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Ashley County, AR

No sale barn with a published report is within 100 miles of Ashley County, Arkansas. This page still has drought, programs and weather for the county when those are loaded.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Ashley County is on FSA's list (since Sep 1, 2026). Check with your FSA county office first. Details · FSA list as of Nov 5, 2026.
Drought ExceptionalD4 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Eligibleup to 5 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county Hope 5-wt steers $385▲ $21 since last sale

Ashley County rain, outlook and forecast

The Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map shows most of Ashley County, AR in exceptional drought (D4), and D2-or-worse drought has held there 43 weeks running. Rain has run 21% of normal over the last 30 days (well below normal); Saturday carries the week's highest rain chance at 21% (high 77°) and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (33% chance of above-normal rain). Ashley County is on FSA's 2026 LFP list with up to 5 monthly payments, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Hope, 110 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 21% of normal
  • Last 60 days 17% of normal
  • Last 90 days not read yet

NOAA river forecast center rain (radar plus gauges) at the county center, Nov 15, 2026. Source.

Rain outlook

  • 6-10 day outlook (Nov 20–24) Leans wetter than normal (33% chance of above-normal rain)
  • 8-14 day outlook (Nov 22–28) Leans wetter than normal (33% chance of above-normal rain)

NOAA Climate Prediction Center precipitation outlook, issued Nov 14, 2026. Source.

Next 7 days

  1. Today Areas Of Frost then Partly Sunny, high 59°, low 40°, 18% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  2. Monday Sunny, high 65°, low 35°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 67°, low 39°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 72°, low 44°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 76°, low 46°, 1% rain, wind 0 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 76°, low 47°, 1% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 77°, low 52°, 21% rain, wind 0–5 mph

National Weather Service forecast for the county center, updated Nov 15, 2026. Wind, warnings and burn bans.

PRF pasture insurance: sign up by Dec 1, 2026

The 2027 Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) insurance sales closing date for Ashley County is Dec 1, 2026, 16 days from today. PRF (Rainfall Index) pays on a rainfall index for your grid, not on your own rain gauge. You buy it through a crop insurance agent.

How PRF works · PRF 2027 sign-up · Find your grid on RMA's PRF tool

Date from USDA RMA's actuarial data, read Aug 28, 2026 · RMA dates map. Your agent confirms the date for your policy.

Ashley County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Ashley County grew about 2,164 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 161% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 1,348 pounds per acre. That was the 3rd best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2023 at 2,356 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 713.

Pounds per acre of new grass and forbs each year on rangeland and pasture, from the Rangeland Analysis Platform (satellite-based estimates). See every year on the Land tab.

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What happenedStartedTell FSA early byFSA deadline
Exceptional drought (D4) reached (U.S. Drought Monitor) Oct 20, 2026Nov 19, 2026 (4 days left)Mar 1, 2027

If this cost you livestock, extra feed or hauled water, call your county FSA office now, while it's fresh. The 30-day date is a suggestion from Cownty; FSA's deadline for the notice of loss and application is the March 1 date. Log it in your Drought Ledger · Find your FSA office and phone

Text YES CLOCK for a reminder on day 21 and day 28.

Information only; not financial, tax or legal advice. FSA decides eligibility. Cownty sends nothing to FSA.

Drought-sale tax flag IRS list

Ashley County is on IRS Notice 2026-54 (severe or worse drought, Sep 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2026).

Why it matters: if you sold breeding, dairy or draft livestock because of drought, the tax code may let you put off the gain (more time to buy replacement animals, or report the extra-sale income a year later). Your tax preparer decides whether either applies.

Work out your numbers and print a page for your preparer

Information only; not financial, tax or legal advice. Ask your tax preparer. FSA decides program eligibility. IRS Notice 2026-54 (PDF)

Drought, past 12 months

100% of the county in severe drought or worse, 43 weeks running.

How to read this

Each band is how much of the county was in that drought level that week. Darker = worse. D2 (severe) and darker can trigger USDA drought pay.

Right now: 100% of the county is in severe drought or worse; some of it has been for 43 weeks running. Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, map of Nov 10, 2026.

Guide: What D0–D4 mean

See the drought map

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Hope Livestock Auction Hope, AR 110 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Nov 12, 2026
  2. Glenwild Stockyard Inc. Grenada, MS 120 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  3. Winona Stockyard Winona, MS 120 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  4. Johnson Stockyard Kosciusko, MS 127 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  5. Lincoln County Livestock Brookhaven, MS 136 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026

Miles are straight-line from the county center. Sale days come from the barns' recent USDA AMS reports; call the barn to confirm. All barns

Printable county brief (PDF) · Everything on one page · Nearest USDA hay reports (none for Arkansas): Missouri, Oklahoma

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Ashley County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Ashley County is on FSA's 2026 Livestock Forage Disaster Program county list, with up to 5 monthly payments for some pasture types. FSA decides each operation's eligibility; apply at your county FSA office by March 1 after the loss year.

Source: FSA LFP county file of Nov 5, 2026

What is the drought level in Ashley County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Ashley County was in exceptional drought (D4), and the worst part was exceptional drought (D4) on 91% of the county. 43 straight weeks with some severe drought (D2) or worse.

Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, map of Nov 10, 2026

Is there a burn ban in Ashley County?

No official statewide list to check: Cownty doesn't read an official statewide burn-ban list for Arkansas; county commissions, sheriffs and fire districts post local fire restrictions, so check your county's own notices.

What sale barns are near Ashley County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Hope (110 mi), last report Nov 12, 2026; Grenada MS (120 mi), last report Nov 9, 2026; Winona MS (120 mi), last report Nov 10, 2026.

Source: USDA AMS Market News reports

What are the upcoming FSA and farm deadlines?

Next: Nov 20, 2026: Apply for NRCS conservation cost-share (EQIP, CSP, ACEP) to be considered for 2027 money; Nov 20, 2026: Micro Farm 2027: last day to buy crop insurance. FSA program dates not posted officially are marked "confirm at source" on the calendar.

Source: official agency pages (see Calendar)

Information only; not financial or legal advice. FSA decides eligibility. Always check the linked official source.