DECEMBER 9, 2022 | VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 24
Farm Bureau Press A PEEK INSIDE
ARKANSAS FARM BUREAU SELECTS LEADERS, SETS POLICY Rich Hillman of Carlisle was re-elected as Arkansas Farm Bureau’s president and Mike Freeze of Little Rock will continue as vice president for the agriculture advocacy organization. Both were elected Friday morning at Farm Bureau’s 88th Annual Convention at the Hot Springs Convention Center. Delegates also elected six board members during the final day of the meeting, including three new board members. Hillman, 59, was selected for a fourth term as president. He previously served 11 years as the organization’s vice president. He first joined the organization’s board of directors in 2001. He is Arkansas Farm Bureau’s 11th president since its creation in 1935. He is a sixth-generation farmer whose main crops are rice and soybeans. He is also vice chairman of Riceland Foods. He and his wife Tina have two grown children, Collin and Caroline, and one granddaughter. Freeze, 70, begins his fourth term as vice president. He operates the Keo Fish Farm, the largest hybrid striped bass hatchery in the world. He is a past chairman of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. He and his wife Betty have two grown daughters, Rachael and Kelly. Continued on page 2
2022 ARFB 88th Annual Convention Recap: Page 2 YF&R Discussion Meet Winner Page 3 ArFB Honors Women Leaders Page 4 Beebe High School Teacher Named ArFB Outstanding 2022 Ag Educator Page 5 • Mark Morgan Earns ArFB Leadership Award • Craighead Named Top Farm Bureau County
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