Get the latest updates on China's deal to bring in U.S. beef, as well as Mexico's corn plans, NAFTA renegotiation, soybean exports and more.

The Federal Risk Management Agency distributed updated "practical to replant" guidance in response to questions from farmers whose crops were destroyed by recent flooding, particularly rice farmers. In our latest podcast, Brandy Carroll, ArFB assistant director of commodity activities and market information, explains what this guidance could mean for Arkansas farmers.

An interview with Vernon Caviness, an agriculture aviator/cropduster pilot for Bell Ag Service in Des Arc, and photos of Caviness and other aviators in action. Caviness discusses how the recent river flooding affected business, the challenges flight services face and more.

In this issue: Expert financial tips for farmers and ranchers, the latest Ag Hall of Fame inductees, policy updates and the Ag in the Classroom "Outstanding Teacher."

Read the latest Farm Bureau Press to learn about new incentive programs available to county Farm Bureaus, the new Ag in the Classroom Outstanding Teacher of the Year, a visit from USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue, new USDA forecasts and much more.

What started as a half-day field trip for a few Crawford County kindergarten students six years ago has become an anticiopated outdoor classroom experience for more than 1,000 children and parents at Randy Arnold's farm near Alma.

USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue came to Arkansas on Sunday, May 7. He participated in a helicopter tour with Gov. Asa Hutchinson and members of the congressional delegation to see first-hand the damage to agriculture and rural communities caused by recent flooding.

Based in Jonesboro, Ag for Autism was established to provide a means for ag-related businesses and organizations to help fund education and therapy grant programs in Arkansas. See how this unique organization is helping educators and parents in rural parts of Arkansas.

More footage of Northeast Arkansas flood devastation and reactions from Arkansas Farm Bureau leaders Rich Hillman and Joe Christian and a Lawrence County rice farmer Scott Brady.

Some are saying the effects of this week's flooding could rival that of 2011 floods that caused an estimated $500 million in losses to agriculture. While the full effects of this storm will not be known for several weeks, Dr. Eric Wailes, Distinguished Professor of ag economics with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, offers an early assessment of the magnitude of the recent flood and its impact on rural communities and agriculture.