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Cash rent, crop-share and pasture lease templates for Arkansas farmland, with the state's notice and crop rules.
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Every template in one download: cash rent, crop-share, pasture, livestock rental, farm building and machinery leases.
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Fixed cash rent farm lease (NCFMEC-01A) from the North Central Farm Management Extension Committee.
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Crop-share farm lease (NCFMEC-02A) for splitting the crop, input costs and risk.
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Pasture lease (NCFMEC-03A): acreage, term, stocking rate, fencing and water.
DownloadEnding or changing a lease? Arkansas: to end an oral farm lease, the landowner must send written notice by certified mail on or before June 30. Miss it and the lease renews for the next calendar year. See how to give notice →
How Arkansas farm leases work
When a Arkansas lease can end, how much notice it takes and what to put in writing.
How to end a Arkansas farm lease
Arkansas has a farm-specific rule for oral leases: Ark. Code § 18-16-105. Written leases follow their own terms, or Arkansas common law if they're silent.
| Situation | Notice rule |
|---|---|
| Oral farm lease, landowner won't renew | Written notice by certified mail on or before June 30 |
| Written year-to-year lease, no termination clause | 6 months' notice (common law) |
| Month-to-month lease | 30 days' notice (common law) |
| Written lease with an end date or notice clause | Follow the lease |
At the end of a lease, unharvested crops revert to the landowner unless the lease lets the tenant harvest them (UA Extension). Send the June 30 notice by certified mail and keep the receipt. Compare every state in Oaken's farm lease termination guide.
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Setting the rent? The 2026 median non-irrigated cropland rent across 61 of 75 published Arkansas counties is $30 per acre. Compare yours on the Arkansas cash rent by county map or read the 2026 rent negotiation guide.
Oral vs. written leases in Arkansas
Under Arkansas law, a lease longer than one year must be in writing; a lease shorter than one year doesn't need to be (UA Extension). Rice, soybean, cotton and irrigated acres all need clear written terms.
Our advice: a lease that has rolled over for years on a handshake leaves no record of the rent, input splits or notice terms. Write it down, even for a one-year deal. Get the templates →
What to put in writing
- Names, legal description and FSA acres
- Start date, end date and how renewal works
- Rent, due dates and any flex formula
- Notice deadline and how notice is delivered
- Carry-over fertilizer and lime reimbursement
- Conservation practices, terraces and drainage
- Irrigation wells, pumps, land forming and fuel costs
- Base acres, program payments and crop insurance
- Hunting, wind and solar rights
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A template covers one lease. Oaken runs all of them.
Once the leases are signed, the real work starts: rent due dates, flex bonuses, notice deadlines and landowner statements. Oaken tracks every one across every farm and all 75 Arkansas counties.
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| Binder & spreadsheet | With Oaken |
|---|---|
| Deadlines tracked by memory | Automated lease and payment tracking |
| Flex and crop-share formulas that break | Variable rent calculated and reconciled |
| Landowners call for updates | Landowner portal |
| One person holds the file | Multi-user access, office or field |
| Risky hand-off to new staff | White-glove onboarding |
Arkansas farm lease questions
What is the deadline to terminate a farm lease in Arkansas?
For an oral farmland lease, Ark. Code § 18-16-105 lets the landowner end it for the next calendar year by written notice sent by certified mail on or before June 30. A written lease follows its own notice terms; if it has none, Arkansas common law gives a year-to-year tenant 6 months' notice.
What happens to crops when an Arkansas lease is ended?
According to the UA Division of Agriculture, unharvested growing crops revert to the landowner at the end of the lease unless the lease gives the tenant the right to harvest them. Tenants should write a harvest provision into the lease.
Does an Arkansas farm lease need to be in writing?
A lease for longer than one year must be in writing and should be signed by all parties. Leases shorter than one year can be oral, but then the June 30 certified-mail rule in Ark. Code § 18-16-105 decides whether the lease renews.
What is the average farmland cash rent in Arkansas in 2026?
Across the 61 of 75 Arkansas counties with published 2026 USDA NASS cash rent data, the median county rent for non-irrigated cropland is $30 per acre. Oaken's Arkansas cash rent map shows every published county, its rank and its change from 2025.
How does Oaken help manage Arkansas farmland leases?
Oaken keeps every Arkansas lease, landowner and payment in one place. It tracks rent due dates and each lease's notice deadline, calculates flex and crop-share payments, and gives landowners a portal for statements, so nothing depends on a binder or one person's memory.