MAY 3, 2025 | VOLUME 28 | ISSUE 9
Farm Bureau Press A PEEK INSIDE
From the Counties, Page 2 Girl Scouts Donation| Girl Scouts Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas were recently awarded an Arkansas Farm Bureau Foundation grant to support agriculture-centered activities and badge programs to Girl Scouts in its Community Program troops. Justin Reynolds (left), vice president of organization and member programs and Donette Spann (right), director Ag in the Classroom, presented a donation to Shelby-Allison Hibbs, development director at the Girl Scouts Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas, at the Farm Bureau center.
AGRICULTURE’S FINANCIAL CHALLENGES CONTINUE
FARM AUCTIONS INCREASE IN 2025
A recent Delta Farm Press article by Whitney Shannon Haigwood indicated that the number of farm auctions had increased in 2025. The article looked at the number of farm auctions held thus far in 2025 to gauge the economic conditions surrounding agriculture. “Farming is tough in 2025, leaving many to ask if it pencils out economically,” the article stated. “There is no doubt that farmers have been put through the financial wringer these last few years and the hole is getting deeper. Maybe you noticed forsale signs, read it on social media, or heard it at the local coffee shop. Farm business is a huge concern. “Many compare this historical hardship to what was experienced in the 1980s, but right now, from a statistical perspective, it is hard to put a number on farm loss.
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