{{Short description|American farm developer}} '''Calvin R. King''' (born 1953) is an American farm developer, and the President of the Arkansas Land and Farm Development Corp.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104002734/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-7478043.html "Calvin King"]. ''Arkansas Business'', March 13, 1989, Hill, Jack E.; Parsons, Bill</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.clt.astate.edu/dkennedy/alfdc2.htm | title=Arkansas Land and Farm Development Corporation (ALFDC) | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215144715/http://www.clt.astate.edu/dkennedy/alfdc2.htm | archive-date=2010-02-15 }}</ref>
He graduated from Philander Smith College in 1975.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law.drake.edu/centers/agLaw/?pageID=newFarmerBio|title=Drake Law School - Agricultural Law Center|work=drake.edu|access-date=2010-04-22|archive-date=2010-06-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100623220538/http://www.law.drake.edu/centers/agLaw/?pageID=newFarmerBio|url-status=live}}</ref>
The agency collaborated with the Farmers Home Association to create the Outreach Training and Technical Assistance program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/tradejournals/article/15126236.html|title=Entrepreneur - Start, run and grow your business.|work=Entrepreneur}}</ref>
==Awards== *1990 MacArthur Fellows Program *1990 National Partnership Award, by the United States Department of Agriculture *1989 Arkansas Public Service Award.
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==External links== *[http://www.loe.org/shows/shows.htm?programID=97-P13-00004 "African-American Farmers: Working the Plough"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070714075108/http://www.loe.org/shows/shows.htm?programID=97-P13-00004 |date=2007-07-14 }}, ''Living on Earth'', January 24, 1997
{{DEFAULTSORT:King, Calvin}} Category:1953 births Category:Farmers from Arkansas Category:MacArthur Fellows Category:Philander Smith University alumni Category:Living people