<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/news/arkansas-soil-water-education-conference-and-irrigation-expo-is-wednesday.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>01/09/2026</pubDate><title>Arkansas Soil &amp; Water Education Conference and Irrigation Expo is Wednesday</title><description>The 28th annual Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference is set for Wednesday, Jan. 14, in the Reng Student Union auditorium at Arkansas State University.</description><author/><image><img src="/images/news/asweclogo.jpg" alt="ASWEC logo"/></image><showImage>after</showImage><imageWidth>narrow</imageWidth><tags><tag>College of Agriculture</tag></tags></item>