Little River County Farm Bureau Women's Leadership Committee

11/17/2025

We are super proud of all the hard work our members have done this year and are honored to be considered!!

2025 Women’s Leadership Finalist

Membership Category 1
Calhoun County Farm Bureau
Lee County Farm Bureau
Little River County Farm Bureau

Placings will be announced during the Women's Leadership Luncheon at State Convention, on Thursday, December 4, 2025.

11/05/2025

Applications open on November 3 for the 2026 Garden Grants! Over $9,000 in grants were awarded in 2025. Could your school or organization be the next to add a garden or enhance what you've got going on?
👉https://forms.gle/3TJbAnZoVqWu2H3t9

11/03/2025

We are partnering with the Little River County Extension office on our Pop Tab Challenge! These tiny tabs are recycled, converted to cash, and 100% of the funds received help support families staying at the Ronald McDonald House.

Location drop-offs are:

Little River County Farm Bureau
Little River County Extension
Davis Feed
Smith Cleaners
Ashdown Library
Foreman Library
Winthrop Library

Help us, help our community!

11/03/2025

Starting November 18th, 2025, the Little River County Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee is partnering with the Little River County Extension Office and the Blue Jeans Go Green Program to recycle blue jeans back to their original state. If you have any old jeans (or any old denim, just not covered in diesel!) that you would like to get rid of, please take them to one of our drop-off locations for us to pick up.

Drop off locations:
Little River County Farm Bureau
Little River County Extension Office
Smith Cleaners
Davis Feed
Ashdown Library
Foreman Library
Winthrop Library

10/23/2025

We are in planning mode and can’t wait to share what we have up our sleeves!

Hint: The kids are going to love it! ❤️

10/06/2025

Join us! 🌾❤️

09/29/2025

The Women’s Committee was honored to present checks for needed school supplies on behalf of Little River County Farm Bureau to both Oscar Hamilton Elementary-Foreman as well as Ashdown Elementary School this month.

Pictured below are:

Foreman: OHE Elementary Counselor, Kayla Woods, and members of the Leadership Committee, Donna Fricks, Paula Jewell, & Jennifer Sansom

Ashdown: Members of the Leadership Committee, Jennifer Sansom and Paula Jewell, as well as AES Principal, Shannon Hatridge Dial.

09/24/2025

It makes us proud that we can give back to our community!

We would like to thank Little River County Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee
Members Paula Jewell, Donna Fricks and Jennifer Sansom for their generous donation to Foreman School District!

08/17/2025

We didn’t get any pics as all of us were busy at the Little River County Premium Sale but we are sure thankful for our Women’s Leadership Committee members Paula Jewell and Debbie McKinney for providing desserts, serving and helping at our buyer’s lunch! I love and appreciate both of them more than they know! 🏆

05/22/2025

Paula Jewell, Donna Fricks and Debbie McKinney of the LRC Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee judged the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation’s sponsored Rice is Nice and Dairy Foods contests last Saturday. The event was hosted and presented by the Little River County Extension office, Family Consumer Science/4H Agent Ashley Elmore and Agriculture Agent Jennifer Sansom. Little River County elected to hold a Cloverbud (ages 5-8) contest as well as a contest for Juniors and Seniors ages 9-19.

The winner of both the Rice is Nice and the Dairy Foods Cloverbud contests was Kolbee W. of Ashdown.

The winner of both the Rice is Nice and the Dairy Foods Junior/Senior contest was Ellie F. of Ashdown. Ellie is the daughter of LRC Farm Bureau members Jennifer Sansom and Derek Ford.

Thank you Paula, Donna and Debbie!

05/02/2025

Congratulations to Lockeby Farms for being selected as the 2025 Little River County Farm Family of the Year! Lockeby Farms is made up of Shane and Kim Lockeby and their 3 sons and spouses, Cody and Alicia, Colin and Hannah, Caden and Aubrey as well as 4 of their granddaughters. Lockeby Farms owns and operates 8 egg houses integrated by Tyson as well as producing hay, and raising improved pecans in the Richmond community of Little River County.

Join us in congratulating Lockeby Farms!

The 78th annual Arkansas Farm Family of the Year program has announced the 2025 County Farm Families of the Year.
You can find the complete list of recipients here https://ow.ly/XUxe50RH2Jb.

Congratulations to the 2025 County Farm Families!