News - January 2026

Jan. 7, 2026

Study finds food waste compost less effective than potting mix alone

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — With an estimated 30 to 40 percent of the United States’ food supply ending up as waste, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, food science and horticulture experts teamed up to study if it could lay the foundation for growing the next bunch of crops. 

Jan. 7, 2026

Extension webinar series for poultry owners focuses on HPAI prevention

A series of five webinars this month aims to help poultry owners protect their birds from the H5N1straing of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, which continues to infect poultry in Arkansas and across the country.

Jan. 6, 2026

Guide Now Available for Volunteers Collecting Voter Signatures

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas volunteers who gather the tens of thousands of voter signatures needed to qualify a constitutional amendment or state law for the statewide ballot now have access to a guide written especially for their civic role.