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When farmers have a tough year, Main Street feels it too. 😓🌾🏦 Ag makes up 10.9% of Arkansas' GDP, the highest share in the South! Our ag economists explain what helps rural communities stay resilient.

Read more here: https://t.co/HzfhS3zdx2

#ruralArkansas #ageconomics

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Nearly 1 in 5 Arkansans isn't sure where their next meal is coming from. UADA is leading a statewide effort to improve food access, starting with a task force of 30+ organizations. Read more: https://t.co/BzStH1OVpR

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UADA's Cooperative Extension Service received a $2.6M grant yesterday through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program. We'll put it to work on wellness, health literacy and chronic disease programs expected to reach 30,000 to 50,000 rural Arkansans a year. 🩺❤️

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Registration is open for After the Harvest 2026! 🥕🧑‍🌾 Join food system pros from across Arkansas in Little Rock, Nov. 4-5, to learn how to sell, move, and connect local food. Space is limited.

Register: https://t.co/ZfGt5x1ZBj

[Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service @AR_Extension]

Financial stress on the farm doesn't always look like what you'd expect. Erica Fields from the Southern Risk Management Education Center breaks down the signs to watch for, and what to do next.

https://t.co/BFquBOyUeY

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Arkansas has 1.8M registered voters. Today's your chance to join them. It only takes a few minutes.

📍 Paper applications: your local library or county clerk's office
🔎 Find your clerk's office: https://t.co/1lkS9nR8h4

#NationalVoterRegistrationDay

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🎉 Congrats to Quadarius Whitson, Extension's first culinary nutrition, hospitality and tourism instructor! His new role focuses on culinary skills, nutrition education and hospitality excellence.

🔗 https://t.co/eIP4fKZuaR

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Congrats to Kirsten Midkiff, UADA Extension Animal Welfare Specialist, named @ArkCattlemen 2026 Producer Educator of the Year! 🏆 She's traveled the state educating producers on emerging threats like the Asian longhorned tick & New World Screwworm.

https://t.co/qygxEBPn1c

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Extension offices are closed today for Labor Day and will resume regular business hours tomorrow, September 8.

Thank you to the hard work of farmers, producers, and everyone who keeps Arkansas agriculture moving! 💪

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The heat and lack of rain continues to speed harvest of rice, corn and soybeans, but farmers are feeling the cost of rising diesel as they run those combines.
https://t.co/LQCZ1uLds8

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Join @nataglaw for a Sept. 16 webinar: “2026 Update: USDA’s Payment Limitations, Eligibility, & Ag Tax Considerations,” examining big changes to federal farm programs & ag taxation resulting from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Learn more at https://t.co/ahIPQPzDeS. @AginArk

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Soybean harvest is on a roll in White County, Arkansas.
Thanks to @AR_Extension's Katie Douglass for the video!

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Beyond candidates, folks in several AR counties & cities will also decide LOCAL ballot issues such as sales taxes, bonds & government changes.

Full list: https://t.co/typpacpGbc

#Arkansasvotes

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Summer fun awaits. But your wallet's flat.
What to do?
@AR_extension's Laura Hendrix talks vacation budgets:
https://t.co/YkPwEzvaPQ

[Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service @AR_Extension]

Summer fun awaits. But your wallet's flat.
What to do?
@AR_extension's Laura Hendrix talks vacation budgets:
https://t.co/YkPwEzvaPQ

[Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service @AR_Extension]

Arkansas families planning for back-to-school shopping can take advantage of the 2026 Arkansas Sales Tax Holiday, which runs Aug. 1-2. Check out @AgInArk's shopping tips at https://t.co/lhS3piZi8n.

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Though it can be tempting to buy inexpensive clothes from fast fashion retailers during the back-to-school shopping season, an extension expert suggests visiting thrift stores and preserving your existing wardrobe instead. Check out @AgInArk's tips at https://t.co/0fJl3UvIuz.

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As kids prepare to return to school, parents should talk to their children’s doctors about routine vaccinations, which can help keep children healthy and safe throughout the school year. Check out @AgInArk's tips at https://t.co/FLDy3DTu66.

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One petition signature can determine whether an item makes it to the statewide ballot. A guide from @AgInArk's Public Policy Center that helps canvassers safeguard the success of their efforts has earned national recognition. Learn more at https://t.co/IAkS8o6VpP.

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Summer fun awaits. But your wallet's flat.
What to do?
@AR_extension's Laura Hendrix talks vacation budgets:
https://t.co/YkPwEzvaPQ