For Arkansas farmers who grew corn in 2024, it was a good year with near-record yields, but there was a lot less corn grown in the state.
The two other feed grains in Arkansas, winter wheat and grain sorghum, have less to brag about.
Although many Arkansas farmers like to grow grain sorghum as a rotation crop, and because it grows well without much water, there are few buyers in the state and lower profit potential compared with other crops. Grain sorghum acres in Arkansas have remained at about 12,000 acres over the past couple of years, averaging 80 bushels per acre…