Arkansas Farm Bureau has launched the Farm Bureau Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) fundraising arm of the organization to fund education efforts, research, litigation and disaster relief. The first organization to receive support from the Foundation was the Arkansas chapter of the Red Cross. In this conversation, Chuck Tucker of Arkansas Farm Bureau and Lori McFarlane of the Red Cross discuss why the Foundation was created and how it can help charitable organizations like the Red Cross in their time of need.

Satellite imagery and unmanned aerial systems are transforming the way farmers and ranchers are scouting their fields for disease and improving crop yield. Terry Spurlock, a plant pathologist with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, discussed this topic at Arkansas Farm Bureau’s Officers and Leaders Conference in Hot Springs. In this podcast, he talks about how this technology will help producers save time and money and improve their operations.

South Dakota ranchers Troy and Stacy Hadrick were keynote speakers at the Arkansas Farm Bureau’s Officers & Leaders conference in Hot Springs. The couple travels the U.S. and the globe speaking to farmers and ranchers about "telling the farming story." Hear about their mission and why they are so passionate about it.

Hear about the current hot-button legal issues in agriculture from Harrison Pittman, director of the National Agriculture Law Center based at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Pittman discuses the upcoming Farm Bill, commodity checkoff programs, herbicide use and more.

Arkansas Farm Bureau was the host state for Farm Bureau’s National Commodity Conference at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Convention Center in Rogers. American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall spoke at the event and we had an opportunity to talk with him about the challenges facing agriculture in the second half of the year, such as helping develop a new Farm Bill that includes an adequate safety net for all agricultural producers.

For more than 30 years University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture health educators have been working through schools and local communities to encourage children and families about the importance of maintaining a healthy diet. In this conversation, Rosemary Rodibaugh, a professor of nutrition with the UA Division of Agriculture, explains the programs Family and Consumer Science agents are using to reach the public in their counties.

The results of the American Farm Bureau’s annual survey on what it costs to prepare the traditional 4th of July barbecue dinner with "all the fixins" has been released, so we talked to Dr. John Newton, AFBF director of market intelligence about the survey findings and why U.S. food prices remain so affordable.

A group of 55 teenagers from around the state recently participated in a three-day Arkansas 4-H Veterinary Science Camp at the University of Arkansas. They took part in a variety of hands-on sessions with veterinarians including honeybees, horses and cattle. Veterinarian Lloyd Keck of West Fork participated in the camp and shared his thoughts on the value of the camp and need for more large animal veterinarians.

Steve Morgan, his son Mark and their families own and operate Peach Pickin’ Paradise near Clarksville, Ark. They attended Arkansas Farm Bureau’s Specialty Crops Summer Division Meeting June 14. In this conversation they discuss issues facing the fruit and vegetable industry in the state, the quality of their crop this year and when their U-Pick operation will open to the public.

The Federal Risk Management Agency distributed updated "practical to replant" guidance in response to questions from farmers whose crops were destroyed by recent flooding, particularly rice farmers. In our latest podcast, Brandy Carroll, ArFB assistant director of commodity activities and market information, explains what this guidance could mean for Arkansas farmers.