Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service

To combat food insecurity in St. Francis County, the Arkansas High Obesity Prevention Project is collaborating with the Nourish Mobile Pantry to host monthly distributions of fresh produce to rural communities. Learn more at bit.ly/Ark-ArHOP. @AgInArk

A week ago we held our spring commencement in Barnhill Arena. Check out our FB photo album: redirme.com/9gn2qn Recording: youtube.com/watch?v=03Ryge… #uark26 #BumpersGrads AG | FOOD | LIFE

Arkansas drivers are paying higher gas costs at the pump, and @AgInArk financial experts say some households may need to adjust their spending habits to accommodate increasing gas prices. Learn more at bit.ly/Ark-high-gas-p….

After a 35-year career in food production, Craig Bacon is bringing his love of teaching and research to @UArkansas as its next food science department head. Read more: aaes.uada.edu/news/bacon-to-… @AginArk @bumperscollege @AR_Extension

For the first time in three decades, five youth have been named finalists for the @Arkansas4H Governor’s Award. 🍀 🍀 🍀 🏆 bit.ly/Ark-4H-Gov-Awa… @AR_Extension

At a time when farmers are facing their darkest season in four decades, there’s a cohort of FARM Champions ready to help. bit.ly/FARM-Champions… #Ag #SRMEC @uarkaeab #Farming

For the first time in three decades, five youth have been named finalists for the @Arkansas4H Governor’s Award. 🍀 🍀 🍀 🏆 bit.ly/Ark-4H-Gov-Awa… @AR_Extension

At a time when farmers are facing their darkest season in four decades, there’s a cohort of FARM Champions ready to help. bit.ly/FARM-Champions… #Ag #SRMEC @uarkaeab #Farming

For the 1st time in 3 decades, 5 @Arkansas4H members have been named finalists for the Arkansas 4-H Governor’s Award — the highest honor Arkansas 4-H bestows on its members. Learn more at bit.ly/Ark-4H-Gov-Awa…. @AgInArk

The Arkansas soybean cash market traded higher this past week. Find the latest Arkansas soybean cash & booking market reports on the Arkansas Row Crops Blog: arkansascrops.uada.edu/posts/marketin… @AginArk @ARCrops

Check out the Arkansas Row Crops Blog for this week's Arkansas Rice Research Verification Program update for May 1. arkansascrops.uada.edu @ARCrops @AginArk

Longtime @Arkansas4H volunteer & extension retiree Judy Riley has been inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame. Learn about Riley's long history of service at bit.ly/Ark-Riley-4H-H…. @AginArk

Three new research publications on cotton variety, soybean performance & soil fertility are now available on the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station website: aaes.uada.edu/communications… @ARCrops @AginArk

USDA has made revisions to its 2025/26 commodity price outlook and 2025 PLC payment rates. @AR_commoditymkt gives an overview on the AR Row Crops blog: arkansascrops.uada.edu @ARCrops @AginArk

Cooperative Extension Service offices in 4 counties will celebrate the importance of trees through several Arbor Day events in April & May, including a partnership with @ARDeptAg's Free Tree Fridays campaign. Learn more at bit.ly/Ark-arbor-day-…. @AgInArk

Finding amount of storm-washed sediment entering Brush Creek was goal of a recent study by #WaterQuality scientist Shannon Speir & students; testing biochar-amended poultry litter to reduce nutrient runoff: redirme.com/46gaur #watershed #biochar AG | FOOD | LIFE

John Deere has agreed to a $99 million proposed settlement of right-to-repair claims, but questions about data transparency and allegations of unfair business practices remain. See @NatAgLaw's analysis at bit.ly/NALC-J-Deere-s…. @AgInArk

John Pennington, @AgInArk water quality educator, has secured $1.6 million in grant funding to plant more than 166,000 native trees throughout 6 counties in central #Arkansas over the next three and a half years. Learn more at bit.ly/Ark-tree-plant….

Flavorful, seedless grape breeding is on the fast track thanks to validation of a new genetic ID method. Learn more: aaes.uada.edu/news/grape-phe… @AginArk @uarkhort @bumperscollege @AgIsAmerica @USDA_NIFA @USDA_ARS @CornellBiotech @GalloFamily @gardensalive @ASHS_Hort #JASHS #PlantScience

The deadline to enroll in USDA’s Farmer Bridge (FBA) Program is April 17. Find details on the Arkansas Row Crop Blog: arkansascrops.uada.edu/posts/crop-ins…