JULY 25, 2025 | VOLUME 30 | ISSUE 13
Farm Bureau Press A PEEK INSIDE
2025 ARKANSAS FARM BUREAU TOP YOUNG FARMERS & RANCHERS Dalton and Skiver Dilldine of Blytheville (Mississippi County) and Reed Kelley of Saltillo (Faulkner County) earned the top Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) awards Thursday during Arkansas Farm Bureau’s annual Officers & Leaders Conference at the Rogers Convention Center. The awards honor young farmers and ranchers ages 18-35 for the general excellence of their operations and their hard work and innovation. With the YF&R Achievement Award, the Dilldines received a $35,000 prize and a trip to the 2026 American Farm Bureau Convention in Anaheim, Calif. to compete for the national award. The Achievement Award recognizes young farmers and ranchers in Arkansas who have excelled in their farming/ranching operations and exhibited outstanding leadership abilities. The award is designed for an individual or couple involved in full-time production agriculture with a majority of their income subject to normal production risks. The Achievement Award is sponsored by the Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Company. Continued on page 2
ArFB’s Convention Farmers Market Application Open, Page 2 Dilldine Family Receives Award | Dalton and Skiver Dilldine of Blytheville received the 2025 Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) Achievement Award. Pictured (left to right) are ArFB Secretary/Treasurer Terry Dabbs, State YF&R Vice Chair Justin Story, State YF&R Chair Stewart Warner, Skiver Dilldine, Daphne Dilldine, Dalton Dilldine, ArFB President Dan Wright and ArFB Vice President Mike Freeze.
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Kelley Receives Award | Reed Kelley of Saltillo received the 2025 Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) Excellence in Ag Award. Pictured left to right are ArFB Secretary/ Treasurer Terry Dabbs, State YF&R Vice Chair Justin Story, Reed Kelley, ArFB President Dan Wright and ArFB Vice President Mike Freeze.
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