AgriCulture

Priorities painted on the wall remind Tommy to ‘keep the main thing, the main thing.’ Hear how it’s anchored him and impacted others in East Arkansas.

Hear the Blasdels’ inspiring story of staying married and farming while providing non-stop care for a child with special needs on this encore episode of AgriCulture.

Hear the Blasdels’ inspiring story of staying married and farming while providing non-stop care for a child with special needs on this encore episode of AgriCulture.

An elite Arkansas agriculturist, Larry says he didn’t prosper for a decade while learning how “incapable” he was. He reveals the “catalyst for change” on this episode of AgriCulture.

Losing his farm in Missouri left Jerry Masters “feeling like the world was caving in” but put him right where God wanted. Everything changed after moving to Arkansas, transforming Masters into more than an agricultural giant.

A young couple with three toddlers hadn’t even flown when they uprooted from diminutive Dell, Arkansas (pop. 194) to Uganda, Africa. Hear why they left hometown friends, family and farm for a village near the Nile River. It's the first in a series of AgriCulture podcast titled “Faith Stories from the Farm.”

He told his wife I’m sorry, but I’m not going with you to church this Christmas Eve. Listen to The Man and the Birds, a powerful yet simple parable about the true meaning of Christmas.

Arkansas leads the nation in Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies. Jackson County generational farmers Dennis Haigwood and Jeff Rutledge explain why more farms will fold later this month despite the Trump administration’s new aid package.

Loans denied, bankruptcies rising, auctions booked and fears of suicide linger. Generational farmers Dennis Haigwood and Jeff Rutledge explain why up to 40% of Arkansas row crop operations may not return in the spring.

Arkansas farmer bankruptcy filings during the first quarter of this year almost outnumbered all of 2024. Who has answers? Veteran farmer and ultra-successful business owner Larry McClendon just finished his 51st harvest and shares some wisdom on this episode of AgriCulture.

Before scoring touchdowns for the Razorbacks and after catching passes from Peyton Manning in the NFL, Joe Dean Davenport loved farming. Hear the former All-Southeastern Conference tight end’s story from Arkansas to the pros and back.

Monroe County mom Jana Carroll fights tears talking about her thoughtful children, shares maternal memories and wisdom from her farm in Moro, Ark. It’s a special Mother’s Day episode of the national award-winning AgriCulture.

Faulkner County mom Mary Jo Simon spent the 1970s pregnant and giving birth to seven boys in nine years. She raised them in a two-bedroom home, and they all became doctors or dairy farmers except one; and he is a cattleman married to a physician. Hear her stories on this Mother’s Day weekend episode of AgriCulture.

Pioneering ladies in agriculture carved their path, shattering stereotypes and driving innovation. It wasn’t easy. Farm women weren’t even recognized as “persons” by the government not too long ago. Hear how Stuttgart’s Mrs. Ardis Dabbs and an organization called WIFE downed discrimination on this Women’s History Month episode of AgriCulture.

An event-filled life gives 92-year-old James Ragland endearing stories. The retired extension agent still ranches near Leslie on family property purchased in the 1800s. He reclines on the porch and relays some adventures on this episode of AgriCulture.

An event-filled life gives 92-year-old James Ragland endearing stories. The retired extension agent still ranches near Leslie on family property purchased in the 1800s. He reclines on the porch and relays some adventures on this episode of AgriCulture.

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 thrive on the farm.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.