See How Ag Fared in 2022

Markets seeking stability after a year of COVID found new turbulence in 2022 as war erupted in the Ukraine and Mid-South farmers found themselves on a weather rollercoaster ride.

A spring with too much rain, followed by a summer of too much drought, overshadowed any market optimism going into planting time.

Despite a bountiful crop of soybeans this year, potassium deficiency in Arkansas’ most valuable row crop is becoming more prevalent in the state.

The deficiency is hardly noticeable from visual inspection. An accurate diagnosis requires tissue samples to be analyzed.

The high heat and drought put a strain on irrigation, but the dry conditions suppressed disease pressure and led to a faster harvest. There was a slight yield increase from the prior year.

Severe drought and some of the highest temperatures seen in years caused many Arkansas fruit and nut crops to suffer yield losses in 2022.

See which fruit and nut crops were hit the hardest.

Erratic weather that featured heavy early rain and a hard summer drought set the tone for Arkansas' rice production in 2022.

Rice growers faced dramatically higher input costs in 2022. Weather extremes contributed to erratic yields in Arkansas rice country.

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