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Facts about Arkansas Agriculture
Everywhere you look, you're surrounded by agriculture. Even if there's not a farm
for miles around, agriculture is deeply interwoven with your life. It's on your grocery
store shelves. It's at the farmers market. It's the cotton in your jeans, the biofuel
in your gas tank, or even the leather in your baseball mitt.
Did you know?
- Arkansas has 42,000 farms.
- 57 percent of the state's land is forested
- Agriculture accounts for more than $19 billion in value added to the state's economy
Want to know more about ag in Arkansas?
Learn more about Arkansas' agriculture through the 2022 Arkansas Agriculture Profile is now available for download. In this little guide, you'll learn how important
agriculture is to Arkansas' economy.
Thanks for supporting Arkansas agriculture and the farm families and others who help
keep it running.