Anna is out out of town this week, so Tyler reached out to a couple local farmers, Dustin & Tanner Caston. They operate the fruit and vegetable operation on Caston Farms growing blueberries, blackberries, elderberries, apples, vegetables & formerly peaches. Also dabbling in raising dairy cows to produce raw milk. They discuss how they got into agriculture and a little bit how they run their operation.

In this episode, Stone County Extension covers the Arkansas Food Freedom Act for selling products direct to consumer off the farm or at Farmer's Markets. Do you know what is allowed to be sold? What products require a license or must be made in an inspected kitchen? Meats, eggs, baked goods, processed goods, plants, or raw milk, can those be sold?

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It's almost May, In this episode the Stone County Extension Office talks what all programs they've been doing and got coming up. Anna talks making strawberry freezer jam. Tyler tells how to grow strawberries and okra in your garden and how to take care of them. Anna tells about the time she was at a photoshoot and a goat escaped. Tyler talks about his failures at trying to conduct the annual horticulture demos. How Ice breakers are awkward and stories about learning how to turkey hunt.

This episode is pretty much all about gardening. Tyler and Anna discuss gardening issues common to Arkansas. Throughout the episode they discuss some simple garden practices that are easy to implement and greatly increase chances of growing a successful garden. Check it out.

In this episode Tyler and Anna are preparing for the 4-H Poultry Chain. They discuss raising backyard poultry. Tips for raising chickens, biosecurity procedures, dealing with aggressive roosters. It's all about backyard poultry.

We can't believe it's April 1st. It seems the year of 2026 is moving right along. In honor of April 1st we have an exciting update relating to the Stone County Extension Office's own research being turned into a fact sheet. "99 Problems but Bigfoot Ain't One, How to Deter Bigfoot, " Factsheet.

More authentically Tyler talks about his concerns related to the drought and inputs going up and problems farmers will be facing. He shares some ideas about related to forages and farmers sitting down and coming up with plans about the upcoming year. Anna shares information related to testing dial gauge canners for food preservation and covers concerns related to pressure canning and checking your equipment for safety.

It's almost spring time. It's been warm, but the weekend is calling for freezing temps. Tyler and Anna talk about how to protect plants from cold temps. Anna discusses Alpha Gal and how to protect yourself from ticks. Tyler warns about ALT Asian longhorn tick that can spread disease to cattle. Some stories of times they had to go to the hospital.

This episode of Stone County Extension Saves the World, Tyler and Anna talk about the unsightly crime of crape murder that goes on in every town around America. Improperly pruned crape myrtles , also called crape murder is hard to fix, but easy to avoid. Tyler talks about the process of pruning crape myrtles.

Anna and Tyler give updates on programs going on across all program areas. Anna talks about if people want to help the youth, what does 4-H need from folks. The answer may surprise you, as it is the most valuable resource that someone donate.