University of Arkansas Crop Budgeting Tools:

The Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Board as well as other promotion boards fund an economic component of the verification program. This data is then compiled into an excel spreadsheet to help producers develop whole farm crop budgets.

http://www.uaex.edu/depts/ag_economics/farm_management.htm

Grain Drying and Storage Tools:

The Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Board have helped to fund research to create guidelines for storing and drying corn and sorghum. The information is designed to help farmers who have never dried grain before understand the basics of grain handling and the supply the advanced user with a handy computerized program to assist them with grain drying.

http://www.aragriculture.org/storage_drying/default.htm

Water Management Tools:

The USDA/NRCS offers a host of programs to help farmers improve irrigation efficiencies on their operation.

http://www.wsi.nrcs.usda.gov/products/w2q/water_mgt/irrigation/irrig-mgt-models.html

Marketing:

Arkansas Farm Bureau provides a daily market report that includes market commentary for the major crops, as well as a closing future prices and cash prices for each crop. Additionally the Farm Bureau hosts a Monthly Market Update Webinar at 8:30 am following the USDA crop report. Recordings of these conferences are posted by 10 am the morning following the report.

Daily Market Report - http://arfb.com/commodity_marketing/archive/

Webinars - http://www.arfb.com/news_information/webex/

Production Handbooks

The Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Board funded research to create a production handbook for corn and grain sorghum farmers in Arkansas. The handbook covers almost every aspect of producing the crops including: cultural practices, drainage and irrigation, fertilization and liming, insect and pest management, disease management, weed control, harvesting, storing and drying.

Corn Handbook- http://www.uaex.edu/Other_Areas/publications/HTML/MP-437.asp

Sorghum Handbook - http://www.uaex.edu/Other_Areas/publications/HTML/MP-297.asp

National Corn Growers: Online Learning Center

The online learning center has been created as and educational resource or library to house interactive learning modules about production, marketing, and key issues.

http://www.ncga.com/online-learning-center

University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service (UAEX)

http://www.aragriculture.org/corn.htm

The Cooperative Extension Service is part of the University of Arkansas' Division of Agriculture. With offices in all 75 counties, UAEX faculty and staff provide educational programs and research-based information to the people of Arkansas. The Cooperative Extension Service performs most of the research projects funded by the board

Arkansas Ag in the Classroom

http://arfb.com/programs_activities/ag_classroom/ed_materials/

The Ag-in-the-Classroom program utilizes volunteers, both teachers and farmers, as in-classroom resources. Teachers incorporate Ag-in-the- Classroom materials with their normal, traditional curricula; and farmers often serve as teaching guests and distribute activity books and information on specific crops.  Through a grant provided by the Corn and Grain Sorghum Board both the Poultry and Corn Ag Readers are available free of charge to teachers across the state.

Arkansas Foundation for Agriculture

http://www.growingarkansas.org/

The Arkansas Foundation for Agriculture enhances the awareness and understanding of the contribution and importance of agriculture to the state of Arkansas.

U.S. Grains Council

http://www.grains.org/

The U.S. Grains Council develops export markets for U.S. barley, corn, grain sorghum and related products. The Council believes exports are vital to global economic development and to U.S. agriculture's profitability.  Funds sent from the board to the Grains council are leveraged about 3:1 through matching USDA funding.

National Corn Growers Association (NCGA)

http://www.ncga.com

The NCGA represents approximately 35,000 dues-paying corn growers and the interests of more than 300,000 farmers who contribute through corn checkoff programs in their states. NCGA and its 48 affiliated state associations and checkoff organizations work together to help protect and advance corn growers’ interests.

United Sorghum Checkoff Program (USCP)

http://www.sorghumcheckoff.com/

USCP is the National Sorghum Checkoff Board.  The Board was formed in 2008 to distribute collections of the National Checkoff (0.6% of value).  The board expects to hold a producer referendum by July 2011.  Stewart Weaver from Edmonson, AR holds one of the four at-large seats on the board.

Arkansas Farm Bureau

http://www.arfb.com

Farm Bureau is an independent, voluntary organization of farm and ranch families united for the purpose of analyzing their problems and formulating action to achieve educational improvement, economic opportunity, social advancement and promote the national well-being. Farm Bureau strives to be the voice of agricultural producers at all levels.

Arkansas Miscellaneous Tax

http://www.state.ar.us/dfa/excise_tax_v2/et_mt_descriptions.html

The Arkansas Miscellaneous Tax is charged with collecting the Corn and Grain Sorghum checkoff in the State of Arkansas.

Arkansas State University

http://www2.astate.edu/agri/

University of Arkansas

http://bumperscollege.uark.edu/

Official State of Arkansas Website

http://www.state.ar.us/