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About Us
- Mission
  Our mission is to generate, interpret and communicate information and technology for use by individuals, families, communities and businesses.
- History
  The Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station (AAES) was established in 1888 under the Hatch Act of 1887, which provided federal funding to assist in the operation of state-based agricultural experiment stations by land grant universities.
- Policies
  Policies of the Division of Agriculture
- Director's Message
  Our Extension Centers and Research Stations are crucial to our efforts to help Arkansas farmers and others cope with the dizzying pace of change in technology, products, methods and regulations.
Contact
- Personnel Directory
  Division of Agriculture Personnel Directory
- Administration
  Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station
  Administration and Staff
Business office
- Frequently Used Forms
- Accounting Queries
- Personnel Forms
- Agri Park Information
Departments
- Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness department
  Business. Sales. Finance. Marketing. Management.Whatever your passion, Agricultural Business at the University of Arkansas prepares you for the future.
- Animal Science
  Research in the Department of Animal Science involves
  the disciplines of meat science, reproductive physiology,
  genetics, parasitology, forage utilization, nutrition and
  health of beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, sheep and companion animals.
- Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences
  The Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences' research program has consistently produced excellent, innovative, basic and applied technology in such diverse areas as plant breeding and genetics, weed science, crop physiology, soils, and environmental science.
- Food science
  Food science is the application of science and technology to produce safe, nutritious and appealing food products from agricultural commodities.
- Plant Pathology department
  The pursuit and application of scientific knowledge relative to the study of plant disease to solve real-world problems have historically been major goals of the department.
- School of Human Environmental Sciences
  Research in Human Development and Family Sciences focuses on quality of life issues regarding children and families.
- Agricultural Education, Communications and Technology
  Research in the Department of Agricultural Education, Communications and Techno logy focuses on how people learn, apply and create new information in the sciences and technologies of agriculture.
- Biological and Agricultural Engineering
  The Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering is engaged in research and extension programs which contribute to improving the quality of life, security, economic development, and environmental stewardship for Arkansas and the world.
- Entomology
  Entomology is among the most important of agricultural and biological sciences.
- Horticulture
  The research program of the Department of Horticulture is diverse, encompassing both applied and basic investigations.
- Poultry Science
  Research in the Department of Poultry Science focuses on how we, as scientists, can assist the poultry industry and their communities.
Research Locations
- Arkansas Forest Resources Center
- Fruit Research Station
- Lon Mann Cotton Research Station
- Soil Testing and Research Laboratory
- Southwest Research and Extension Center
- Rice Research and Extension Center
- Vegetable Research Station
Services
- Publications and Journals
- Nematode Diagnostics Laboratory
- Forage testing
- Soil Testing
- Veterinary Diagnostic Testing Lab
- Crop Disease Screening
- Agricultural Statistics Laboratory

Public research for all

The Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station is the research half of the University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture. The experiment station and its faculty provide critical research to Arkansas farmers and ranchers, food processors, related industries and consumers.

Research for you

Field Days
See our research at work
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Public research

Variety tests
Identifying the best varieties for Arkansas ag
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AAES News

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Division Events

May 8 - BATESVILLE - Stored forage workshop.
May 9 - CLARKSVILLE - Blueberry Field Day (part of a series)
May 14 - KIBLER - Watermelon Research/ Field Walk.
May 16 - HOPE -- Horticulture Field Day at SW Research and Extension Center.

See our full field day schedule.

AAES Highlight

Pigweed management tool

Download a program to help manage Palmer Amaranth.