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The Arkansas AgCast is a weekly podcast discussing the latest news, trends and issues impacting Arkansas farmers and ranchers.... more
FAQs about Arkansas AgCast:How many episodes does Arkansas AgCast have?The podcast currently has 467 episodes available.
May 06, 2021Arkansas Discovery Farms & A Career in Soil ScienceOn this week’s edition, we sit down for a chat with the recently retired crop, soil and environmental expert Dr. Andrew Sharpley about his distinguished academic career and his experience working on the Discovery Farms Program and with Arkansas farmers. We also dig a little deeper into Arkansas Discovery Farms with the University of Arkansas’s Mike Daniels....more51minPlay
April 30, 2021New Ag Outreach Effort, Ag Econ Professor RetiringOn this week’s edition, we learn about a unique new video project called “Experience Arkansas Agriculture,” and we talk to agriculture economics professor Dr. Bob Stark, who is retiring this summer after a distinguished career at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. We also get a final legislative session wrap-up from Arkansas Farm Bureau’s Jeff Pitchford....more56minPlay
April 22, 2021Freeze danger for fruit & a legislative updateOn this week’s edition, we talk about the potential impact of cold weather on one grower’s peach crop, we hear from the Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives about agriculture-focused legislation, and we get an update on other happenings at the state legislature from Arkansas Farm Bureau’s own Jeff Pitchford....more29minPlay
April 22, 2021Freeze danger for fruit growers & ag legislationOn this week’s edition, we talk about the potential impact of cold weather on one grower’s peach crop, we hear from the Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives about agriculture-focused legislation, and we get an update on other happenings at the state legislature from Arkansas Farm Bureau’s own Jeff Pitchford....more29minPlay
April 15, 2021Cotton planting, the feral hog fight & moreOn this week’s edition, we get the latest on cotton planting in Arkansas, learn about the important connection between water fowl and rice farming, and hear the latest on what’s being done to fight the feral hog problem in the state. We also get an update on what’s happening at the state legislature....more37minPlay
April 08, 2021Updates on Federal & State Ag PolicyOn this week’s edition, we dive into policy, with updates on agriculture-focused initiatives, programs and legislation at the federal and state levels....more27minPlay
April 01, 2021Arkansas AgCast | Planting Issues & Policy UpdatesWe hear about progress and obstacles to early planting in the state and get a new update on agriculture-focused initiatives at the state legislature....more33minPlay
March 25, 2021Arkansas AgCast | Peach Damage & Policy UpdateOn this week’s edition, we learn how the state’s berry and peach crops fared after the hard freeze and winter storm of late February and we get one more update from the state legislature, including the latest on relaunching a state meat inspection program....more30minPlay
March 18, 2021Arkansas AgCast | Cotton Gins & CattleOn this week’s edition, we talk to Sammy Angel of Lake Village, new president of the Southern Cotton Ginners Association. We also talk to LaTeresa Watkins of Watkins Cattle Company in Boone County, and we get the latest update from the state legislature with Arkansas Farm Bureau’s Jeff Pitchford....more42minPlay
March 11, 2021Arkansas AgCast | Meat Inspection, a Produce-Growing Family & MoreOn this week’s edition, we hear from a cattle rancher who testified at the State Capitol in favor of a new state meat inspection program, we learn about a grant to improve Arkansas State University’s Meats Lab and we get to know a produce-growing family in Bradley County. We also get our weekly update from the state legislature with Arkansas Farm Bureau’s Jeff Pitchford....more1h 3minPlay
FAQs about Arkansas AgCast:How many episodes does Arkansas AgCast have?The podcast currently has 467 episodes available.