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Meet our 2022 Speaker: Jennifer James

Jennifer James is a fourth-generation rice, soybean and corn farmer from Newport, Arkansas. She is part owner of H&J Land Company, a...

Meet our 2022 Speaker: Dr. Joe Massey

Dr. Joe Massey is a research agronomist with the USDA ARS - Jonesboro. Most of his work is farm-based and designed to help sustain water...

Meet our 2022 Speaker: Clay Smith

Clay Smith currently serves on boards for the Greene County Farm Bureau and Greene County Conservation District. He is from Walcott,...

Meet our 2022 Speaker: Jan Yingling

Jan Yingling is a University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Agent in White County. She has worked with Brandon Cain to enter the Most...

Meet our 2022 Speaker: Brandon Cain

Brandon Cain is a North Central Arkansas farmer from White County that has been using IWM techniques like computerized hole design and...

2022 Conference Season is Here!

The virtual 24th annual Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference & Expo will officially be on January 26, 2022. Due to COVID-19, our...

Meet The Speaker: Richard Pickett

Richard Pickett is a small business owner and accelerated master’s student at Arkansas State University. Richard Pickett was raised in...

Meet The Speaker: Dr. James Rigby

Dr. Rigby is a Research Hydrologist and Acting Branch Chief with the Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center. Dr. Rigby has served as...

Announcement - Speaker Change

Dr. Jeannie Barlow will be unable to speak at the 23rd annual Arkansas Soil & Water Education Conference this year. Dr. James Rigby will...

Meet the Speaker: Adam Chappell

Adam Chappell farms 8,000 acres in northeast Arkansas growing corn, cotton, rice, soybeans, and a mix of small grains. Along with his...

Meet The Speaker: Dr. Jeannie Barlow

Dr. Jeannie Barlow, Deputy Director U.S. Geological Survey, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center Jackson, Mississippi Jeannie...

SAVE THE DATE! ASWEC is Going Virtual!

The 23rd annual Arkansas Soil & Water Education Conference (ASWEC) is back this year with a new twist. This years conference will be the...