Looking for Insurance? VISIT AFBIC.COM Looking to become a member or renew? JOIN NOW NEWS & MEDIA VIDEO – NEWS Behind the Pardon: A Turkey Story PUBLISHED: November 23, 2021 Kristin Lehman has been raising turkeys as a 4-H livestock project for several years, and has helped provide the turkeys pardoned by Gov. Asa Hutchinson for the last three years. Now she’s “passing the turkey torch” to someone new, so she sat down to tell us about her experience working with the popular poultry and being a part of a holiday tradition. READ MORE 2021 West Central District Farm Family of the Year | Malcom Family PUBLISHED: November 23, 2021 The Malcom Family are the West Central District Farm Family. Kent and Anita with their daughters Amanda and Kelly run the family farm which includes a herd of cattle, hay production, and Love Creek Nursery. READ MORE 2021 East Central District Farm Family of the Year | Trail Family PUBLISHED: November 23, 2021 The East Central District Farm Family are the Trail family of Cottonwood Farms. Located in St Francis County, brothers Rusty and Dusty Trail along with their sons operate a row crop farm that has a rotating cycle of Cotton, Corn, Soybeans, and Milo. READ MORE 2021 North Central District Farm Family of the Year | Broadwater Family PUBLISHED: November 16, 2021 The North Central District winner is the Broadwater Family of Independence County. They operate a multi-generation Cow-Calf ranch in the foothills of the Ozarks. READ MORE 2021 Northwest District Farm Family of the Year | Smith Family PUBLISHED: November 11, 2021 Our next FFOY District winners are Kaleb and Chrisie Smith of Schwerin Farms, Inc. in Benton County. Learn about their multi-generation cattle operation and recent partnership into the feed business. READ MORE Update from the Farm | Brian Alumbaugh, Woodruff Co. PUBLISHED: November 11, 2021 As his 2021 harvest was wrapping up, Brian Alumbaugh of McCrory shared with us the importance of friends, families and farm hands to his Woodruff County row-crop operation and talked about the year just passed. READ MORE Update from the Farm | Benton Felts, Mississippi County PUBLISHED: November 9, 2021 As his 2021 harvest season was winding down, Benton Felts of Joiner (Mississippi County) shared insights into the ups and downs of farming during the year just passed. READ MORE 2021 Western District Farm Family of the Year | Foshee Family PUBLISHED: November 5, 2021 Over the next few weeks leading up to our Farm Family of the Year Luncheon, we will be showing a glimpse at all eight district winners. Starting off with the Western District winners, meet the Foshee’s of Conway County and learn about their Pecan Orchard. READ MORE Ribbon Cutting | Lonoke Business Academy PUBLISHED: November 5, 2021 The Lonoke Business Academy celebrated another milestone recently with the official ribbon cutting ceremony at its Carver Campus. READ MORE State Fair Livestock Sale Success PUBLISHED: October 29, 2021 The Arkansas State Fair’s annual Junior Livestock Auction highlighted the top junior exhibitors. Showing veteran Jack Hoyle tells us what it means to raise and show livestock and ArFB President Rich Hillman talks about supporting the young people involved in the event. READ MORE NEXT NEWS TOPICS Awards & Honors Corn Crops Dairy Education Environment Events Farm Business Farmer Features Forestry Livestock Market Briefs Member Benefits Podcast Policy Poultry Press Releases Publications Rice Video Arkansas Agcast Farm Bureau Feed Video FOLLOW THE CONVERSATION Get the latest agriculture news and member savings updates. Sign up for our free newsletter and follow us on social media. RESOURCES CAREERS American Farm Bureau Privacy Policy Tems of Use Legal Notice ©2021 Arkansas Farm Bureau. All Rights Reserverd.