Arkansas farmers have not finished putting the 2026 crop in the bin, but many are already thinking about 2027. That is simply how farming works. Before the combine has left the field, producers are studying fertilizer prices, watching futures markets, talking with lenders, negotiating rent, considering seed purchases and trying to determine what combination of […]
Arkansas Farmers Grew the Crop in 2026 — Making Money Was Another Matter
As the 2026 harvest moves toward completion across Arkansas, farmers are beginning to get a much clearer picture of what kind of year they actually had. From the highway, much of the Arkansas Delta looks impressive. Combines are moving through soybean fields, corn has produced some exceptional yields, rice harvest has been underway, and cotton […]
Corn and Soybean Prices Are Finally Showing Some Life — What Should Growers Expect Next?
For much of 2026, row-crop producers have faced an uncomfortable combination: commodity prices that struggled to cover production costs and input expenses that refused to cooperate. As harvest approaches, however, corn and soybean markets have begun to look considerably different. Corn has pushed above the psychologically important $5 level, while soybeans have moved well above […]
Tariffs and the American Farmer: How the Trade Fight Has Hit Agriculture This Season
For American farmers, tariffs are rarely an abstract debate about international trade. Eventually, they show up somewhere much closer to home—in the price of fertilizer, machinery and replacement parts, in export demand for grain, or in the basis offered at the local elevator. That has made the 2026 season particularly complicated. Farmers have been dealing […]
My Top 3 Corn & Soybean Seed Recommendations for the Mid-South from Farmers Business Network
A couple of years ago we launched our F2F Genetics seed line into the industry and I’ll be completely honest,.. I knew very little about the seed business then, but I’ve learned a lot about seed since adding it to our portfolio, in fact I’ve learned enough to know that I have lot left to […]