Agriculture program aims to increase opportunities for minority students
Agriculture has always been a part of Wendell Scales’ life. While growing up in a small town in Lonoke County, he loaded crop dusters and worked at a grocery store. Although he was raised in a middle-class African American family surrounded by agriculture — his grandfather was a sharecropper, his mom chopped cotton and his […]
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Arkansas agriculture secretary declines request to provide financial assistance to poultry farmers
Arkansas’ agriculture secretary has denied a state senator’s request to provide financial assistance to farmers affected by the sudden closure of a poultry company. Sen. Bryan King, R-Green Forest, received a letter Saturday in which Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward “respectfully declined” King’s request for an emergency declaration because “the proper role of government does not […]
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36 Arkansas families recognized for a hundred years of farming legacy
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- November 28, 2023
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LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — More than 30 farms across Arkansas who have been owned by the same family for at least 100 years were inducted into the Century Farm Program at the Capitol Monday. The 36 farms located in 25 counties throughout the state were recognized by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Department of Agriculture […]
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Gov. Sanders appoints Kyle Cunningham as State Forester for Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Monday that she has appointed Kyle Cunningham as the State Forester for Arkansas. According to a news release, The State Forester serves as the director of the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Division. Cunningham is replacing Joe Fox who retires at the end of June. […]
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Gov. Asa proclaims Arkansas Farmers Market Week
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Arkansas Department of Agriculture will celebrate Governor Hutchinson’s proclamation of June 12 – June 18 as Arkansas Farmers Market Week. Additional funds aid effort to remove feral hogs from Arkansas At 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 14 Gov. Hutchinson will read the proclamation at the St. Joseph Center of Arkansas, […]
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