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Cristina LaRue

Little Rock

Agriculture Reporter at Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Agriculture reporter at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Formerly @elpasotimes @alamogordonews @DJournalnow. Say hello: [email protected].

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  • 1 week ago | arkansasonline.com | Cristina LaRue

    Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. North Little Rock urban farmer Kesha Cobb and her pet chicken "Babycakes" became social media darlings in December after she was featured in an Arkansas Democrat-Gazette story about urban farming and how it can help fight the state's battle against food insecurity. Today, Cobb hosts workshops and programs across the state to get people from all walks of life interested in backyard farming.

  • 1 week ago | arkansasonline.com | Cristina LaRue

    Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Vietnamese student An Le, 20, is a rising senior studying business management and marketing who works at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock full-time in event planning and marketing and just closed on the purchase of her first home. A child of immigrant parents, Le learned frugality from a young age and said she has benefited from having a wealth of good advisors throughout her life.

  • 1 month ago | arkansasonline.com | Cristina LaRue

    Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. SHOFFNER -- Six generations of the Shoffner family have farmed in this small rural community near Newport, but this year there won't be any crops.

  • 1 month ago | nwaonline.com | Cristina LaRue

    Cristina LaRue covers agriculture for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. She started her career as a journalist in 2017, covering business and education for the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, later covering the crime and courts beats near the U.S.-Mexico border for the USA Today network, and education for the El Paso Times. She is a graduate of Texas State University.

  • 1 month ago | nwaonline.com | Cristina LaRue

    Cristina LaRue covers agriculture for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. She started her career as a journalist in 2017, covering business and education for the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, later covering the crime and courts beats near the U.S.-Mexico border for the USA Today network, and education for the El Paso Times. She is a graduate of Texas State University.

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Cristina LaRue
Cristina LaRue @Cris_LaRue
15 Oct 24

There might be such as thing as too much pumpkin pie. Looks like a deflated balloon. 😂

The Associated Press
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Pumpkin weighing 2,471 pounds wins California contest https://t.co/zBDNCvNsfB

Cristina LaRue
Cristina LaRue @Cris_LaRue
18 Sep 24

RT @ArkansasOnline: WATCH | Cory Babb, owner of Firelight Farm LLC in Searcy, discusses the vital role of community support in small-scale…

Cristina LaRue
Cristina LaRue @Cris_LaRue
30 Jun 24

One of the most interesting rooms I've been to in Arkansas, at Books By the Pound. Interesting selection of vintage books on early agriculture. I'm always finding excuses to shop at local bookstores, but this place is massive! https://t.co/3XMoHsKlid