Second day, of the Food Nutritionist Program for the Farm School Coordinator (Leslee Tell) with the Arkansas Department of Agriculture.
The focus was promoting Arkansas rice to our school children — connecting the farm to the cafeteria. It was also media day, spotlighting the importance of agriculture, nutrition, and supporting our local farmers. @ARDeptAg@RiceArkansas@usaricenews@RicelandFoods
@SMatthewsfarms It was a great visit! Started with her complementing our talk at the cotton and rice conference, so I said let’s go visit his farm!! She really enjoyed the trip!
We’re draining the last field of RiceTec 🌾 7331, reclaiming the water into the reservoirs. It’ll serve as duck habitat 🦆 through the season, then be reclaimed again for spring crops. Rice harvest is in full swing. Water conservation never stops !
UA Arkansas Discovery Farm was named Southern Region Team Winner for Excellence today by Association of Southern Region Extension Directors.
@AginArk@ARDiscoveryFarm