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About Us
County Impact Statements - Lincoln County
Extension Educational Programs Assisting Farmers in Efficient
Agricultural Productivity
Agriculture is an ever changing industry. With herbicide tolerant crops and
global positioning systems (GPS) among other technological advances becoming
available, the need for unbiased, research-based information is extremely
critical. In addition to the data that is generated at the various experiment
stations, data that is generated in our own county, on our soil types is needed.
As a result, numerous demonstrations and research plots are conducted each year
in Lincoln County. During the winter off-season production meetings are planned
and conducted where up to date information and demonstration results are
discussed.
Educational efforts and demonstrations that were conducted in an effort to
educate producers of new information and technology were: Corn Variety
demonstration - to evaluate different varieties on their yield potential for our
area, Cotton Defoliation demonstration - to evaluate new cotton defoliant,
Soybean Micro-nutrient Fertility demonstration - to evaluate yield responses to
various micro-nutrients, B.t. Cotton Variety demonstration - to evaluate new
cotton varieties. Cow Herd Performance Testing - collect data on cattle to
assist producers in culling and replacement selections, Arkansas Beef Feedout -
allows for producers to send cattle to feed yard and receive back performance
data on their cattle when slaughtered. Conducted seven educational meetings for
producers in areas of row crop and commercial vegetable production.
Cotton is just one of the main agricultural crops grown in
Lincoln Co.
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Impacts
- A total of 173 producers attended educational meetings.
- 14 newsletters were each sent to 212 producers to keep them abreast of
current crop and insect status.
- Producer saved $2.50/acre by using new cotton defoliant. New defoliant
was approximately 20% faster in defoliating plants.
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