2019
The Arkansas Discovery Farm Program
Contributor/Checkoff:
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Field management Nutrient managementSoil healthTillageYield trials
Lead Principal Investigator:
Mike Daniels, University of Arkansas
Co-Principal Investigators:
Andrew Sharpley, University of Arkansas
Project Code:
QSSB
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Institution Funded:
Brief Project Summary:

For more than a decade, Arkansas Discovery Farms have been providing on-farm data to find solutions for conservation and environmental challenges like improving water quality, irrigation water efficiency, fertilizer use, soil health, carbon sequestration and more. Farmers volunteer to participate, allowing collection and analysis of conservation-related data from their farms for 5 to 7 years. The data collected demonstrates the effectiveness of practices farmers have implemented on their farms. One of the most valuable aspects of the Arkansas Discovery Farm program is the ability to show stakeholders what farmers are doing to protect their natural resources.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, consumers, conservation stakeholders, NGOs

Information And Results
Final Project Results

The United Soybean Research Retention policy will display final reports with the project once completed but working files will be purged after three years. And financial information after seven years. All pertinent information is in the final report or if you want more information, please contact the project lead at your state soybean organization or principal investigator listed on the project.