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Understanding Beginning Farmer and Rancher Credit Usage by Socially Disadvantaged Status
Research Highlights -Supporting Agricultural Economics, Policy and Human Capital ResearchAs farms become larger and more complex, it has become more difficult for aspiring farmers with fewer resources to establish their business and operations. A recent Arkansas study...
Feral Hog Damage Assessment Provides Deeper Understanding in Three States
Research Highlights -Supporting Agricultural Economics, Policy and Human Capital ResearchFeral hogs cause an estimated $1.5 billion in economic damages annually across the United States. Researchers in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas collaborated on a survey with 4,500...
Improved Rice Milling Quality May Help Combat Food Insecurity
Research Highlights -Supporting Agricultural Economics, Policy and Human Capital ResearchWhen rice breaks during milling, it often goes to non-food uses, like beer brewing, reducing the number of servings available for human consumption. Broken rice is also less...
U.S. Farm Bill Research Includes Arkansas Economists’ International Rice Baseline Report
< Supporting Agricultural Economics, Policy and Human Capital Research Alvaro Durand-Morat Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Contact Alvaro Durand-MoratThe Problem Baseline reports help set the guardrails for budgeting the Farm Bill....
Baseline Report Projects International Rice Markets for Next Decade
< Supporting Agricultural Economics, Policy and Human Capital Research Alvaro Durand-Morat Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Contact Alvaro Durand-Morat Subir Bairagi Adjunct Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics and...
Producing Industrial Hemp: Laws & Regulations
< Supporting Agricultural Economics, Policy and Human Capital Research Rusty Rumley Senior Staff Attorney for the National Agricultural Law Center Contact Rusty Rumley John R. Clark Distinguished Professor, Horticulture Department Contact John R. Clark...
Understanding Dicamba-Related Litigation
< Supporting Agricultural Economics, Policy and Human Capital Research Brigit Rollins Staff Attorney for the National Agricultural Law Center Contact Brigit RollinsFacebookTwitter The Problem: Since the approval of dicamba-based herbicides for in-crop use, hundreds...
Meat Processing Laws: A State Compilation
< Supporting Agricultural Economics, Policy and Human Capital Research Elizabeth Rumley Senior Staff Attorney for the National Agricultural Law Center Contact Elizabeth RumleyFacebookTwitter The Problem: When opening a meat slaughter and processing facility, there...
Decision-Support Tools Evaluate Potential Results of Production Practices
< Supporting Agricultural Economics, Policy and Human Capital Research Michael P. Popp Professor in the department of agricultural economics and agribusiness. Contact Michael P. PoppFacebookTwitter The Problem: The life of a farmer is a life of uncertainty. Farmers...
Characteristics of Borrowers Likely to Benefit from Loan Modifications
< Supporting Agricultural Economics, Policy and Human Capital Research The ProblemU.S. net farm income has fallen nearly 50 percent since 2013 and farmland values have declined 3-5 percent in some states. This deterioration of credit conditions in agriculture has...