MAY 30, 2025 | VOLUME 28 | ISSUE 11
Farm Bureau Press A PEEK INSIDE
ARKANSAS FARM BUREAU 2025 OFFICERS & LEADERS The 77th Annual Officers and Leaders Conference will take place in Rogers July 17-18. We are excited for you to join us and other county leaders for summer commodity division meetings, workshops, fellowship and leadership development. Registration will begin at 8 a.m., Thursday, July 17, at the Rogers Convention Center. Workshops will cover mental health, solar grazing, local foods, farm bill updates, women’s leadership and more.
ArFB Selects Summer Interns, Page 2
The conference will conclude Friday afternoon with a keynote from Carey Portell, a cattle farmer from Missouri who knows how to meet adversity head on and adapt by turning her challenges into opportunities. A tentative agenda can be found online. More information and registration will be shared in the coming weeks.
2025 ArFB FOUNDATION WEEK Arkansas Farm Bureau Foundation (ArFB) Week is June 2-6! The ArFB Foundation works to provide support and resources to rural communities across the state. Throughout the week, the ArFB social media channels will highlight the work the ArFB Foundation is doing. County Farm Bureaus are encouraged to ‘like’ and ‘follow’ the ArFB Foundation Facebook page and share the posts to help spread the word about ArFB Foundation Week and the impact of the Foundation throughout Arkansas. County offices can also share original stories and photos about how the Foundation has made a difference in your county and use #FoundationWeek25 to tag us. For questions about Foundation Week, please contact Amanda Williams, amanda.williams@arfb.com.
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