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, […]
What does El Niño mean for Farmers?
For southern farmers, the phrase “El Niño Watch” is a major signal that the fundamental drivers behind our weather are shifting. El Niño is a climate pattern triggered by the warming of surface waters in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, which alters the path of the jet stream across North America. While El Niño’s effects are […]
It’s a Really Dry Start to the Season…
One of the big perks of my day job at Farmers Business Network is that I get to talk to farmers from across the United States. This helps me keep my finger on the pulse of the industry so I kind of know what’s on everyone’s mind. As of today, I would have to say […]
Hurricanes and Financing for 2025
This is a copy of The Cotton Club Newsletter that went out to 30,000 growers across the mid-south on September 10, 2024. I know that this tropical storm is top of mind for everyone in the mid-south right now as they are trying to get their crops out before the rain and wind gets here. […]
Gotta Love Arkansas Weather!
No kidding, this weekend my wife and I put the top down on the car and cruised around town, it was simply beautiful. People were all over the walking track and I think that everyone who owns a dog in Conway was out walking it. I went and bought Donna a bicycle also and we […]