Time is running out for your family to make history.

The Arkansas Agriculture Department is accepting applications for the 2013 Arkansas Century Farm program.

To be eligible for the designation, applications must be postmarked no later than May 31.

The program recognizes Arkansas’s agricultural heritage and honors families who have owned and farmed the same land for at least 100 years.

In 2012, the first year of the program, 83 farms were certified.

To qualify, farms must meet the following criteria:

The Compassionate Friends of Northeast Arkansas will have a balloon release at noon Saturday, May 18, at the Paragould Fairgrounds.

The non-profit organization provides support, love, encouragement and hope to those who have lost a child, grandchild or sibling.

Everyone is invited to come out and participate in the release which will be held at the main stage of this year’s Loose Caboose.