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Yell County
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Row Crop Production
In Yell County there is 17,000 acres of land devoted to the production of row
crops. The primary crops grown in Yell County includes soybeans, corn, rice, and
wheat. There are small acreages of grain sorghum and oats also produced in the
county. Corn production has recently become a major crop for Yell County. Corn
offers an excellent rotation crop and is easily marketed to the area poultry
industry. It appears that corn acreage will continue to increase on an annual
basis.
Acreage of various crops includes: soybeans, 8,500; corn, 4,000; rice, 1,500;
and wheat, 3,000 acres. Grain sorghum and oats together occupy about 300 acres.
There is a total of 1,030 acres of CRP land in Yell County. Another 1,000 acres
is fallow.
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