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John Boozman
Agriculture & Poultry / Government & Politics

Boozman Says He Wants Changes in Pacific Trade Deal

Republican U.S. Sen. John Boozman says he wants to see changes made to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, expressing concerns about the trade deal days after his Democratic challenger announced his opposition. read more >
Darci Vetter
Agriculture & Poultry / Government & Politics / Manufacturing

Darci Vetter Pushing Trans-Pacific Partnership at Farm Policy Summit

Ambassador Darci Vetter, who speaks at this weeks' Farm Policy Summit, talks about the Trans-Pacific Partnership and how she thinks it will benefit Arkansas. read more >

Arkansas Business Power List 2016: Agriculture & Timber

An agriculture and timber resource to help navigate the leadership of the largest Arkansas companies or institutions. read more >
Danita Hunter
Insurance

Hunter Finds JTS; Veach Selected as SFBLIC President, Chairman (Movers & Shakers)

Danita Hunter has been hired as a commercial account manager by JTS Financial of Little Rock. Formerly employed by BancorpSouth Insurance Services, Hunter has 30 years of experience in the insurance industry on both the human resources and broker/agency sides. read more >
Agriculture & Poultry / Insurance

Promotions Lead to Adjustments at Farm Bureau (Movers & Shakers)

Warren Carter has been promoted to executive vice president of the Arkansas Farm Bureau in Little Rock, replacing the retiring Rodney Baker and setting off a chain of other management changes. read more >
Agriculture & Poultry / Government & Politics

Arkansas Farm Bureau Sets Policy Summit for Little Rock

The Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation on Friday announced the Farm Policy Summit, which takes place March 29-30 at the Embassy Suites in Little Rock. read more >
An unmanned aerial vehicle at the ArkUAV store.
Agriculture & Poultry / Education / Energy

Drones: Farmers’ Eyes Take To Arkansas Skies

Drones have the potential to revolutionize agriculture in Arkansas, but the nature of that revolution remains unclear, farmers and those who work with them say. read more >
Randy Veach
Agriculture & Poultry / Insurance

Randy Veach Elected President, Chairman of Southern FB Life Insurance Company

Randy Veach of Manila has been selected as president and chairman of the board of Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company. read more >
Warren Carter
Agriculture & Poultry / Government & Politics

Arkansas Farm Bureau Appoints New Executive VP

Warren Carter, a 28-year employee of the Arkansas Farm Bureau, has been named as the organization’s executive vice president, replacing Rodney Baker, who recently retired. read more >
Arkansas Farm Bureau president Randy Veach (left) presents the 2015 Young Farmers and Ranchers Achievement Award to Shannon and Derek Haigwood of Newport with vice president Rich Hillman.
Agriculture & Poultry

Farm Bureau Recognizes Newport Couple with Achievement Award (Movers & Shakers)

Derek and Shannon Haigwood of Newport recently received the Arkansas Farm Bureau’s 2015 Young Farmers & Ranchers Achievement Award. read more >
Gary C. George
Agriculture & Poultry / Government & Politics

Agriculture Hall of Fame to Induct 6 New Members

The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame will induct six new members at a March 4 luncheon at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Little Rock, the Arkansas Farm Bureau announced Wednesday. read more >
Randy Veach
Agriculture & Poultry / Government & Politics

Arkansas Farm Bureau Re-Elects Veach, Hillman to Top Spots

Arkansas Farm Bureau President Randy Veach and Vice President Rich Hillman have both been re-elected to their posts. read more >
Asa Hutchinson
Agriculture & Poultry / Government & Politics

Asa Hutchinson Talks Importance of Agriculture, Relations with Cuba

Having grown up the son of a farmer, Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he understands the importance of agriculture in the state, calling it part of "who we are" and noting that one in six Arkansas jobs are related to the industry. read more >
Randy Veach
Agriculture & Poultry / Government & Politics

Veach: Arkansas Agriculture Industry Works to Maintain, Expand Trade

Arkansas agriculture is a $20 billion industry and 30 percent of the state’s commodities are exported, according to Randy Veach, president of the Arkansas Farm Bureau. Veach spoke about trade issues and Arkansas’ international relations during a session at the organization’s 81st annual meeting, which is taking place through Friday in Little Rock. read more >
Agriculture & Poultry

Mark Lambert Hired at Arkansas Farm Bureau (Movers & Shakers)

Mark Lambert has been hired as assistant director of commodity activities and economics in the commodity and regulatory affairs department of the Arkansas Farm Bureau. read more >
Agriculture & Poultry / Media & Marketing

Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame Seeks Nominations

Since 1987, the Hall of Fame has recognized a total of 148 Arkansans who are contributing or have contributed significantly to the agriculture industry in Arkansas. read more >
Rob Anderson
Agriculture & Poultry / Energy / Insurance

Rob Anderson Joins Arkansas Farm Bureau as PR Director (Movers & Shakers)

Rob Anderson, formerly the director of content strategy for three years at Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods in Little Rock, has been hired as director of public relations at Arkansas Farm Bureau. read more >
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge
Agriculture & Poultry / Government & Politics / Legal

Leslie Rutledge Launches Metal Theft Initiative

Attorney General Leslie Rutledge launched an initiative Thursday to deter Arkansas' persistent problem of metal theft through increased training and tracking. read more >

California Poultry Law Causes Interstate Push And Pull

To a contract poultry grower in Arkansas or a pork grower in Iowa, cage sizes and living conditions may seem normal and acceptable for animals raised only for their protein, but European regulators or animal rights activists may have a different view. read more >
Cotton Rohrscheib, left, is the COO and Layne Fortenberry is the CEO of Grainster, which helps farmers find buyers for the right price as an online marketplace by cutting out the middleman.
Agriculture & Poultry / Business Services / Investments

Conway Startup Grainster’s Boasts Wildly Optimistic Projections

Grainster, an online grain-trading business based in Conway, launched in August and has since made eye-popping claims of being a $200 million startup and having a potential valuation of $1 trillion in just 14 years. read more >