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About Us
County Impact Statements - Bradley County
Extension Agriculture Programming Helps Area Producers Sustainable
Agriculture
The key of Sustainable Agriculture is increasing production efficiency. The
major agricultural commodities produced in Bradley County are beef-forage
production and fresh market tomato production.
The Bradley County Extension Service addresses the needs of beef and tomato
producers utilizing a broad range of educational methods, including classroom
type educational programs, on-farm demonstrations, county-wide clinics,
newsletters, field days, and market reports. While these types of educational
opportunities are important, the most valuable educational teaching method is
one-on-one farm visits. Each year, the Extension Service makes hundreds of
individual farm and home visits to assist Bradley County producers to evaluate
their situation and work together to develop a plan to address specific needs.
It is through a combination of these teaching methods that the Bradley County
Extension Service provides non-bias research based information that assists the
individual to make an informed decision.
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On-farm research and demonstration plots are mutually beneficial
for producers and the University of Arkansas
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Impacts
Forage & Livestock
- Herd bull fertility clinic; 6 producers, 8 bulls.
- Six educational meetings.
- Forage weed control demonstration.
- Cool season forage variety demonstration.
- Brucellosis vaccination clinic; 350 head vaccinated.
- 12 beef and grain market reports.
Tomato Production
- Pesticide applicator training.
- Two educational programs.
- Facilitated Tomato Field Day.
- New variety evaluation/demonstration - BHN 444.
- Southern Blight fungicide drench demonstration.
- 11 tomato market reports.
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