Katie Douglass UADA White County Agent

Congratulations to the Vinson family from Rose Bud for being named the East Central District Farm Family of the Year! We are so proud of them and all the hard work they do to advocate for agriculture every day!

https://www.arfb.com/news/2026/jun/09/2026-district-farm-families-year-announced/

Peyton, our summer intern, was in row crop country all this week with me! She jumped right into our White County soybean verification weekly field walk and learned how to sweep net (look at that field!). Then came with me to a soybean herbicide training this morning where Bob Scott helped us identify some herbicide damage on a farmer’s field.

Had a busy morning checking my southwest corn borer traps and our rice verification field! The crops in White County are looking good and we’ve got almost everything planted. If you need any help or have any ideas for demonstrations, give me a call!

A warm welcome to our new summer intern! Can’t wait to show Peyton some of our row crops in White County as well!

Thank you Taylor Klass for teaching this informative horticulture pathogens and pests training at our office! Learning how to identify symptoms and signs with any plant brought in by growers is vital to our work everyday. This helps us quickly identify problems and figure out what steps to take when time is of the essence!

We are here for County O’Rama day for these kiddos! Good luck to everyone!

2026 County Farm Families of the Year Announced 2026 County Farm Families of the Year Announced Published April 30, 2026 April 30, 2026 LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Farm Family of the Year program announces its 2026 County Farm Families of the Year. The Arkansas Farm Family of the Year program has helped recognize outstanding farm families throug...

2026 Future Ag Leader's Tour: This year’s tour is open to undergraduate and graduate students, 18 years of age or older. Fun fact, I had the opportunity to take part in this program the summer of my junior year in college, and I truly think it helped my knowledge of agriculture in Arkansas grow. I gained great friends and an opportunity to network with producers and stakeholders all around Arkansas!

Learn more: uaex.uada.edu/agleaders

Where: C.A. Vines 4-H Center

When: May 11-15, 2026

Registration Deadline: May 8, 2026

Register: https://uada.formstack.com/forms/aragleaders

Cost: FREE

Grateful to be a part of this team and learn all I can from them!

Yesterday I got to attend the Arkansas Soil and water conference and hear some great speakers. The best part was getting to see one of our own White County farmers get 1st place in the Most Crop Per Drop contest in the Flood Rice category! Congratulations to Patrick Hambrick ; fun fact, this was his first year entering!🌾