Arkansas Crop Per Drop Contest

Contest originated in 2018 to highlight Arkansas farmers irrigation proficiency. The goal is to produce the highest crop yield per quantity of water.

[Arkansas Crop Per Drop Contest @CropPerDropAr]

2025 Soybean @cropperdrop contest winner John McGraw shown with his Irrocloud monitor and watermark sensors Irrometer. Thanks to Irrometer for being a sponsor.

[Arkansas Crop Per Drop Contest @CropPerDropAr]

2025 Levee Rice @CropPerDropAr contest winner Patrick Hambrick of White County shown with his Aquatrac monitor donated by Prospera. Thanks to Prospera for being a sponsor, and congratulations Patrick for his winning entry.

[Arkansas Crop Per Drop Contest @CropPerDropAr]

2025 first place Zero Grade Rice winner in @cropperdropar Jon Carroll of Monroe County with his Seed prize from RiceTec. Thanks to RiceTec for sponsoring the contest, and congratulations to Jon for his winning entry.

[Arkansas Crop Per Drop Contest @CropPerDropAr]

2025 Corn @CropPerDropAr contest winner Zack Brown shown with his Aquatrac monitor donated by Prospera. Thanks to Prospera for being a sponsor, and congratulations John for his winning entry.

[Arkansas Crop Per Drop Contest @CropPerDropAr]

2025 Corn @CropPerDropAr second place winner Terry Smith with his Corn and Grain Sorghum facsimile check, Thanks to the Promotion Board for their sponsorship, and thanks to the Smith family for their multi year participation.

[Arkansas Crop Per Drop Contest @CropPerDropAr]

2025 Soybean @CropPerDropAr contest winner John Allen McGraw shown with his 10" flow meter donated by Seametrics. Thanks to Seametrics for being a sponsor, and congratulations John for another winning entry.

[Arkansas Crop Per Drop Contest @CropPerDropAr]

Jon Carroll with his facsimile check from Delta Plastics for placing first in the Zero Grade Rice Division in 2025 @CropPerDropAr contest. Thanks to Delta Plastics for being a sponsor in the contest.

[Arkansas Crop Per Drop Contest @CropPerDropAr]

First meter installation for 2026 in @CropPerDropAr contest. This rice field is in Chicot County on the Matt Grubbs Farm. Thanks to Kurt Beaty for assisting with the installation.

[Arkansas Crop Per Drop Contest @CropPerDropAr]

Congratulations to Zack Brown of Clay County for placing second in soybeans in the 2025 @CropPerDropAr Irrigation Contest.

[Arkansas Crop Per Drop Contest @CropPerDropAr]

The 2025 @cropperdropar contest report has been posted on our UADA Irrigation website. click on the following hyperlink to read the report:

https://t.co/onjEQgewvm

[Arkansas Crop Per Drop Contest @CropPerDropAr]

Congratulations to Seth Tucker of Drew County for his first place finish in the Row Rice Division of the @CropPerDropAr contest. Here he is shown receiving his irrometer prize. Seth is a multi-year participant.

[Arkansas Crop Per Drop Contest @CropPerDropAr]

Congratulations to Patrick Hambrick and family of White County (second from left) for placing first in the levee rice division of the @cropperdropar contest. This was Patrick's first year to enter.

[Arkansas Crop Per Drop Contest @CropPerDropAr]

Congratulations to Jon Carroll of Monroe County for placing first in the Zero Grade division of the @CropPerDropAr contest for 2025. Not only did Jon win his division, but he also had the highest water use efficiency for all rice in 2025.

[Arkansas Crop Per Drop Contest @CropPerDropAr]

Congratulations to Zack Brown of Clay County for winning the Corn Division of the @cropperdropar contest for 2025. This was Zack's first time to enter the contest.

[Arkansas Crop Per Drop Contest @CropPerDropAr]

Congratulations to John Allen McGraw for placing first in the soybean division of the 2025 Crop Per Drop Contest. John farms in Lincoln County, and has been a multi year contestant. He has entered several different crops. This is not his only first place finish.

[Arkansas Crop Per Drop Contest @CropPerDropAr]

We had great success at the National Master Irrigation Summit!💧States shared program details and collaboratively built a shared framework. This will ensure a consistent Master Irrigator curriculum focused on highly efficient water management across the network! #MasterIrrigator

[Dustin North @dustingnorth]

Rice #Harvest2025 in Monroe County. This farm participated in the 2025 Arkansas Irrigation Yield Contest @CropPerDropAr. This contest is held every year by @AginArk & @AR_Extension

Past irrigation yield contest results:
https://t.co/GffvWIJT6W

[Russ Parker @RussParker11]

Row rice harvest wrapped up on the Karl Garner farm in Cross County. Karl has won multiple categories in ⁦@CropPerDropAr⁩. Thanks Jenna Martin and Rick Wimberley on the harvest crew. Good luck Karl.

[Russ Parker @RussParker11]

Soybean harvest on the Zack Brown farm in Clay County. Zack entered fields in both soybean and corn in ⁦@CropPerDropAr⁩ . Thanks Rick Wimberley for harvesting support on a beautiful late summer Saturday. Good luck Zack.

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Join us in Clay county August 5 to learn about our tailwater pump!

[Stewart Runsick @StewartRunsick]

Field day featuring the row rice tailwater recovery system in Clay Co. AR August 5th near Pollard AR.

The efficiency is high because the system captures the tailwater and returns it to the top. The irrigation water doesn’t leave the field.
#rice #irrigation