UADA Stone County 4-H AR

04/25/2026

04/10/2026

Congratulations to our Ross Photography First Place Winners ages 8-19!

04/02/2026

We are bringing in experts in goat cheesemaking to teach a workshop to 4-H'ers 8th grade and older on Tuesday, May 12th. This workshop will include a farm tour, hands-on cheesemaking, cheese tasting, and information about goat milk and sanitation. This workshop will be beneficial to youth with dairy goat 4-H projects or healthy living 4-H projects.
📍UAPTC Culinary Institute (13000 I-30 Frontage Rd. Little Rock, AR 72210)
🔗Registration and more information about the event can be found in ZSuite!

03/17/2026

Happy St. Patrick's Day - or what we like to call Arkansas Clover Day!
Today is Arkansas 4-H Giving Day and we hope you'll consider supporting youth in STONE COUNTY! You have the option to select Stone County when you donate and the funds go directly to us 🙂

You can choose how your gift will be used:
🍀 Sponsor a 4-H camper
🍀 Provide college scholarships
🍀 Help a 4-Her attend National 4-H Congress
🍀 Support the Arkansas Governor's Award program
🍀 Support a specific county 4-H program
🍀 Support Arkansas 4-H Center programs
🍀 SEEK (Science Enrichment Education for Kids) program
Donate ➡️ uada.formstack.com/forms/donate4h
Learn more about Arkansas 4-H: 4h.uada.edu/

03/16/2026

Learning opportunity.

We’ve got 6 poultry webinars this spring geared toward poultry management, disease prevention and other issues that could affect flocks. 🐥

All webinars will be 6-7 p.m. via Zoom. They’re free, but require registration: uaex.uada.edu/avian-flu

Dr. Dustan Clark, extension veterinarian with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, will kick off the series March 24 by sharing updates on poultry diseases affecting flocks.

Please join us for any or ALL of the following:

🐔 March 24 — Update of Poultry Disease Concerns in Commercial & Hobby/Backyard Flocks
🐔 March 31 — Common External Parasites of Poultry
🐔 April 2 — Common Internal Parasites of Poultry
🐔 April 7 — Poultry Coccidiosis
🐔 April 21 — The Science of Happy Flocks: Welfare for Chicken Tenders
🐔 April 30 — Breeding & Hatching Principles in Hobby and Backyard Poultry Flocks

03/05/2026

Have a high school senior planning to study plant science in college?

Have them apply by March 13 for the Janet B. Carson Master Gardener Scholarship. The scholarship is $2,000 for the 2026-27 year.

Applicants must be planning to pursue a degree in a plant science-related field, such as Horticulture, Botany, Agronomy, Forestry, Plant Science, Landscape Architecture/Design and Turfgrass science.

Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/carson-scholarship26
Apply ⬇️ https://uada.formstack.com/forms/jbc_high_school_scholarship

Arkansas Master Gardener Program Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences At Home with UAEX

03/05/2026

It's time! 🍉
The Pumpkin and Watermelon Contest Event Registration is now open in ZSuite!
• Event Registration Deadline (Seed order): March 27, 2026
o Event Registration link: https://4h.ZSuite.org/event-registrations/46657
• State Contest: October 10, 2026
• Only official 2026 seeds from the Arkansas 4-H State Office may be used.
• 4-H’ers must be enrolled in the ZSuite system and in the Pumpkin & Watermelon event by March 27th to be eligible.
• The 2026 State Weigh-In will be held on October 10, 2026, at the Arkansas State Fair. More information to come!

03/05/2026

4‑H members ages 8–19—get your creativity ready! 🎨

The 2026 4‑H Poster Art Contest is open!

Use any art medium you like and create an original poster based on one of this year’s themes:
• Lights, Camera, 4‑H
• Open Theme (your own 4‑H idea!)

Reach out to your county agent for details!

Deadline: May 29, 2026

03/02/2026

Please share!

Please share!

The Stone County Extension Office is hosting a "Farmstead Seminar", Friday March 20th, located at the Big Building at the Stone County Fairgrounds. Registration will start at 8:30 am, program at 9:00 am. and last until 3:00pm. There is NO COST to attend, but our hope is that this program is extremely valuable to you and worth your time. We hope to take an in-depth dive into these topics.

Morning Topics
• Fruits & Berries -Tyler Caston, Agriculture Agent
• Intro to High Tunnels - Taunya Ernst, Instructor - High Tunnel and Urban Agriculture Educator

Afternoon Topics
• Animal Health - Kirsten Midkiff, Extension Animal Health/Wellbeing Assistant Professor
• Food Preservation -Anna Harlan, FCS Agent
• Regenerative Agriculture for Livestock & Forages -Tyler Caston, Agriculture Agent

A meal will be provided, thanks to our sponsor, McClung Equipment. We ask that you please pre-register by contacting the Stone County Extension Office. For more information or to pre-register contact the Stone County Extension Office at 870-269-3336.
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is an equal opportunity institution. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate or need materials in another format, please contact The Stone County Extension Office at 870-269-3336 as soon as possible. Dial 711 for Arkansas Relay.

02/04/2026

Poultry Chain is back! Stone County 4-H Members who are enrolled for 2026 can sign up. 4-H members will receive 15 Hy-line Brown Chicks to raise throughout the year and exhibit three birds at the Stone County Fair in the fall. Please check your email for costs & more information. If you did not receive an email this morning, please let us know.

Call the Extension Office at 870-269-3336 to sign up!🍀

02/04/2026

📣Calling all FFA & 4-H Meat Judging Teams!📣
Join us for a virtual workshop series and/or contest to gear up for the upcoming spring contest season!
Students and teams from all states are welcome!

🏆Prizes for the top teams and individuals!

Register on judging card:
🥩OSU Cowboy Meat Judging Virtual Workshop Series: https://www.judgingcard.com/Registration/Info.aspx?ID=24585
🥩OSU Cowboy Meat Judging Virtual Contest Only: https://www.judgingcard.com/Registration/Info.aspx?ID=24586

Register for both options directly though OSU:
🥩https://secure.touchnet.com:443/C20271_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=5595

Contact [email protected] with any questions or concerns!

01/27/2026

Last chance to apply for our Experiential Scholars paid summer internships!
We're looking for college juniors & seniors interested in these areas:

✅ Water & Soil Conservation
✅ Food Health, Nutrition & Safety
✅Community Development

This is a 9-week paid summer internship program that runs May 18-July 17, 2026.
Apply by Jan. 31.

Get details online: https://www.uaex.uada.edu/farm-ranch/special-programs/Education_in_Agriculture/internships/experiential-scholars.aspx