The College of Agriculture at A-State enjoys a strong cooperative relationship with the state’s land-grant institution, the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, which oversees the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service.
Dr. Tim Burcham is the Station Unit Head.
The following A-State faculty and staff members have formal joint appointments with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station for the purpose of conducting targeted collaborative research:
sgreen@astate.edu
soil science, soil & water conservation
Dr. Tina Gray Teague
tteague@astate.edu
cotton entomology, cotton sustainability
Dr. Tanja McKay
tmckay@astate.edu
veterinary entomology
Dr. Emily Bellis
ebellis@astate.edu
bioinformatics
Dr. John Nowlin
jnowlin@astate.edu
geospatial technologies
Dr. Ed Brown
edbrown@astate.edu
agronomy
The main office for the A-State Cooperative Research and Extension program is located in the Agriculture Building Room 219C. Ms. Spring Sneed serves as the Regional Accountant for this office.
A-State College of Agriculture, the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, and the Judd Hill Foundation have a cooperative research location at the Judd Hill Plantation outside Trumann, AR.
Up to 100 acres have been set aside by the Judd Hill Foundation for the exclusive use of scientists from both institutions to conduct research and extension activities on a fully operational commercial cotton farm. The Judd Hill Plantation hosts an Annual Cotton Technology Field Day on the Thursday just prior to Labor Day, where scientists from both institutions as well as companies involved in the cotton industry showcase their latest findings or products.
