Agricultural Organizations & Programs

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white man using laptop stands at back of utility truck labeled "Arkansas Biodiesel Project"
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station (AAES)
The Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station (AAES) is the statewide research component of the University of A...
Arkansas Department of Agriculture (ADA)
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture (ADA) is an amalgam of various agriculture-related state agencies estab...
Group of African-American men and women in formal clothing standing together on grass
Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation
The Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation (AFB) is a private agricultural advocacy group composed of more than 230,0...
White man in suit handing award to white man in suit standing next to white women in dresses on stage under "Farm Family of the Year" banner
Arkansas Farm Family of the Year Program
The Arkansas Farm Family of the Year program was started in 1947 to recognize the importance of the farm famil...
"Will ask Bowers to act at once " newspaper clipping
Arkansas Farmers Union
aka: Arkansas Farmers Educational Cooperative Union
The Arkansas iteration of the Farmers Union—founded as the Farmer...
Grass covered pasture with trees and mountain in the distance
Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center
The Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center is located on 2,214 acres in Booneville (Logan County). The cente...
African-American women and girl outside house
Home Demonstration Clubs
Home demonstration clubs were an integral part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Ser...
Blue diamond with stars and crossed swords above blue and red text
Military Farm Colonies (Arkansas Delta)
As the Federal army moved across Arkansas during the Civil War, thousands of newly freed slaves attached thems...
Blue diamond with stars and crossed swords above blue and red text
Military Farm Colonies (Northwestern Arkansas)
During the Civil War, thousands of Arkansas civilians became displaced and relied on either the Federal or Con...
Single-story building with steam tractor on display and windmill "Museum of the Arkansas Grand Prairie"
Museum of the Arkansas Grand Prairie
The Museum of the Arkansas Grand Prairie in Stuttgart (Arkansas County)—also known as the Stuttgart Agricult...
White man with bushy beard wearing glasses and plaid shirt speaking at lectern
Ozark Institute [Organization]
From 1976 until its end in 1983, the Ozark Institute (OI) created job programs, provided advocacy for a dwindl...
Farmer on horse drawn wagon loaded with hay passing by parked car on dirt road in residential neighborhood
Plum Bayou Project
The Plum Bayou Project was part of a New Deal plan designed to help rural residents receive federal relief and...
Statue of four children faced forward holding hands standing on brick sign with education center name under words "head
University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service (UACES)
The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service (UACES), an arm of the University of Arkansas Divisio...
Aerial view farm complex including buildings and pond field sections in various shapes colors patterns
University of Arkansas Rice Research and Extension Center
The University of Arkansas Rice Research and Extension Center (RREC), one of five research and extension cente...
Group of people looking at cows in feed lot area
Winrock Farms
As the brainchild of Winthrop Rockefeller, who was governor of Arkansas from 1967 to 1971, Winrock Farms holds...