New reports show soybean acres topping expectations, corn acres near the bottom of expectations, and the forecast for long grain rice acres down substantially.

The latest on major changes to carbon regulations, beef trade issues, AI in Georgia, new crop-planting data and more.

A recent poll asked almost 2,000 registered voters their opinions on agriculture and sustainability and the results are good news for farmers and ranchers. Listen to our latest podcast to learn more.

Read the latest on soybean facilities, pork imports, cotton auctions, avian influenza and more.

More young farm women are voluntarily giving their time to Arkansas Farm Bureau on the state and county level. Peggy Miller chairs the Arkansas Farm Bureau state women’s committee and Donna Bemis serves as vice-chairwoman. The annual state women’s conference was held recently and they took time to discuss the committee’s projects and why it’s important to get more farm women involved to advocate for agriculture.

“Thrive to Survive” was the theme of the 2017 Arkansas Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers conference in Little Rock, and thriving is exactly what the 350 attendees at the annual gathering are doing. Hear all about this year's meeting from Miller County cattleman and ArFB state YF&R committee chair Chase Groves and check out photos from the event.

Photos, updates and news on all the latest Arkansas Farm Bureau events around the state, from Women's Committee activities to commodity conferences, Farmers' Day at the Capitol, workshops, market briefs and more.

This week, Zac Bradley, Arkansas Farm Bureau Director of Public Affairs & Government Relations, offers a rundown on the key agriculture-related bills and activity at the Capitol.

Read all the latest on the Dow/DuPont merger, Argentine soybean and beef exports, Chinese bird flu concerns, NCC cotton expectations and more.

Jeff Pitchford, Arkansas Farm Bureau Director of Public Affairs & Government Relations - State Affairs, provides an update on bills and activity of importance to farmers and ranchers for the week of February 6-10.