Name | Description | Services Offered | Locations Served | State |
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UAPB Small Farm Program Keeping it in the Family |
The UAPB Small Farm Program promotes sustainable forestry for African American landowners. In 1910, approximately 19 million farm acres were owned by African Americans. Over time, these landowners witnessed a substantial decrease in their landholdings, often due to discrimination and other predatory practices. By 2017, African Americans possessed fewer than 3.8 million acres of farmland. To begin to address this dramatic loss, the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities created the Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention (SFLR) program in 2012. Sustainable forestry provides a way for African American landowners to maintain their deep and often ancestral ties with the land, while at the same time derive income from their holdings and keep it in the family for generations to come. | Financial,Farm Operations,Conservation | Southwest Arkansas | Arkansas |
Southern Risk Management Education Center |
The Southern Center, in conjunction with the other three regional Centers, conducts the Extension Risk Management Education Competitive Grants Program. This program involves an annual competitive process and provides funding to both public and private sector organizations for educational projects designed to improve the ability of agricultural producers to manage the complex risks associated with their agribusinesses effectively. The projects supported by the program provide tools and training which enable producers to establish new risk management strategies that will strengthen the economic viability of their farm enterprises. | Financial | Statewide | Arkansas |
Methodist Family Health |
Methodist Family Health is a complete continuum of care for Arkansas children who are abandoned, abused, neglected, and struggling with psychiatric, behavioral, emotional, and spiritual issues. | Health,Mental Health | Statewide | Arkansas |
Farm Credit of Western Arkansas |
Farm Credit of Western Arkansas is a member-owned financial services cooperative that provides credit & financial management services to agricultural producers, agri-businesses & rural homeowners. | Financial | Western region | Arkansas |
Farm Credit Mid-America |
Farm Credit Mid-America is a financial services cooperative and has served the credit needs of farmers and rural residents across Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, and Tennessee for over a century. Farm Credit Mid-America provides loans for real estate, operating, equipment, housing, and related services such as crop insurance and vehicle, equipment, and building leases. | Financial | Eastern region | Arkansas |
Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board |
The Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board was established to improve the sustainability and profitability of the soybean industry in Arkansas. | Statewide | Arkansas | |
Arkansas Rural Endowment Fund |
Since 1959, the people of Arkansas have turned to AREF for the financial support they need to accomplish their goals. Our primary focus is on the betterment of our local communities, and we achieve this by offering the best possible loan rates to Arkansans. Our loan program empowers farmers and trade students to seek the educational and professional opportunities that will make a difference in their lives. | Financial | Statewide through FSA offices | Arkansas |
Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board |
The Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board was established in 1985 to improve the profitability of growing rice in Arkansas by conducting a program of research, extension, and market development. | Farm Operations | Statewide | Arkansas |
Arkansas Farm Bureau |
Arkansas Farm Bureau connects consumers with the farmers and ranchers who work hard every day to provide the world with food, fiber, and shelter. AR FB speaks out on the issues that matter to farmers, ranchers, and rural communities in the halls of government and shares the latest news, facts, and stories about agriculture in Arkansas. | Financial | County level statewide | Arkansas |
Arkansas Department of Rural Health & Primary Care Program |
The Arkansas Department of Health, through its Rural Health & Primary Care program, promotes the development of community-based healthcare services and systems throughout Arkansas to ensure that well-managed, quality health services are available to all citizens. | Health | Statewide | Arkansas |
Arkansas Department of Agriculture |
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is dedicated to the development and implementation of policies and programs for Arkansas agriculture, forestry, and natural resources to keep its farmers and ranchers competitive in national and international markets while conserving natural resources and ensuring safe food, fiber, and forest products for the citizens of the state and nation. | Weather,Disaster | Statewide | Arkansas |
Arkansas Corn & Grain Sorghum Board |
The Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Board was established to provide Arkansas's growers with the tools and resources necessary to improve profitability and sustainability. | Farm Operations | Statewide | Arkansas |
Arkansas Association of Conservation Districts |
The Arkansas Association of Conservation Districts assists the state in its efforts to serve the soil and water conservation needs of the people of Arkansas. | Financial | 7 districts statewide, county offices | Arkansas |
AgHeritage Farm Credit Services |
AgHeritage FCS is one of four cooperative lenders in the Farm Credit organization serving the state of Arkansas who, along with several other states, are grouped together to form a district of the Farm Credit System. AgHeritage FCS provides loans and financial services to farmers, ranchers, and homeowners in 24 Arkansas counties. AgHeritage FCS is one of four cooperative lenders in the Farm Credit organization serving the state of Arkansas who, along with several other states, are grouped together to form a district of the Farm Credit System. AgHeritage FCS provides loans and financial services to farmers, ranchers, and homeowners in 24 Arkansas counties. | Financial | Central region | Arkansas |