FRYAR RISK Center
Podcast Newsletter
The Fryar Center produces research-based, objective analysis and commentary on a wide variety of issues relevant to farm and other business managers, policymakers, and other stakeholders.
Week 75: Jennifer James
Hunter Biram and Ryan Loy are joined by Jennifer James, a fourth-generation rice and soybean farmer from Newport, Arkansas, part owner of H&J Land Company, and host of the Field Good Life podcast. Jennifer shares her path back to the family’s Century Farm and discusses the realities of operating a diversified row crop operation in today’s economic environment.
Week 74: The National Cotton Profit & Loss Tool
Week 73: December 2025 WASDE Lowers Rice Price by 9% and the Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program is Announced
Week 72: Senator John Boozman
Week 71: November 2025 WASDE report is relatively quiet despite surprises in production and exports
Week 70: The 2025 Arkansas State Net Farm Income Projection is Adjusted $850 Million Downward in its Fall Revision
Week 69: Developing a Market Plan in the Post-Harvest Window
Week 68: Prevented Planting: When (if ever) is it a good business decision to take the PP indemnity?
Week 67: The State of the Arkansas Crop Economy in 2025
Week 66: Optimizing PRF Insurance for Southern Forage Producers: Lessons from Arkansas
Week 65: 2025/26 Rice Market Outlook
Week 64: Estimating County-Level Farm Program Payments in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act