The first Arkansas Farm Bureau Ag Youth Leadership Seminar was held July 10-12 in Little Rock. This programprovided 20 high school juniors and seniors with an in-depth look at agriculture as a degree and a career. During the seminar, the group toured a farm, statewide agriculture agencies and the Arkansas State Capitol. At the end of the seminar, there was a drawing for a $500 scholarship and Maggie Mason of Bradford was the lucky winner!
In Farm Bureau O&L Conference “E3: Engage. Educate. Empower.” is the theme for this year’s Arkansas Farm Bureau annual Officers and Leaders Conference scheduled for July 23 and 24 in Rogers. Registration will begin at 10 a.m., July 23, followed by a noon luncheon, which will kick off the first general session. Highlights of the conference will include presentations of the YF&R Achievement and Excellence in Ag Awards, a mid-year update from ArFB President Randy Veach, and appearances by Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Dr. Deacue Fields Dean of Bumpers College. In addition, Leaders will be able to attend a variety of workshops Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning.
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Brown Scholarship offered by the Lonoke Co. FB was awarded to Clayton J. Parker, son of C.J. and Cara Parker of Carlisle. Parker earned a $1,000 scholarship for the 2018-2019 school years. Parker is a student at the University of Arkansas, Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences and is an agricultural business major with crop science minor.
On June 29, Dr. Jason Cater of Monticello planted the state’s first crop of commercial bamboo on his farm near Monticello. Three years from now he’ll begin harvesting his first crop of shoots from the 6-acre planting, which will be used in food products. The following year the “barrels” or canes will be harvested for use in flooring and other products.
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His academic honors include chancellor’s and dean’s list for the 20172018 school year, Bumpers College honors student board and honors mentor liaison 2018-2019. He is involved in University of Arkansas Collegiate Farm Bureau and participated in the Collegiate Discussion Meet and Young Farmers & Ranchers conference in January. In honor of Gordon Brown’s interest in
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A Publication of Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation
July13, 2018 • Vol. 21, No. 14