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This week we discuss the impact of Chapter 12 bankruptcies on Arkansas farmers, concerns following avian influenza detection in a backyard flock, and David Graves with Arkansas Game and Fish joins us to explain how rice farmers can participate in the Waterfowl Rice Incentive Conservation Enhancement Program.

This week’s Arkansas AgCast episode comes to you from inside historic Barton Coliseum at the 88th Arkansas State Fair. We talk diesel news, Barton Coliseum history and interview Scharidi Barber, the livestock show director of the Arkansas State Fair.

On this episode of Arkansas AgCast we discuss food cost inflation numbers related to food costs, trade updates with China and the state of the rice industry with Riceland CEO Kevin McGilton.

This week we discuss the latest news on federal tax deferral for red-dye diesel use in equipment, USDA’s latest crop report and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Deer Management Assistance Program with Jeremy Brown.

This week’s episode covers Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ executive order allowing farmers to use tax-free, dyed diesel fuel on highways through October. We also discuss USDA’s Agriculture Risk Coverage deadlines. ArFB state board member Dana Stewart discusses the current state of the cattle industry and the need for a state climatologist to help with drought reporting.

On this episode we discuss President Donald Trump’s plan to lower fertilizer costs by purchasing potash from Belarus, and how diesel rates could raise grocery prices. Sen. John Boozman discusses the Agricultural Act of 2026 passing the Senate Agriculture Committee and what that could mean for farmers moving forward.

The farm bill has passed the senate ag committee, hot and dry weather is causing problems at harvest, and we visit with Dr. Tim Burcham, director of the Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center to hear about research being done to benefit farmers.

On this episode we discuss how an increase in farm income projections will not necessarily translate into more profit for farmers. Plus, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Feral Hog Program Coordinator Ryan Farney joins the show to discuss the feral hog problem in Arkansas.

Arkansas Farm Bureau’s Beef Economist Addie Stamps joins the show to discuss the planned import of 300,000 metric tons of beef into the U.S. Also, we’ll discuss biofuel news and new risk management tools for cattle producers.

On this episode, we discuss President Donald Trump’s announcement to import beef in an effort to lower prices at the grocery store. We also welcome Keith Glover, CEO of Producers Rice Mill, to discuss historically low rice acres in Arkansas and the long-term effects that may have on rural communities.

On this Arkansas AgCast Deep Dive, Clay Parker, ArFB’s Young Farmers and Ranchers vice chair, discusses the current work being done by the Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee, challenges facing young farmers and ranchers, and how being involved with Farm Bureau offers unique opportunities for networking and support.

On this Arkansas AgCast Deep Dive, ArFB Executive Vice President Jarrod Yates joins us to discuss policy development, advocacy and the implementation of Farm Bureau Health Plans of Arkansas.

On this Deep Dive episode of the Arkansas AgCast, Dr. Ryan Loy, assistant professor and agricultural finance extension economist at the University of Arkansas, discusses the current state of international markets, volatile interest rates and what the future may hold for agriculture.   Is there light at the end of the tunnel? Tune in as Dr. Loy breaks down the challenges and opportunities facing farmers in today’s economy.

On this Arkansas AgCast Deep Dive, Dr. Hunter Biram discusses the current farm economy, updates on the farm bill and potential aid for farmers. As farmers prepare for harvest and plan for 2027, hear when Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage payments are expected to begin.

On this episode, we break down a nationwide right-to-repair settlement involving John Deere that expands farmers’ and mechanics’ access to repair tools and diagnostic software. Also new research shows U.S. farmers face significantly higher production costs than global competitors, USDA's record investment in the Farm-to-School Grant Program and China's largest purchase of U.S. soybeans since 2025.