Arkansas Farm Planning Resources

The Farm Planning site contains information on issues related to the economics of agricultural production and risk management. Farm management topics include cost of production estimates with interactive budgeting tools.

Publications

• Trends for Arkansas Field Crop Yields, 2011 - 2020
• FSA5 Seasonal Price Patterns for Arkansas Soybeans
• FSA35 Estimating Arkansas Farmland Values Based on Historic Index Numbers
• FSA21 Estimating Farm Machinery Costs
• FSA9512-1 Diagnosing a Farm Profitability Problem
• Input Costs and Net Returns Trends for Arkansas Field Crops, 2000-2017

Whole Farm Analysis 

• User's Guide for Whole Farm Analysis
• 2021 Whole Farm Analysis: Corn, Rice, and Soybean Example | Excel Spreadsheet

Land Values and Cash Rent Surveys | USDA

• 2022 - 2023 Arkansas Cash Rents County Estimates 
• 2014 - 2023 Arkansas Land Values and Cash Rents 

Leasing Forms | USDA

• Crop-Share-Farm Lease | FSA-1940-51
• Cash Farm Lease | FSA-1940-53