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Agriculture is our state's largest industry, but what do you really know about farming and ranching?

You might recall the smiling farmers in overalls from books you read as a child or seeing cowboys at the rodeo. Maybe you have friends or family who farm, or perhaps all you know about agriculture comes from commodity reports on the evening news.

Whatever the case may be, part of the Arkansas Farm Bureau mission is to tell the "farming story." That means sharing the real stories of Arkansas farmers and ranchers, and highlighting the issues and trends that affect their livelihoods. We invite you to learn more by watching our videos, listening to our podcasts, reading our blog posts or following us in social media. If you have questions or need information from our staff of experts, we encourage you to contact us.

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Prairie Woods Farm: Year-Round Produce

After graduating high school, Jeremy Baranauskas moved to Benton County from Illinois to build Prairie Woods Farm. After a challenging beginning, the year-round produce farm is thriving and is now an important part of a bustling Bentonville Farmers Market.
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Spring Creek Food Hub

Spring Creek Food Hub opened in 2023 with the goal of creating a more sustainable food system for Northwest Arkansas by uniting farmers and customers. Now they are working with 60 farms of various sizes across the state, providing food for restaurants, schools and grocers. Watch to find out more about this innovative program that is directly connecting farmers with their communities.
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Field Sharing in Faulkner County

The beans are late, but the cows are fat. It’s a tradeoff tried for the first time at River Valley Farms in Mayflower. Austin Thrash explains and shares his soybean, rice and corn harvest reports from near the north bank of the Arkansas River.
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Presidential Candidates Answer Ag Questions, Grocery Costs Hold Steady and Much More

American Farm Bureau published responses to its Presidential Candidate Survey with both parties answering how they’ll address top issues facing farmers and ranchers. Plus, the Consumer Price Index data released this week shows grocery prices holding steady and declining inflation, which is welcomed news. We take a closer look at these stories and much more on the state’s only weekly ag news podcast, the Arkansas AgCast.
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AgCast Deep Dive | Interest Rate Drops, Commodity Markets and More

AgCast Deep Dive | Interest Rate Drops, Commodity Markets and More

<p>The Fed lowered interest rates by a half-point this week and <a href="https://agribusiness.uark.edu/directory/index/uid/rloy/name/Ryan+Loy/">Ryan Loy</a> has the details on how the move could impact the Arkansas agriculture industry. We also talked with Ryan about the current commodity market conditions and how factors like a widening basis at Mississippi River ports could further impact prices. It’s all here on the state’s only weekly ag news podcast, the Arkansas AgCast.</p>
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Letter to U.S. Congressional Delegation from Agriculture Groups

As representatives of farmers, livestock and specialty crop producers, lenders, and other essential stakeholders in agricultural communities across the United States, we write to express our strong support for advancing a meaningful farm bill in 2024 that addresses worsening conditions in farm country. Given the enormous challenges facing production agriculture – including a farm economy that has taken a downward spiral – it is imperative Congress act before year’s end to strengthen farm policy for America’s farmers. It is critical that Congress pass a new farm bill that strengthens the safety net as many producers are facing multiple years of not being profitable and this is causing their overall financial situation to deteriorate.

Letter to Arkansas Congressional Delegation from Arkansas Agriculture

The undersigned organizations, representing the interests and well-being of Arkansas agriculture, write to express our deep concern regarding the escalating economic pressures that are threatening the viability of our agricultural communities.

2022 Ballot Issues | ArFB Positions

Details on Arkansas Farm Bureau's positions on various issues on the 2022 ballot.

Arkansas Livestock Drought Impact Explainer

The roughly two-month dry period during the summer of 2022 has been the worst drought in 10 years. While it has had an impact on all Arkansans, the drought has hit livestock and hay producers across the state especially hard. Livestock such as cattle, horses, sheep, goats and llamas rely on forages (grass, hay and other plants) for most or, in some cases, all of their diet, and this year’s drought has caused significant loss of forage availability statewide.

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