Farming in Arkansas

Arkansas Agriculture Farm Crops
Annual Revenue
(past 5 years average)
Wheat: $65,454,939
Rice: $535,791,408
Grains: $37,894,081
Soybeans: $312,229,013
Sunflower Seed & Oil: $0
Peanuts: $0
Cotton: $352,935,517
Cotton Seed: $10,881,472
Tobacco: $0
Fruits & Juice: $1,023,613
Tree & Nuts: $992,269
Vegetables: $1,933,371
Livestock: $10,343,519
Hides & Skins: $479,911
Poultry: $274,565,961
Fats & Oils: $178,465
Dairy: $2,489,040
Feeds: $30,184,964
Seeds: $3,174,964
Other: $9,134,492
TOTAL: $1,649,687,000

Arkansas Agriculture - Google News

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Linked to the land - Pueblo Chieftain

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Water, weeds, climate change studied at UAPB farm - Carlisle Independent

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Clinton Heading Back to Arkansas for Lincoln - New York Times (blog)

Kansas City Star

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Sen. Blanche Lincoln needs better boost from Agriculture Committee - Texarkana Gazette

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Farm aid promised Lincoln may not come by deadline - BusinessWeek

Boston Globe

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Ms. Lincoln, in the tall cotton - Washington Post

Texarkana Gazette

Ms. Lincoln, in the tall cotton Washington Post ... $1.2 billion for past government discrimination, say, or victims of Haiti's earthquake -- the plight of Arkansas agriculture seems secondary indeed. ... U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, Rep. John Boozman in ArkansasToday's THV all 16 news articles »

Corn Hits 23-Month High - Wall Street Journal

Corn Hits 23-Month High Wall Street Journal Associated Press Corn is dropped into a hopper in a combine as it is harvested in Arkansas in July. The corn harvest may not be as abundant as expected, ... and more »

Historical Society will hold fundraiser for Tulare County Museum - Visalia Times-Delta

Historical Society will hold fundraiser for Tulare County Museum Visalia Times-Delta Taking its place this coming week is a new exhibit about the people who came from the Dust Bowl areas in Arkansas, Oklahoma and the Texas panhandle in the ... and more »

Arkansas Valley Electric Coop to get $60 million loan guarantee - The City Wire

Arkansas Valley Electric Coop to get $60 million loan guarantee The City Wire ... guarantee that is part of a $620.96 million guarantee from the United States Department of Agriculture to the Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. ... and more »