The Great Outdoors Day returned to Bradley County Park on Saturday after a two-year absence due to COVID-19. Cooperative Extension Service agents from Bradley, Dallas and Calhoun counties put on demonstrations for about 125 youths and adults. Door prizes and lunch were provided by L’Anguille Conservation District. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission stocked the pond…
LITTLE ROCK — For communities throughout the state, sharing stories of success, impact or solutions with others can help improve the quality of life for all Arkansans. The Cooperative Extension Service’s Community, Professional and Economic Development department has launched a new Sharing Stories – Strengthening AR Communities opportunity, which prompts members of Arkansas communities to…
LITTLE ROCK – Procrastination in the spring and a little less mowing in the summer may be virtues when it comes to helping pollinators, researchers have found. The University of Vermont suggests delaying spring mowing so flowers like dandelions can provide early season food resources to pollinators. Those food sources are important to pollinators such…
The Bradley County Cooperative Extension Service will be conducting a Private Applicator Training for agricultural producers on Thursday, April 14 at 6:00 p.m. at the Bradley County Extension Office, located at 201 N. Bragg Street in Warren. Agricultural producers must be certified by training to be eligible for a Restricted Pesticide License in order to…
LITTLE ROCK – For the month of March — Women’s History Month — the Cooperative Extension Service is recognizing the integral role women have played in fulfilling extension’s mission since its inception in 1914. The first girls’ canning clubs, started in 1912, gave way to home demonstration clubs that brought rural women together to share…
Here’s a great opportunity for cattle producers. There will be two upcoming webinars on Dollars and Sense for Cow-Calf Producers; September 28 and October 5. Scheduled topics and speakers for the webinars include: Tues. Sept. 28 — Risk Management for Cow/Calf Producers “Knowing Your Production Costs” — Daniel Rivera, director of Southwest Research and Extension…
