University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture

Long hair woman standing among the window and drinking hot tea from mug. Winter landscape. Lady drinks coffee looking at snowfall. Depression, seasonal affective disorder. (iStock │ #1940026348 - Marina Demidiuk)
Health & Wellness, Home and Family

Extension offers tips to combat seasonal affective disorder

Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a common effect of winter’s cold temperatures and short daylight hours. Read More

Watermelon seedlings are seen in trays with pure food waste substrate, pure commercial peat moss-based potting mix, and blends of the two with varying ratios in a study to compare seedling germination, growth and nutrient uptake. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo)
Arkansas, Midwestern Region, Regional Roundup, research, Soil Health

Study finds food waste compost less effective than potting mix alone

Holiday online shopping. (Adobe Stock │ #398882019 - WESTOCK)
Holidays, Home and Family

Tips to avoid overspending, overconsumption when gift giving



Cattle in feedlot in West Texas. (iStock │ #174479340 - dhughes9)

With U.S. beef slaughter down, consumer prices likely to remain high

Close-up of cover crops growing between rows winter wheat stubble. (Photo: iStock - mvburling)

Arkansas looks at favorable temps

Hay bales (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin)

Arkansas Hay Verification Program seeking participants for 2026

Soybean harvest in Monroe County, Arkansas, taken Sept. 22, 2025. (U of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture image by Dustin North)

UADA analysis shows Arkansas farmers to suffer losses for corn, cotton, long grain rice, soybeans

Jonathan Kubesch used an ATV pull-behind broadcast seeder followed by harrowing to increase seed-to-soil contact (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo)

UAM partners in multi-state study on crabgrass pasture establishment

  • By Traci Rushing │ U of A System Division of Agriculture
2025 Rural Profile Arkansas

Rural Profile of Arkansas available

Broiler chick held by Rebekah Drysdale, a Ph.D. student in the poultry science department for the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences at the University of Arkansas. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo by Paden Johnson)

Calcium tests in poultry offer chance for improved feed efficiency

  • By John Lovett │ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
September is Better Breakfast Month. (U of A System Division of Agriculture image)

Better breakfast month: Why breakfast matters

  • By Mary Hightower │ U of A System Division of Agriculture