Meet the speakers for the 2024 Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference and Irrigation EXPO
We are so excited to introduce some of our speakers for the 26th annual Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference and Irrigation EXPO!...
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- Sep 26, 2023
- 1 min
We're Back!
The Arkansas Soil & Water Education Conference and Irrigation EXPO will be held at the First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro, Arkansas,...
- Jan 9, 2023
- 1 min
Meet Our 2023 Speaker: Chris Colclasure
Chris Colclasure is the Director of the Natural Resources Division of the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. A position he has held since...
- Jan 9, 2023
- 1 min
Meet Our 2023 Speaker: Joel Riley
Joel Riley has been working for the USACE Memphis District Hydraulics and Hydrology Branch since 2020. He graduated with a Civil...
- Jan 9, 2023
- 1 min
Meet Our 2023 Speaker: Dr. Laura Ruhl-Whittle
Dr. Laura Ruhl-Whittle grew up in Monroe, Louisiana, and later moved to Ft. Myers, Florida. She received a BS and MS in Geological...
- Jan 9, 2023
- 1 min
Meet Our 2023 Speaker: Amanda Mathis
Amanda Mathis grew up on a cattle operation in northwest Arkansas, where her passion for agriculture began early in life. She boasts a...
- Jan 9, 2023
- 1 min
Meet Our 2023 Speaker: Dr. Benjamine Runkle
Dr. Benjamine Runkle is an associate professor of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at the University of Arkansas. He started this...
- Jan 9, 2023
- 1 min
Meet Our 2023 Speaker: Catherine Janasie
Catherine M. Janasie is Research Counsel II (Sr.) with the National Sea Grant Law Center (NSGLC) at The University of Mississippi School...
- Jan 9, 2023
- 1 min
Meet our 2023 Speaker: Dr. Shannon Speir
Dr. Shannon Speir is the Assistant Professor of Water Quality in the Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences at the...
- Jan 9, 2023
- 1 min
Meet Our 2023 Speaker: Dr. Chris Delhom
Dr. Chris Delhom is a Research Engineer and Acting Research Leader with the Cotton Structure and Quality Research Unit of the USDA...
- Dec 5, 2022
- 1 min
ASWEC will be back in-person in 2023
We are proud to announce that our 25th annual Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference and Expo will be held in-person on January 25,...
- Dec 17, 2021
- 2 min
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...
- Dec 17, 2021
- 1 min
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...
- Dec 17, 2021
- 1 min
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,...
- Dec 17, 2021
- 1 min
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...
- Dec 17, 2021
- 1 min
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...
- Oct 16, 2021
- 1 min
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...
- Jan 26, 2021
- 1 min
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...
- Jan 18, 2021
- 1 min
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...
- Jan 18, 2021
- 1 min
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...
- Jan 7, 2021
- 1 min
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...
- Jan 7, 2021
- 1 min
Meet The Speaker: Dr. Jeannie Barlow
Dr. Jeannie Barlow, Deputy Director U.S. Geological Survey, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center Jackson, Mississippi Jeannie...
- Nov 15, 2020
- 1 min
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...
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