AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION

The Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, a statewide unit of the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, conducts scientific research on the dynamic environmental, economic, and social systems involved in the production, processing, marketing, and utilization of food and fiber.

The Experiment Station is one of the most comprehensive research organizations in Arkansas, with a faculty of approximately 200 doctorate-level scientists. It is an essential part of the research and technology infrastructure that supports Arkansas agriculture and the food and fiber sector, which together account for more than 25 percent of the state's economy.

Experiment Station research is conducted in agricultural and environmental sciences, marketing and economics, social issues affecting rural families, nutrition, microbiology, genetics, computer technology, molecular biology, and other dynamic scientific disciplines.

Many Experiment Station scientists are also on the teaching faculty of the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences. The result is a wealth of opportunity for students to study and work with some of the nation's most respected scientists. Graduate students work on master's thesis and doctoral dissertation research projects as a part of a team of Experiment Station scientists in modern laboratories, greenhouses, and field research facilities.

Experiment Station research is closely coordinated with the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service. Together, they comprise the statewide UA Division of Agriculture.

The mission of the Division of Agriculture, through the combined efforts of the Experiment Station and Extension Service, is to provide new knowledge to strengthen the state's food and fiber sector; assure a safe food supply; conserve natural resources and protect the environment; and assist in the economic and social development of communities, families, and individuals, particularly in the rural areas of the state.