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They praise the farmer but starve the program: why not feed our kids Arkansas-grown food?
What would happen if we fed our kids food grown right here in the Delta? We’d nourish our kids and rebuild our rural economies at the same time.
Hallie Shoffner
1 day ago2 min read


We Need Our Storytellers Back: The Case for Reviving Rural Newspapers
In small towns, a newspaper is more than a paper. It’s where we read our kid’s name on the honor roll or hear about the last speaker at...
Hallie Shoffner
3 days ago2 min read


The Danger of RFK Jr. and the MAHA Movement: When Wellness Becomes a Weapon
Let’s be real clear—talking about food systems and public health isn’t the same thing as actually supporting the people who grow the food.
Hallie Shoffner
4 days ago3 min read


When Tariffs Freeze Progress: How Trump's Trade Policy Will Put Our Sweet Potato Dream on Ice
So here we were: a shovel-ready, job-creating, community-rooted project—frozen in place. And that’s the part policymakers often miss.
Hallie Shoffner
Apr 62 min read


The Farm Wasn't the Problem
The problem is policy made by people who've never had to bet their future on a field or a harvest or a hometown.
Hallie Shoffner
Apr 42 min read


Lessons from the 1980s Farm Crisis—and Why Arkansas Can’t Afford to Repeat Them
We’ve lived this story before, the Farm Crisis of the 1980s. We are walking into a storm we’ve seen before—but this time, we know better.
Hallie Shoffner
Apr 33 min read


Weather, Risk, and the Unpredictable Nature of Farming
Farmers put their livelihoods on the line, battling forces beyond their control. That risk shouldn’t mean financial devastation.
Hallie Shoffner
Mar 123 min read


Policy Failures: How Washington and Little Rock Abandoned Family Farms
Even the best farmers can't outwork bad policy, but we have options.
Hallie Shoffner
Mar 93 min read


Farming in the Red: The Financial Reality of Commodity Agriculture
The economic reality of farming is bleak, but there's much we can do.
Hallie Shoffner
Mar 53 min read


The Weight of 150 Years: A Family Legacy at Risk
This is not a story I ever imagined telling, but the fight for the future of agriculture is just beginning.
Hallie Shoffner
Mar 43 min read

What is regenerative farming and how can you support it?
You may have recently heard the term “regenerative farming," but what is it? How does it fight climate change, and how can you help?
Hallie Shoffner
Oct 25, 20233 min read


What to do about climate anxiety
Climate change is real, but it's not the end of the world. Here's what we can do. Read my op-ed in Arkansas Talk Business & Politics.
Hallie Shoffner
Jan 30, 20231 min read


Hallie Shoffner pushes for environmentally friendly farm practices
The climate is rapidly changing and it will have a significant impact on the farm community.
Hallie Shoffner
Jan 20, 20231 min read


Garden & Gun "Champion of Conservation"
Hallie was named one of ten "Champions of Conservation" in Garden and Guns' Oct/Nov magazine issue. "Hallie Shoffner heralds the effects...
Hallie Shoffner
Sep 20, 20221 min read


Conserving Arkansas agriculture: The Inflation Reduction Act
I recently wrote an opinion piece for Arkansas Talk Business & Politics. The following text was published on August 24, 2022. "Our rain...
Hallie Shoffner
Sep 14, 20222 min read

Farm Bill: A Chance to Fight Climate Change
I recently wrote an opinion piece for Arkansas Business about how to fight climate change with public policy. The following text was...
Hallie Shoffner
Sep 12, 20223 min read


Podcast Feature: Extreme weather and Arkansas agriculture
Last month, Lara Farrar of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette visited the farm to interview me for her podcast, Capitol & Scott. We had a...
Hallie Shoffner
Sep 10, 20221 min read


Hallie Shoffner: Arkansas Business "40 Under 40" Honoree Class of 2022
I was honored to be selected for the Arkansas Business "40 Under 40" Class of 2022. Thank you to my friends and family and Heather...
Hallie Shoffner
Sep 9, 20221 min read


Arkansas PBS "Good Roots: Farming in Unpredictable Weather"
I was recently honored to be a part of the Arkansas PBS series "Good Roots" and their segment on how climate change has a dramatic impact...
Hallie Shoffner
Sep 8, 20221 min read


Caffeine Withdrawal: Climate Change and Coffee
Max's first intelligible word was tractor. His second - coffee. Most weekend mornings include a mommy-baby muffin/coffee run. On weekday...
Hallie Shoffner
Apr 19, 20223 min read
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