John Anderson, Andy McKenzie, James Mitchell, and Hunter Biram review the major events and issues affecting markets for Arkansas commodities in 2022 and look ahead to prospects for 2023.

John Anderson and Andy McKenzie are joined by Rachel Barry, risk management specialist with Dairy Farmers of America and alumnae of the agricultural economics and agribusiness department, to discuss risk management tools and challenges in the dairy sector.

In this episode James McWard talks about his grain merchandising career experiences with Viserion Grain, LLC. In particular he discusses the marketing challenges brought about by the record low 2022 water levels on the Mississippi River. 

John Anderson and Andy McKenzie discuss current research on a variety of commodity and risk management topics with Joe Janzen, Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural & Consumer Economics at the University of Illinois.

John Anderson, Andy McKenzie, and Hunter Biram discuss the impact of reduced Mississippi River barge traffic on Arkansas grain markets.

Director of the Fryar Center John Anderson sat down with Assistant Professor and Extension Agricultural Economist Hunter Biram to discuss a relatively new crop insurance product on the market — margin protection insurance for rice.

John Anderson and James Mitchell discuss the impact of the 2022 drought on the U.S. cattle herd and how it is likely to affect the cattle market in coming years.

John Anderson and Scott Stiles discuss the market reaction to the June 30 Acreage report and its implications for the 2022 crop. Their conversation also touches on emerging production risks for the Arkansas crop and implications for farmer risk management decisions. 

John Anderson and Trey Malone, a new faculty member in AEAB, discuss the unique risk management challenges facing producers entering into value-added agricultural enterprises.

John Anderson, Andrew McKenzie, and James Mitchell with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and Jada Thompson with the University of Tennessee discuss the farm- and market-level impacts of the ongoing outbreak of highly-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in commercial poultry operations.

The following materials and/or data sources were referenced in this Relevant Risk episode:

USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Avian Influenza web page, https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/avian/avian-influenza