Farm Bureau Press

The ArFB 2023 Officers & Leaders Conference will be held July 20–21 at the Hot Springs Convention Center, the theme is Navigating the Future. Registration is open online, check in will begin at 10 a.m. July 20, with a 1 p.m. general session to get the conference started. Get all the details for the conference here.

Conference sessions will include commodity division meetings, workshops, leadership training and a general session.

Day one will conclude with the first ever Farm Bureau Family Cookout on Thursday night, tickets will be available for $40.

The Women’s Leadership Conference will be held July 21-22 at the Hot Springs Convention Center, this year’s theme is Shaping the Future. The event will kick off after the Officers & Leaders Conference with programming starting at 3 p.m.

Sessions will include networking time and workshops that cover ArFB education, social media, creating videos, and how to tell your story.

The conference will wrap-up with a luncheon keynote titled “Standing Up for the Industry We Love” from Brandi Buzzard, rancher and cowgirl from southeast Kansas.

Check in will begin at noon July 21. Online registraiton is open.

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GOV. SANDERS APPOINTS KYLE CUNNINGHAM AS STATE FORESTER

Gov. Sanders has appointed Kyle Cunningham as the State Forester for Arkansas. The State Forester serves as the director of the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Division. Cunningham replaces Joe Fox, who retired at the end of June.

Cunningham has worked in several capacities at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture (UADA) over the last 19 years and most recently served as an associate professor of forestry at the UADA. His work at UADA consisted of conducting research on all facets of the forestry industry, providing outreach to the public, developing successful grant programs, and developing a hardwood management education program in Arkansas. Cunningham holds a bachelor’s degree in forestry from Mississippi State University (MSU), a master’s degree in forest management from MSU, and a doctorate degree in applied science from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.