The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame is seeking nominations for its next class. The nomination deadline is Thursday, Nov. 1.
“The Agriculture Hall of Fame recognizes Arkansans who have contributed significantly to the state’s largest industry, while spotlighting their contributions to the state’s economic development,” according to a news release.
The first class was selected in 1987. Since then, 164 men and women have been inducted.
Anyone can nominate a person believed worthy of the honor, Butch Calhoun, chairman of the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame, said.
“Agriculture is the heart and soul of the state of Arkansas,” said Calhoun, a former state legislator and former Arkansas Agriculture Secretary. “And we know that heart and soul is reflected by countless men and women from every corner of Arkansas. The sole purpose of the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame is to honor the worthy individuals who made an impact on agriculture, our state’s largest industry.”
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The Farm Bureau Center at Little Rock houses the Agriculture Hall of Fame, which is sponsored by the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Arkansas Farm Bureau.
For details and nomination forms, visit www.arkansasaghalloffame.org. Forms are also available by calling Cindra Bell at 501-228-1609.
The induction ceremony for the next class will be March 1, 2019, at Little Rock.