Hundreds of struggling Arkansas farmers are pleading with the federal government to provide emergency funding amid a farm economy crisis. Almost everything that could go wrong for Arkansas farmers went wrong this year, leaving many facing bankruptcy or even the closure of farms that have been passed down for generations. A dismal global market and plunging commodity prices mean there's little hope of breaking even, even as input costs soar because of inflation and tariffs"on top of bad weather earlier in the year. Though President Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" provided a much-needed update to safety net subsidies for farmers, they won't see those federal dollars until late next year. By then, some have projected that as many as one-fourth"or even one-third"of Arkansas farmers could face bankruptcy or be forced out of business.