Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service

Today's the day! Help support #Arkansas' #1 youth development program during the @Arkansas4H Giving Day! Learn more and donate at bit.ly/Ark-4H-giving-…. @AginArk

Today's Arkansas Rice Update includes info on 2026 acreage outlook, Keenali herbicide Section 18 comment period, fertilizer input decisions, zinc seed treatments, and the rice market. arkansascrops.uada.edu/posts/crops/ri… @ARCrops @Arkansas_Rice

We're offering a free spring poultry management webinar series starting March 24. Dr. Dustan Clark, extension poultry veterinarian, will provide updates on poultry diseases affecting flocks at 6 p.m. Register: uaex.uada.edu/avian-flu

What started out as a response to labor shortages in poultry processing plants during the COVID-19 pandemic has turned into a robotics system that can learn by imitating human movements to handle chickens. Learn more at bit.ly/AES-ChickGrasp. @AgInArk

As war pinches shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, sending the price of #urea skyward, #Arkansas farmers are pivoting to #soybeans as a way to lessen their dependence on the fertilizer. Learn more at bit.ly/Ark-urea-spike. @AgInArk

This, next week: ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Registration link to attend virtually if you cannot attend in person: uada.zoom.us/.../register/W… AG | FOOD | LIFE

The winter storm that hit #Arkansas in late January caused an estimated $200 million in damage to the state’s poultry industry, according to a preliminary report from @AgInArk. Learn more at bit.ly/Ark-winter-sto….

Ali Ubeyitogullari will present “Transforming Worthless Rice Husks Into Valuable Materials," a free webinar hosted March 18 by @ARAllianceOrg, on research his team has done to make #biodegradable materials out of #rice husks. Read more: aaes.uada.edu/news/webinar-w… @AginArk @bumperscollege @UofA_Engr #ResearchMatters

Know a high school senior planning to study plant science in college? Have them apply by March 13 for the Janet B. Carson Master Gardener Scholarship. Read more: bit.ly/carson-scholar…

As war shuts down shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, farmers are seeing spikes in urea and diesel prices just as planting season has begun in Arkansas. Read story: uaex.uada.edu/media-resource…

Feral hogs cause billions of dollars in damage each year, and managing them takes more than a good trap. Researchers found that trust & past experience are major influences on how feral hogs are managed. Read more: bit.ly/feral-hog-land…

Extension horticulture production specialist Amanda McWhirt (front right) gives a tour of a White County blackberry farm to a group of visitors from Sicily. The visitors are part of the Seeds across Seas program & are learning about research & extension work in Arkansas.

The Little Red River Beef and Forage Conference starts March 6 in Heber Springs for beef producers in 6 northcentral Arkansas counties. The conference has a new format & new opportunity for BQA certification. Read more: bit.ly/little-red-riv… @AginArk

.@AgInArk Researchers & extension specialists are seeking public input to assess water use among farmers and ranchers on March 6 at the Lonn Mann Cotton Research Station in Marianna. Learn more & register at bit.ly/Ark-water-semi….

The Center for Human Nutrition offers tips on how to best increase your #protein intake for the updated recommendations in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Read more: aaes.uada.edu/news/protein-n… @AginArk @AR_Extension @bumperscollege

We're taking applications from young makers ages 5-18 who want to sell their goods at our first Young Makers Market on May 9 at the Arkansas 4-H Center in Little Rock. Read more: bit.ly/young-makers-m… Apply: bit.ly/2026YouthMarket by March 2.

Just a reminder - Our Sheep and Goat Genetic Improvement Field Day is TOMORROW, 9:30 am-3:30 pm, at Heifer Ranch, 55 Heifer Road in Perryville. @AginArk More info: bit.ly/Ark-Sheep-goat…

2 of #Arkansas' major #rice-supporting organizations recently honored Tim Burcham, @AgInArk's director of the Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center, for his leadership in bringing the new research center to fruition. Learn more at bit.ly/Ark-Burcham-ho….

Genetic mapping of native and invasive rice stink bugs offers clues to curb insecticide resistance. Read more: aaes.uada.edu/news/rice-stin… @AginArk @ArkansasEPP @bumperscollege @UF_IFAS @NickBateman @AR_Extension

Extension's Family & Consumer Sciences team is working to help Arkansans better understand Alpha-Gal Syndrome — also known as the red meat allergy that starts with a bite from the lone star tick. Would you help us by taking a survey? bit.ly/ces-alpha-gal-…