the Smith-Lever Act went into effect, creating an educational force that would

change agriculture forever:

The Cooperative Extension Service

President Woodrow Wilson called it

and far-reaching measures for the education of adults

ever adopted by the government.”

“one of the most significant

Although the Smith-Lever Act made it official in 1914, extension work in Arkansas began several years earlier.

1902. The federal government hires Seaman Knapp, known as the Father of Extension, to teach or “extend” good agricultural practices. He would revolutionize farming in the South with on-farm demonstrations.

Although the Smith-Lever Act made it official in 1914, extension work in Arkansas began several years earlier.

1905. The first extension agent, J.A. Evans, is assigned to Arkansas.

1908. The first corn club was organized

in White County.

Pig & corn clubs for boys and canning clubs for girls – the forerunner of modern day 4-H – began not long after.

Throughout its history, extension has helped promote new developments in farming techniques and equipment.

1932: Garden Tour

1944: Victory Gardens for WWII

1930s: Farm Visit

traditional activities such as livestock and cooking and 4-H are still part of Extension but so are:

Arkansas Forests Arkansas Wildlife Professional Education Youth Education

Managing Your Woodlands Habitat Management Registered Foresters 4-H Wildlife Habitat Education Program

Marketing Wood Products Native Plants for Wildlife Wildlife Professionals 4-H Forestry Contest

Timber Price Report Backyard Habitat Urban Foresters 4-H O-Rama's

Forest Health Wildlife Enterprise

Community Forestry Dealing with Problem Wildlife

Women Owning Woodlands Feral Hog Control

• Arkansas Forest Resources Center– Integrates teaching, extension, & research– Members includes Forestry & Wildlife Extension

Faculty based at State Office, Research & Extension Center, and UAM-School of Forest Resources

– Forest Resources Clientele include:• Landowners, Youth, Public, Women Woodland Owners,

Professionals, Arborists, Communities

Faculty are:• Dr. Tamara Walkingstick, Forestry,

LRSO• Dr. Becky McPeake, Wildlife, LRSO• Dr. Jon Barry, Forestry SWREC• Dr. Kyle Cunningham, Forestry• Mr. Caroll Guffey, Forestry• Mr. Chris Stuhlinger, 30% Extension,

UAM

What we do:

• Field Days• Research and Demonstration• County Agent Training• Fact Sheets, websites, social media, podcasts• County support-MG, meetings, workshops, etc.

Landowner Education• Field Days• October 22nd, 2014• UA Livestock & Forestry

Research Station , Batesville, AR• http://

batesvillestation.uark.edu/batesville.fieldday2014.pdf

Women Woodland Owners• Conferences• Website• Will host another workshop/field tour

in April 2015.

Feral Hogs• Conferences• Workshops• Trainings for agents• Social Media• Demonstrations

Wildlife Enterprises: NEXT WORKSHOP: • Tri-state Bayou Bartholomew

OUTDOOR BUSINESS WORKSHOP, Oak Grove, Louisiana

• October 16, 2014, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

• $25 per person or $30 per couple• Contact Becky Mcpeake for more info:

rmcpeake@uaex.edu

Demonstrations & Research

• Center faculty @ SWREC are investigating different varietals of loblolly pine to determine the best of the best for Arkansas forest landowners

• Faculty are investigating upland hardwood restoration in the Ozark Foothills to help landowners plan for future generations of hardwood forests

• Faculty are demonstrating the utility of utilizing plants and forbs for wildlife food plots

Professional Education

County AgentsRegistered ForestersWildlife BiologistsNatural Resource Managers

Educational Materials• Fact sheets• Pod-casts• Websites• Social Media

• Quarterly Report

• Presents AVERAGE prices

• Landowners still need to check w/consulting foresters or the AFC about prices

Available on the Web: http://uaex.edu/environment-nature/forestry/docs/AR%20Price%20Report%202Q2014.pdf

Youth Education

• Camps• WHEP Contest• School Programs• Teaching Teachers

Our faculty deliver practical knowledge backed by the latest research to help you:

• Sustain, maintain, restore, improve, conserve, and preserve our natural resources.