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 […]
Arkansas Rice Farmers Are Being Squeezed: Why 2026 Has Become Such a Difficult Year
Rice is more than another row crop in Arkansas. It is one of the foundations of the state’s agricultural economy. Arkansas produced about 45% of all U.S. rice in 2025, making what happens in our fields important not only to Arkansas farmers, but to the entire American rice industry. (Arkansas Extension Service) And in 2026, […]
Getting Soil Ready for Raised Beds
I’ve had a lot of people reach out to me for advice on what they should use to fill their raised beds. I’ve used different techniques over the years but this is pretty much my standard plan moving forward based on everything that I’ve learned through the years… Raised beds can make epic harvests… but […]