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Back to SearchEpisode 87 - 100 Years of Arkansas Soybeans
Season 1 Episode 87
Arkansas soybeans have shaped the state’s agricultural landscape for the last century, growing from a rotational crop in the 1920s into Arkansas’s l…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 86 - Arkansas net farm income remains steady in 2026 driven by government assistance
Season 1 Episode 86
Ryan Loy and Hunter Biram discuss the 2026 Arkansas net farm income outlook. While income is projected to remain steady, it is largely supported by i…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 85 - Arkansas Farmer Decision Support Tool
Season 1 Episode 85
Hunter Biram and Ryan Loy are joined by Eunchun Park to discuss a new integrated decision-support tool for Arkansas producers. The tool brings togeth…
3 months ago
Episode 84 - What Lower Interest Rates Mean for 2026 Budgets
Hunter Biram is joined by Ryan Loy to discuss the March 2026 Fed decision to hold interest rates steady and what that means for farmers. While rates …
3 months, 1 week ago
Episode 83 - Exploring Floating Solar on Arkansas Farms
Season 1 Episode 83
Ryan Loy is joined by Mike Popp to discuss his recent research on floating solar systems in Arkansas. The discussion covers how these systems can ge…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 82 - March 31 Prospective Plantings Report Offers Few Surprises
Season 1 Episode 82
Scott Stiles and Hunter Biram discuss the March Prospective Plantings report and what it means for 2026 crop acreage. Arkansas rice acres came in clo…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 81 - Preliminary Assessment of Arkansas Poultry Industry Damage (Winter Storm 2026)
Season 1 Episode 81
Hunter Biram and Ryan Loy discuss the economic impact of the January winter storm on Arkansas’s poultry industry, where prolonged outages and freezi…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 80 - Row-Crop Markets in Transition: Supply, Demand, and Pricing Opportunities
Season 1 Episode 80
Rising input costs are creating new challenges for producers as fertilizer and fuel markets respond to global conflict and supply chain uncertainty. …
4 months ago
Episode 79 - 2026 Farm Budget Implications of the Conflict in the Persian Gulf
Season 1 Episode 79
Join Hunter Biram and Breana Watkins as they discuss how rising fuel and fertilizer prices linked to conflict in the Persian Gulf are reshaping crop …
4 months, 1 week ago
Episode 78 - Developing a Crop Marketing Plan in 2026
Season 1 Episode 78
Hunter Biram is joined by Will Maples of Mississippi State University to discuss building a disciplined crop marketing plan for 2026. They emphasize …
6 months ago