Ag Insider

Arkansas Farm Bureau's team of commodity and agricultural economics experts will frequently provide data, analysis and commentary on the impacts of natural disasters, weather, pending state and federal legislation and more. These reports and graphics will be saved and organized here by year. 

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April Ag Insider | Calf Crop Market Planning

March Ag Insider | Packers & Stockyards Act

February Ag Insider | International Shipping Disruptions

January Ag Insider | Navigating the H2A Application Process

2023 Analysis and Reports

December Ag Insider | Arkansas Game and Fish New Promotions for Land Owners

November Ag Insider | The Cost of a 2023 Thanksgiving Dinner in Arkansas

October Ag Insider | Producer Sign-On Herbicide Strategy Letter

October Ag Insider | Drought Challenges Along the Mississippi: Impact on Agriculture and Transportation

Row & Specialty Crops | H-2A Notice of Proposed Rulemakings

Cotton Division | Abandoned Pesticide Collections Set for Fall

August Ag Insider | How the New H-2A Wage Requirements Affect Arkansas Farmers

July Ag Insider | Farm Bill Funding

June Ag Insider | The Importance of Sales Tax Exemptions to Arkansas Agriculture

Corn & Soybean Divisions | Margin Protection

May Ag Insider | Examining the Farm Bill: Overview

Beef Division | FDA Over-the-Counter Livestock Antibiotic Restrictions Take Effect June 11th

Swine Division | Supreme Court Rejects Hog Farmers’ Arguments Against California’s Proposition 12

Rice Division | Rice Production Program

Specialty Crops Division | Arkansas Peach Freeze Impact

April Ag Insider | Prospective Planting Outlook

Small Ruminant Division | Farm Bureau Unveils Newest Commodity Division

March Ag Insider | March Commodity Outlook

February Ag Insider | Arkansas Land Values

Rice Division | FY 2023 Omnibus Package

January Ag Insider | Foreign Land Ownership

Poultry Division | Avian Influenza & ArFB State Convention Recap

2022 Analysis and Reports

Ag Insider | Thanksgiving Dinner in Arkansas

Ag Insider | Low Mississippi River Level Impacts

Ag Insider River Levels Image and link

Ag Insider | Margin Protection

Ag Insider | Margin Protection

RFID Mandate Repeal Explained

USDA APHIS Repeal Doc Image

Drought Impact on Livestock Explained

Drought impact report image and link

2021 Analysis and Reports 

Estate Tax Analysis: Arkansas Farms Impact

Tax Analysis Document image and link

2021 Spring Flood Impact Report

Spring Flood Impact document image and link

Commodity & Regulatory Affairs Resources

More Resources

2023 Arkansas Dairy Foods Contest Book

The 66th Annual Arkansas Dairy Foods Contest is sponsored during June Dairy Month by Arkansas Farm Bureau and the Arkansas Dairy Cooperative Association. The contest is divided into two categories: Main Dish and Party Ideas. This document contains full contest rules and application.

2023 Rice is Nice Youth Cooking Contest | Rule & Entry

Arkansas produces just under 50% of the nation’s rice each year, and this contest is designed to introduce budding chefs to rice as a crop and as a versatile diet staple. Students aged 9-18 or in the 4th through 12th grades as of January 1, 2023, and living in Arkansas may enter. Home-schooled students are welcome to enter. Contestants will compete in one of two categories: Main Dish and Party Ideas.

Ag Insider | Impacts of Low Mississippi River Levels

This summer’s drought continued into early fall resulting in water levels on the Mississippi River declining to their lowest levels since 1988. Water levels are so low that barge traffic, our country’s leading transportation method for grain and many other materials, has nearly come to a standstill. Learn about the impacts of this situation on shipping and farmers.

Ag Insider | Margin Protection

USDA recently reported that 2022 represents the highest ever year-to-year increase in production costs, with farm production expenses increasing 18% in one year. High commodity prices mean program payments are less likely to be triggered in most cases, and farmer margins (revenue after expenses) will be narrow. Discussion of the 2023 Farm Bill, and how best to address the needs of farmers has already begun.