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Combine, irrigation system two of the largest donations to Cooperative Extension Service 'in recent memory'

By Ryan McGeeney
U of A System Division of Agriculture
Jan. 12, 2018

Fast Facts:

  • $10,000 irrigation system, $60,000 combine donated to Cooperative Extension Service
  • Donations help support the research that supports Arkansas farmers 

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LITTLE ROCK – The Cooperative Extension Service has received two of the most valuable non-cash donations “in recent memory,” said Brian Helms, Director of Stakeholder Relations for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.

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The two gifts include irrigation system equipment and a combine.

The irrigation system was donated by Bruce Holland, Executive Director of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, and includes a pump, four stationary irrigation guns and irrigation pipe. The system is being donated to the Department of Crop, Soils and Environmental Sciences, Helms said.

Irrigation systems are key in getting the appropriate amount of water to crops without wasting the resource. The estimated value of the system Holland donated is $10,000.

The Cooperative Extension Service was also the recipient of a donated Gleaner model F-3 research plot combine, donated by G&H Associates and Ronnie Helms of Stuttgart, Ark. (Ronnie Helms is not known to be related to Brian Helms.) The estimated value of the combine is $60,000. It is being donated directly to the Plant Pathology Research and Extension program at Newport, Ark.

“These donors are really generous, and I think it’s the relationships our faculty build in the field that really open the door and foster these gifts to the Cooperative Extension Service,” Helms said. “And that’s what we’re trying to do — cultivate long-term relationships with people who want to support the work of the extension faculty.” 

To learn about supporting the work of the Cooperative Extension Service, contact your local Cooperative Extension Service agent or visit www.uaex.uada.edu. 

 

About the Division of Agriculture

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s mission is to strengthen agriculture, communities, and families by connecting trusted research to the adoption of best practices. Through the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service, the Division of Agriculture conducts research and extension work within the nation’s historic land grant education system.  

The Division of Agriculture is one of 20 entities within the University of Arkansas System. It has offices in all 75 counties in Arkansas and faculty on five system campuses.   

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research programs to all eligible persons without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Media Contact: Mary Hightower
Dir. of Communication Services
U of A System Division of Agriculture
Cooperative Extension Service
(501) 671-2126
mhightower@uada.edu

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