The second annual Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention Joint Regional Conference will be held virtually from 9 a.m-4 p.m. Aug. 30 and 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Aug. 31.
Beverly Burkett, owner of F&B Associates, is using the expertise she gained during her career with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency to help Black farmers in Arkansas keep their land for future generations. She is working with the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Small Farm Program to reverse the trend of land loss among Black farmers because of complications related to land being designated as heirs' property.