Faces of Agriculture: Kirbi Allen
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.
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Holiday Butter Tradition
In this guest post, Susan Anglin talks about her use of butter during the holidays and shares a delicious recipe for Almond Cake Squares. Read the post to see what Susan is up to on the farm!
Five common misconceptions about your holiday bird
It is no secret that my parents raise turkeys for Butterball LLC. Last year I even shared a behind-the-scenes look at turkey farms in this very magazine. As an insider, my friends that don’t have access to the farming lifestyle ask me tons of questions. I am happy to share a little bit about our family farm and what I’ve learned about agriculture. I thought this year, in honor of Thanksgiving, I should share five misconceptions that I am asked about on a regular basis.
Susan Anglin Guest Post
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.
Faces of Agriculture: Jason Brown
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.
Faces of Agriculture: Casandra Cox
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.
June is Dairy Month
Dairy Month celebrates how dairy farm families and the dairy industry provide a steady supply of milk and milk products to meet the needs of all consumers every day through the year. The first June Dairy Month celebration began in 1937 to stabilize dairy demand.
Faces of Agriculture: Jim Carroll
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.
Carpenter’s Farm – A Family Affair
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) […]
Faces of Agriculture: P. Allen Smith
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.