It’s not that I’m a city girl, but the farms I grew up around were like distant planets to me. I knew they were there, but didn’t know much else about them. So when Janeal Yancey asked if any of the Arkansas Women Bloggers wanted to attend the Moms on the Farm tour, I jumped at the […]
Kirbi has been a fixture on the rodeo circuit in Arkansas and the surrounding states for many years. She has recently been crowned Miss Rodeo Arkansas 2013.
My parents have a farm and I know my mom is the glue that holds everything together. Hearing from the perspective of the farmer’s wife is always interesting to me. Susan Anglin is a fantastic example. You should check out her blog The Spotted Cow Review here, and her first guest post here. Now, check out what Susan is up to on the farm.
Jason Brown is a public relations and digital media specialist for The Communications Group. Often, when thinking about agriculture, the image of a field or a farmer comes to mind. An office in downtown Little Rock isn’t a setting typically associated with the agriculture industry. Public relations, communications and marketing are vital to every industry, even agriculture. Jason sat down to answer a few questions about how he is involved with getting food from the farm to your table.
Casandra Cox is a mother, instructor and agriculture advocate. She is a firm believer that children should be exposed to agriculture and shown why it is important to us. Casandra sat down and answered a few of our questions for the Faces of Agriculture series. Check out her thoughts below.
Jim Carroll is an Arkansas farmer in Monroe County, member of the United Soybean Board and Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board, and Monroe County Farm Bureau Board Member. Mr. Carroll was a speaker at the Bean2Blog event I blogged about here. He was an inspiration to listen to and I thought he would be perfect to profile for the Faces of Agriculture series. I caught up with him after the event for a quick interview.
In 1971, the San Francisco funk-rock band Sly and the Family Stone released the soon to be hit single “Family Affair,” a song about the good and the bad of family life. It shot straight to the top of the charts in the popular music field. At about the same time, a Grady (Lincoln County) […]
P. Allen Smith is an award-winning designer and lifestyle expert and host of two public television programs, P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home, P. Allen Smith’s Garden to Table and the syndicated 30-minute show P. Allen Smith Gardens. He is the author of the best-selling Garden Home series of books published by Clarkson Potter/Random House.
Kelly Brophey is a junior at the University of Arkansas studying Animal Science. She is an accomplished equestrian, involved student, a member of the I love farmers, they feed my soul movement and agriculture advocate. Kelly sat down and answered a few of my questions about her views on agriculture.
Today is National Agriculture Day, a day to celebrate and recognize agriculture. It’s important to recognize the contributions of not only agriculture, but also the people involved. I think we should be celebrating agriculture and the people of agriculture all year long. The agriculture industry has a wide influence wielded by an even wider variety […]