ANR Indicator Evaluation Resources
The following resources outline the current indicators by goal and objective. Each contains the specialist contact, any current resources, guides, or evaluation tools to assist in gathering the information needed to report in AIMS.
Animal & Animal Products - To develop and improve animal agriculture and relevant best management practices through education, demonstrations, applied research and public awareness programs.
Obj. #1 Beef: To educate clientele on best beef cattle management systems.
Specialist Contact: Maggie Justice, mjustice@uada.edu; Charles Looney, clooney@uada.edu
Obj. #2 Equine: To provide education on best horse care practices.
Specialist Contact: Mark Russell, mrrussell@uada.edu
Obj. #3 Small Ruminants: To educate clientele on best management practices and marketing.
Specialist Contact: Dan Quadros, dquadros@uada.edu
Obj. #4 Forages: To educate clientele on best forage management practices.
Specialist Contact: Jonathan Kubesch, jkubesch@uada.edu; Bronc Finch, bfinch@uada.edu; Kenny Simon, ksimon@uada.edu
Obj. #5 Poultry Industry: Education of poultry and related industries to improve efficiency and trade in the global economy through industry short courses.
Specialist Contact: Dustan Clark, fdclark@uark.edu - SPECIALIST ONLY
Obj. #6 Poultry: Small flock poultry management and health.
Specialist Contact: Dustan Clark, fdclark@uark.edu and Andrew Bolton, abolton@uada.edu
Obj. #7 Apiculture: To educate beekeepers and the general public about best bee management and colony health practices.
Specialist Contact: Jon Zawislak, jzawislak@uada.edu
Obj. #8 Animal Health & Well-Being: To provide education on equipment and techniques that provide quality life for food animals that ensure their health and welfare.
Specialist Contact: Shawna Weimer, sweimer@uada.edu; Kirsten Midkiff, kmidkiff@uada.edu
Obj. #9 Food Animal Veterinary Medicine: To provide education on regulations, equipment, and techniques that increase access to food animal services for the purpose of animal health and welfare.
Specialist Contact: Kirsten Midkiff, kmidkiff@uada.edu
Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness: An Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness program that educates Division of Agriculture clientele on best economic practices and policies. Specialist Contact: Ryan Loy rloy@uada.edu
Plant & Plant Products: To promote sustainable and efficient agricultural systems through education, demonstration, and applied research. Specialist Contact: Mike Daniels mdaniels@uada.edu
Obj.# 1 FieldWatch: To educate clientele on pesticide resistance and minimize drift and misapplication injury to crops.
Specialist Contact: Tom Barber, tbarber@uada.edu
Obj.# 2 Arkansas Research Verification Program: To demonstrate crop best management practices for optimum crop efficiency and profit.
Specialist Contact: Chris Elkins, celkins@uada.edu; Ralph Mazzanti, rmazzanti@uada.edu; and Chuck Capps, ccapps@uada.edu
Obj.# 3 COTTON: To educate clientele on best management practices to improve cotton efficiency and profit.
Specialist Contact: Zachary Treadway, ztreadway@uada.edu
Obj.# 4 RICE: To educate clientele on best management practices to improve rice efficiency and profit.
Specialist Contact: Jarrod Hardke, jhardke@uada.edu
Obj.# 5 SOYBEANS: To educate clientele on best management practices to improve soybean efficiency and profit.
Specialist Contact: Jeremy Ross, jross@uada.edu
Obj.# 6 WHEAT: To educate clientele on best management practices to improve wheat efficiency and profit.
Specialist Contact: Jason Kelley, jkelley@uada.edu
Obj.# 7 CORN & SORGHUM: To educate clientele on best management practices to improve corn/sorghum efficiency and profit.
Specialist Contact: Jason Kelley, jkelley@uada.edu
Obj.# 8 PEANUTS: To educate clientele on best management practices to improve peanut efficiency and profit.
Specialist Contact: Zachary Treadway, ztreadway@uada.edu
Obj.# 9 Integrated Pest Management (IPM): Improve efficiency of agricultural production through education of integrated pest management practices.
Specialist Contact: Glenn Studebaker, gstudebaker@uada.edu
Obj.# 10 Plant Health Diagnostics: To provide plant health diagnostic services and education to improve agricultural efficiency and security.
Specialist Contact: Amanda Greer, agreer@uada.edu (nematodes) and Ken Korth, kkorth@uark.edu
Obj.# 11 Pesticide Training: To provide relevant education on pesticide safety, proper application, handling and storage, label interpretation, and related topics.
Specialist Contact: Ples Spradley, pspadley@uada.edu
Obj.# 12 Commercial Horticulture: To educate conventional and organic horticulture clientele on best management practices to ensure efficiency, sustainability, and profitability.
Specialist Contact: Amanda McWhirt, amcwhirt@uada.edu and Aaron Cato, acato@uada.edu
Obj.# 13 Home Gardening and Landscaping: Improve home gardening and landscaping through relevant education and develop Master Gardeners.
Specialist Contact: Randy Forst, rforst@uada.edu and Julie Treat, jtreat@uada.edu
Obj.# 14 Irrigation: To educate and improve irrigation efficiency in crops.
Specialist Contact: Mike Hamilton, mhamilton@uada.edu
Obj.# 15 Soil Nutrient Management: To educate and improve soil nutrient management in crops and landscapes.
Specialist Contact: Bronc Finch, bfinch@uada.edu
Natural Resources & Environment : To educate clientele on sustainable and healthy ecosystems, including riparian areas, wetlands, grasslands, urban/suburban landscapes, and forests. Specialist: Michael Blazier, blazier@uamont.edu
Obj.# 1 Forest Stewardship and Health: To increase the capacity of landowners, managers, and professionals to sustain healthy, working forests to meet ecological and human needs.
Specialist Contact: Jacob Hackman, jhackman@uada.edu
Obj.# 2 Wildlife: To increase the capacity of clientele (youth or adults) to coexist with wildlife and sustain or improve healthy habitat.
Specialist Contact: Rebecca McPeake, rmcpeake@uada.edu
Obj.# 3 Arkansas Discovery Farms: Improve and protect water resources in Arkansas through education and edge of field
water quality monitoring.
Specialist Contact: Mike Daniels, mdaniels@uada.edu
Obj.# 4 Water Resources: Improve and protect water resources in Arkansas through education, volunteer service, and best management practice establishment and demonstration.
Specialist Contact: John Pennington, jhpennington@uada.edu
Obj.# 5 Air Quality: Improve air quality in Arkansas agricultural ecosystems through relevant education.
Specialist Contact: Yi Liang, yliang@uada.edu
Obj.# 1 Information About Agriculture to the Public: To improve public awareness of agriculture through educational events and materials.
Contact: Ashlyn Ussery, aussery@uada.edu
(Please report all youth efforts under 4-H Agriculture.)