KEEP Arkansas
GROWING
Glyphosate-based pesticides are Arkansas farmers’ #1 tool to control weeds, keep yields high, and implement conservation practices that use less land and resources.
These products are integral to producing rice and soybeans, helping Arkansas farms compete in an increasingly challenging global market and ensuring a robust and affordable food supply.
Agriculture contributes $14B to the state’s economy, and Arkansas farmers are the backbone of that activity.
Arkansas farmers rely on pesticides to grow their crops and keep yields high, bolstering domestic food production and ensuring we have enough to eat.
- Up to 40% of crops are lost to pests and diseases each year. Without pesticides, losses could be as high as 85%.
- As the nation’s leading rice producer and a top-10 soybean producer, Arkansas farmers depend on glyphosate for successful harvests. 37% of all rice and 92% of all soybean acres rely on glyphosate.
Glyphosate helps keep Arkansas farmers competitive in global markets.
- Glyphosate helps keep farmers’ costs low. Without glyphosate, input costs for Arkansas farmers could more than double.
Glyphosate helps keep grocery prices affordable.
- Without glyphosate, food inflation could more than double—forcing Arkansans to pay even more at the grocery store.
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Without glyphosate, input costs for Arkansas farmers could more than double.
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food inflation
Without glyphosate, food inflation could more than double.
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