Ozarks at Large

Cureate and Forge are partners in a new project to help ten food and beverage entrepreneurs better understand how to make dreams in the food and beverage industry become closer to reality and stay in business.

The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has launched a new multiplatform website connecting schools engaged in gardening and agriculture to local farmers and growers. Sarah Lane who serves as Farm to School and Early Childhood Education Program Coordinator with the Arkansas Department of Agriculture says the new portal features interactive maps of school gardens, local procurement activities, participating farms and producers – which number around 800 statewide.

On today's show, VA Medical Center staff in Arkansas are taking in civilian COVID-19-stricken patients as part of their “4th Mission” to assist during a national emergency. Plus, a new recycling hub on line for northwest Arkansas, an interview with Son Volt lead singer Jay Farrar, and much more.

Michael Tilley, from our partner Talk Business & Politics, discusses building permits in Fort Smith, in additional Hytrol Conveyor Belt plant in Fort Smith, and a new revenue report from the state of Arkansas.

The Northwest Arkansas Council has launched a new web portal to help residents and businesses navigate what they can recycle and where they can recycle. The council's recycling program manager Dan Holtmeyer says every recycling program and center operates differently. He authors an informative recycling blog on the website.

Arkansas's two VA medical centers are pitching in during the COVID-19 Delta variant surge by taking in stricken civilians during our national emergency, as part of a "4th Mission." Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks Acting Medical Center Director, Stephanie Repasky, Psy.D, and Dr. James Hines, Acting Chief of Staff, describe the mission's recent deployment.

Americana band Son Volt recently released Electro Melodier, and they are touring in support of the new album. We recently reached Jay Farrar, frontman and one of hte founding members of the band to talk about the album in advance of their show Sept. 7 at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville.

Our weekly conversation with Becca Martin Brown, features editor for the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, highlights Sacred Hollow Farm, a farm in Lowell where you can pick your own wildflowers.

On today's show: Ivermectin. The governor has talked about it, the Washington County Quorum Court, Poison Control and others have dealt with it. We learn more about it today. Plus, American workers are reconsidering what they want from their careers, our weekly conversation about live music, and much more.

The Washington County Dentention Center's healthcare provider Karas Correctional Health has been prescribing the antiparasite drug Ivermectin to detainees who test positive for COVID-19. Ivermectin, most commonly used to treat livestock, has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat the coronavirus. State and federal health officials have warned consuming the drug could cause serious harm.