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LITTLE ROCK, AR – On March 15 & 16, landowners, farmers, ranchers, and those who serve agriculture throughout the state will gather for the 16th Arkansas Women in Agriculture Conference at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Little Rock. Online registration for attendees and vendors is available at arwomeninag.org

MANILA– Big Lake Wildlife Management Area and Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge will be closed to daytime public access March 6-12. The following week, the U of A (University of Arkansas) Pine Tree Wildlife Management Area will be closed March 13-19. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services, in cooperation with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, will be conducting aerial operations aimed at reducing feral hog populations in the areas. The flights will be dependent on the weather.

Pruning is a horticultural practice that modifies the growth and structure of the plant. The reasons for pruning include to promote a strong tree structure, provide balanced growth and productivity, provide quality light penetration, maintain a healthy plant, control plant size and train young plants.

Mountain Home (Grassroots Newswire)- According to the National Weather Service, March marks the start of the spring severe weather season: “…three months of danger that can imperil the unprepared.1”

$25.3 million went back into the hands of Farm Credit members across Arkansas in late February. As a financial cooperative, members share in the profits when their Farm Credit association has a profitable year.