Stories from Thursday, February 16, 2012

The Berryville Junior Chamber of Commerce held its first meeting on Friday, Feb. 10. Advisers are (back row, from left) Heath Clary and Bobby Thurman. Seated are (from front left) Courtney Ford, Skylar Scarrow, Maria Eby, Beth Rainwater, Julie Clark (adviser), Kaylee Edens (center), Allison Winkle, Alex Dowdle, Micaela Motzko, Heath Braziel, Lauren Robinett. Not pictured: Morgan Usrey, Makayla Smith, Diamond Meza and Katie Clark...

LYONS, Neb. -- The Farm Service Agency recently announced that the Land Contract Guarantee Program is now available nationwide. The Land Contract Guarantee Program provides federal loan guarantees to retiring farmers and landowners who self-finance the sale of their land to beginning or socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers...

MONTICELLO -- Feral hogs have long run wild in Arkansas, and a control workshop slated for Feb. 23 at the Drew County Farm Bureau office aims to tackle the problem. Drought drove feral hog populations in Arkansas closer to humans in 2011, and property owners are looking for methods to control the beasts, who can uproot gardens, lawns and crops, eat most anything and may spread disease to livestock and waterways...