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What is a pollinator? An animal that carries pollen from one plant to another is considered a pollinator. Why are pollinators important? Most fruit, vegetable, and seed crops- along with other plants that provide fiber, medicines and fuel- are pollinated by animals. While three-fourths of the world’s flowering plants depend on pollinators to reproduce, some scientists estimate that one out of every three bites of food we eat exists because of animal pollinators. What types of animals are considered pollinators? Bees, butterflies and moths, birds and bats, beetles and other insects are considered pollinators. We will discuss some of these pollinators more in depth in later articles.

The world’s longest-lived family, (9 siblings, collective age 851) ate this soup every day of their lives. Now it’s your family’s turn: ½ cup dry garbanzo beans ½ cup dry white beans ½ cup dry pinto or red beans 1.5 cups 1-2” cubed potatoes ½ cup of pearl barley (not quick cook) Aprrox 4 cups of water or veg stock if you like it richer.

Hello friends and readers of the paper. I hope this week finds everyone in happiness and good health. As always life is busy and sometimes, I find myself going at a faster pace than I would like but as I tell my children this is what it is when you enter adult world. I remember about 15 years ago I went to my mom’s house and said, “I am tired of being an adult, wife, parent, I want to come back home, I just need a break”. My mom’s response was, “sweetheart you can’t just come back home you have a home of your own, with your family and sometimes you just have to take a day of and have some me time. It will all be better when you clear your head and get refreshed”. Well, it was good advice, and I took it and went back home and continued as I had for 14 years. What I would give to have one more good conversation with her, I still find myself needing her advice. As always Remember the Little Things, they are precious in our lives.

The most widely used publications from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture have been updated for 2022 with the latest research-based recommendations for managing pests, weeds and diseases in row crop agriculture, as well as fruit, vegetable and garden production.

Nucor Steel and Nucor Yamato Steel, the two divisions of the largest steel products manufacturer and recyclers in the U.S. are expanding their Blytheville facility entry level production Job Pool and will be accepting applications on Monday, January 31, 2022, for entry-level production positions that offer an average compensation of $80,000 annually. The registration period begins January 31, 2022, at 7:30 a.m., and will end once a set number of applicants have expressed interest.