Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame Members
Donald W. Alexander
Class XXIV
Don Alexander provided more than 40 years of service to Arkansas agriculture, including 35 years at the Arkansas State Plant …
Margaret P. Alexander
Class XXVI
Looking back on her 32-year-career, training women and young people to become leaders and seeing them become successful in their …
Philip Alford Jr.
Class XXIII
Philip Alford is owner/operator of Phil Alford Farms nearLewisville(LafayetteCounty). He is credited with developing the first successful large …
Robert W. Anderson
Class XI
Robert W. Anderson grew up on a farm near Ozark. He was an honor student in Agriculture at the University …
Mary Ann Ritter Arnold
Class XII
Mary Ann Ritter Arnold was born in Memphis, Tennessee. She attended Marked Tree Public Schools and continued her higher education …
Dr. Lanny Ashlock
Class XXVI
Dr. Lanny Ashlock has been known as “Mr. Soybean” in Arkansas throughout his career as Extension Soybean Specialist with the …
James R. Baker
Class XXVIII
A fifth-generation cattleman, Jim Baker has spent his adult life advancing the state’s cattle industry. From 1983 – 1995 he …
Ford Baldwin
Class XXXI
Baldwin is retired from the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture and now operates a consulting business, Practical Weed Consultants …
Richard S. “Dick” Barnett, Jr.
Class I
Richard S. “Dick” Barnett, Jr. was born March 4, 1906 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He was educated in Pine Bluff …
Col. T.H. Barton Barton
Class VII
Col. T.H. Barton was never a farmer. He never owned a herd of livestock, but he oiled the wheels …
Dr. Lionel Barton
Class XXV
Throughout his career and following retirement, Dr. Lionel Barton has worked unceasingly to improve the lives of poultry farmers and …
Kenneth S. Bates
Class III
Kenneth S. Bates was born in Waldron, Arkansas, Scott County. He began working with the Cooperative Extension Service as Assistant …
William A. (Bill) Baxter
Class XIII
William A. (Bill) Baxter received a B.S. in Agriculture in 1949 from the University of Arkansas. He received the …
Allen Bedell
Class XXX
Allen Bedell has dedicated his life to advancing the forestry industry in Arkansas. He is a mentor to many loggers …
Harry Belk Sr.
Class VII
Harry Belk Sr. was from Walnut Ridge in Lawrence County. It’s said that late in his life, representatives of …
Ellis Bell
CLASS XXXV
A fourth-generation minority farmer who spent decades overcoming obstacles, Ellis Bell now operates an Arkansas Century Farm established in 1878 …
Richard E. Bell
Class XVIII
Richard Bell retired in July 2004 as president and CEO of Riceland Foods, Inc., capping a 27-year career with the …
Wayne Bennett
Class IX
Wayne Bennett was born in Lonoke County and has lived in Arkansas all of his life, except for his military …
Dr. George Berger, Jr.
CLASS XXXVI
Dr. George Berger, Jr. was a second-generation rice, soybean, and wheat farmer, who taught at Arkansas State University from 1971-1981 …
Arnold Berner
Class VIII
Arnold Berner was a supporter of and leader in Arkansas agriculture for more than 40 years. He was reared on …