The Haak Dairy AR Discovery Farm Field Day was a success despite the weather. Bill Haak hosted at his dairy in Northwest Arkansas. The group learned about Mr. Haak's conservation efforts, past & ongoing research on his farm, & the importance of soil carbon, among other things.

Thank you to all who attended the 4th annual Rice Grower Appreciation & Discovery Farms Showcase at the Busch Ag Resources rice mill in Jonesboro this week! A huge thank you to our AR Discovery Farmers that grow rice for Anheuser-Busch! We can't wait for the next celebration!

Join us for the 2025 Arkansas Agriculture, Forests, and Water Conference! Learn more about conference presentation topics and register here: bit.ly/4mnLQHe BWAlliance Illinois River Watershed Partnership "IRWP" Arkansas Forestry Division

The next FREE webinar in the AR Soil & Water Conservation VFT Series, The Science Behind Soil & Water Conservation is Jun 19 @ 10AM CST. UofA's Drs. Kris Brye & Diego Della Lunga explain tech used to understand greenhouse gas in row crops. Register: bit.ly/3HL07hB

Some of the Arkansas Discovery Farms team recently got to participate in the #Soil Health Institute's "Roots to Riches" Building #SoilHealth with #CoverCrops workshop in Mcgehee. The workshop was a hands-on look at how cover crops can build soil health and #Resilience on AR #Farms.

Join Wed Aug 20th for the next AR Conservation Partnership series webinar, about the AACD, learn their history & work with NRCS Arkansas Our speaker debbie moreland, will will teach us about AACD & answer questions during live. Register for free @: bit.ly/4lwswWI

UA Arkansas Discovery Farm was named Southern Region Team Winner for Excellence today by Association of Southern Region Extension Directors. UA System Div of Ag Arkansas Discovery Farms

Join the next AR Conservation Partnership webinar 9/16/25 @ 10 AM CST & learn about UA System Div of Ag from Arkansas Discovery Farms's own Mike Daniels. Dr. Daniels will tell us about UADA, their #Conservation #Research, & partnership w/ NRCS Arkansas Register for FREE: bit.ly/4gpKcCE

Join our next AR Conservation Partnership webinar to learn about the University of AR at Pine Bluff's UAPB - SAFHS partnership with NRCS Arkansas. Dr. Henry English & Dr. Tomekia White will present & answer questions live. 9/30/25 @ 12 PM CST Register @ bit.ly/48oWj0A

Join the next FREE AR Soil & Water Conservation VFT Series webinar, Rice Soil & Water Conservation, Oct 2nd @ 1 PM CST. Dr. Ben Runkle & PhD student Will Richardson, from UofA Bio Eng will talk about #Conservation #Research in #Rice production. Register @ bit.ly/4gOXatW

Applications close Oct 30th, don't let any students you know miss this great opportunity. bit.ly/3IYUe1c

Our #Farmers are the best! This week the Haak #Dairy Discovery Farm in NW AR was host to the collegiate, Regional #SoilJudging Contest. 49 students from Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma all visited the Haak farm for the contest & Mr. Haak even cooked for them.