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Arkansas Soybean Association Announces Seminar

Little Rock, Ark. (January 16, 2018) –The Arkansas Soybean Association has set Monday, January 29 as the date of their Annual Business Session and Seminar. The informative seminar and business session will be held at the Brinkley Convention Center (1501 Weatherby Dr, Brinkley, AR 72021) in Brinkley, Arkansas. Registration will begin at 8:15 a.m., program…

Arkansas Farmer Elected to National Soybean Checkoff Board

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Jan. 4, 2018) – Jim Carroll, a Monroe County soybean farmer, was elected secretary of the United Soybean Board (USB). Carroll, a fourth-generation farmer, previously served the board as a director and chair of the Demand Action Team. The soy checkoff, which works to maximize profit opportunities for U.S. soybean farmers through…

The Butcher Shop Dessert Supports Arkansas Soybean Producers Classic Cookie with a Cheesecake Twist Featured Dish for 2018 Kitchen|Fields Table Tour

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Jan.5, 2018) – Start your 2018 taste buds off right with The Butcher Shop’s take on soybeans. As part of the Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board’s Kitchen|Fields Table Tour, January’s featured dish won’t come from The Butcher Shop’s well-seasoned grill, but its oven. Showing support for Arkansas soybean producers, this Little Rock staple…

Maggie Jo Hansen, Program Manager, Local Grain Services and Sustainability Tyson

The daughter of schoolteachers, Maggie Jo Hansen experienced farm life on a smaller scale, selling produce to small businesses, even some fruits and vegetables to Silver Dollar City, and raising livestock. However, her parents always encouraged her to go to college. At the University of Arkansas, Maggie Jo majored in agricultural communications and agribusiness before…

Arkansas Soybean Producers Invest in New Breeder

There’s a new soybean breeder in town and he’s ready to use the resources of the past and present to produce yield-boosting Group IV varieties for the future of Arkansas Soybeans. After eight years away, Dr. Leandro Mozzoni returns to the University of Arkansas and takes charge of the long-standing breeding program. 14 years ago,…

White Chocolate Macadamia Cookie Dough Cheesecake

If this is your first time making cheesecake, do question your culinary skills. NWAFoodie Lyndi Fultz gave this recipe a go for her first time and we think it turned out quite well. Click here to learn about her experience and see if there are any tips to make you the lead cheesecake maker…