friday, May 17 at the JPH Conference Center on the North Arkansas College south campus at 1515 Pioneer Drive. Read more
Laykyn Rainbolt is no stranger to the Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference. Read more
Seems like I ride a lot of borrowed horses. At folks’ ranches or trail rides, ropings or brandings they mount me ‘cause I’m usually a long way from home. I often bring my own saddle. They offer to lend me a saddle as well, but I decline for personal reasons. Sometimes it’s the only way I can… Read more
The true army worm can be a serious pest for pastures, hayfields and seed production fields reducing both forage availablity, hay yields and seeds production. Damage can appear almost overnight and infestations can be easily overlooked when the caterpillars are small and eating very little. Read more
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