AgriCulture

Arkansas Farm Bureau
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AgriCulture

AgriCulture, a national award-winning production, is not a podcast about raising crops or cows but how farmers navigate challenges and cultivate meaningful lives. They tell their stories, struggles and satisfactions from the farm in Arkansas.

  1. Sacrificial Love

    5 DAYS AGO

    Sacrificial Love

    Few face challenges like North Arkansas cattleman Larry Blasdel’s family. Hear how non-stop sacrificial love for a child with special needs helps them overcome overwhelming odds in marriage and on the farm.

    23 min
  2. Delta Delight

    AUG 27

    Delta Delight

    She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees, but more important to Beverly Scott Chapple are her son and living near him on a family farm. Hear her heritage and joy while shelling purple hull peas in the shade just outside the dwindling delta town of Cotton Plant.

    18 min
  3. Hope Watermelon Festival

    AUG 6

    Hope Watermelon Festival

    Before Bill Clinton or Mike Huckabee, Hope was known for world-record watermelons and its annual festival returns this weekend offering a “slice of the good life.” Lifelong resident Paul Henley and his wife Dolly share interesting farmer and entertaining festival stories on this episode of AgriCulture.

    14 min
  4. Pride and Soy

    JUL 23

    Pride and Soy

    A tick bite causing temporary blindness and a permanent allergy to meats and dairy, opened Dr. Karen Ballard’s eyes to what was right in front of her. Hear the Jackson County farmer passionately share her discovery while cooking surprisingly delicious, soy-based dishes on this episode of AgriCulture.

    13 min
  5. Young Hands Needed

    JUL 9

    Young Hands Needed

    Fewer youths are pursuing farming careers. The average age of American farmers is 58 (20 years older than the citizen average). Anna Sweat, a 17-year-old raised on Sweat Farms in Southwest Arkansas, admits she has considered other lifestyles but plans to earn a degree in ag business. Hear her story and her dad’s tips on keeping the next generation farming on this episode of AgriCulture.

    12 min

  6. JUN 25

    Don’t Cuss a Farmer at Grocery Checkout

    Arkansas families are feeling it. Grocery costs are approaching a 30-percent increase since January 2020. Conway County’s Ashley Flickinger says it’s devouring her family-of-five’s budget and Arkansas Pork Producers Association director Jerry Masters offers insight to the increases in this episode of AgriCulture.

    12 min
  7. Hungry Kids Need Hunters’ Help

    JUN 18

    Hungry Kids Need Hunters’ Help

    One in five Arkansas children is hungry, yet the state’s hunters annually harvest 200,000 deer. Hot Spring County farmer Ronnie Ritter says he has a "calling" to get more venison to famished kids. Heart-wrenching stories drive Ritter as Director of Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry. Hear his stories and how you can help in this episode of AgriCulture.

    16 min
  8. Tears and Triumphs of a Minority Farmer, Part 2

    JUN 11

    Tears and Triumphs of a Minority Farmer, Part 2

    Industrious Ellis Bell flew alone at night for 45 years in a 1956 Cessna to successfully run a Forrest City farm and St. Louis insurance business. Hear his turbulent ascent to vocational victories and heart to help other minorities on this episode of the national award-winning AgriCulture podcast.

    19 min
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AgriCulture, a national award-winning production, is not a podcast about raising crops or cows but how farmers navigate challenges and cultivate meaningful lives. They tell their stories, struggles and satisfactions from the farm in Arkansas.

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  • Channel
    Arkansas Farm Bureau
  • Creator
    Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation
  • Show Website
    AgriCulture

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