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Lejen Lotspeich, chief scientific 
officer, and Jesse Trammel, chief operating officer, describe how New Age Hemp in Hot Springs is promoting hemp farming in Arkansas.
Agriculture & Poultry / Government & Politics / Health Care

Hot Springs CBD Maker Sells Farmers on Newly Legal CropLock Icon

New Age Hemp LLC’s leadership wants to make two things starkly clear: Grandma’s hemp-based CBD oil is legal, and it won’t make her high. read more >
Wes Ward
Agriculture & Poultry / Government & Politics / Insurance

Government Not the First Rodeo for Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward

Wes Ward hails from Lake City, and he has degrees in agriculture and agriculture and food law. He served on U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford’s staff. read more >
Grain is loaded into a trailer.
Agriculture & Poultry

Agriculture Agencies Distributing Draft Grain Buyer Legislation

State agriculture agencies are floating draft legislation that would require grain buyers to be licensed in the state before conducting business. read more >
Butch Calhoun
Agriculture & Poultry / Government & Politics

Arkansas Agriculture Official Announces Retirement

The Arkansas Agriculture Department has announced the retirement of Secretary of Agriculture Butch Calhoun. Calhoun's retirement becomes effective Dec. 31. read more >
Agriculture & Poultry / Nonprofits / Restaurants & Food

Farmers Markets Sprout In Arkansas’ Urban Areas

Farmers markets have mushroomed in Arkansas in the last couple of decades. "The whole buying local concept was just starting to take off," says Zachary Taylor of the Arkansas Agriculture Department. "Now, it’s really grown by leaps and bounds." read more >
Agriculture & Poultry / Government & Politics

Arkansas Agriculture Department Project Documents Family Farms

Farms that have been worked by members of the same family for more than 100 years are, however, being documented and recognized by the Arkansas Agriculture Department’s Century Farms Project. read more >