Farmer Turned Senator Faces Crisis | Little Rock News

Hallie Shoffner, a Democratic Senate candidate and farmer, took on the crisis facing Arkansas agriculture at a Stuttgart town hall, revealing how plummeting crop prices and soaring input costs are forcing farmers into losses—sometimes hundreds per acre—on rice, corn, and soybeans. With global competition undercutting American producers and local drying facilities at risk of closure, Shoffner demands federal policy overhaul to incentivize profitable crops and prioritize domestic markets. Drawing from her own painful decision to shutter a 150-year family farm, she criticizes the current farm bill as inadequate and highlights Senator Tom Cotton’s opposition as ironic. With boots on the ground and a farmer’s perspective, Shoffner insists her lived experience gives her the edge to deliver real solutions for Arkansas’s struggling ag economy. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/7785d3ab12ee76d6