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Welcome to the home page for the Livestock &
Forestry Branch Station, known locally as the Batesville Station.
It is one of 13 field locations of the University of Arkansas
System's statewide Division of Agriculture. The Station is located
in Independence County west of Batesville. We support the research
and extension programs of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment
Station and Cooperative Extension Service, which are the two parts
of the UA Division of Agriculture.
Projects involve beef cattle, forage crops and forestry. The
Station consists of 3,031 acres on two tracts, of which 1,733
acres are forested with mostly upland hardwoods. Past forestry
activities focused on shortleaf and loblolly pine seedling release
in hardwood forests, pine spacing and thinning studies, and
periodic harvests. Both the Station and River Hills Tracts have
great potential for further research and demonstration, including
hardwood stand improvement, regeneration, BMPs, and wildlife. Be
sure to visit the News & Events page for
Field Day announcements and summaries!
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Be sure and visit our
News and Events page for archived
proceedings, information, awards, field days, etc.!
☻Spring
2007 Livestock & Forestry Newsletter
☻Tuesday,
April 17, 2007
A Field Day and
Conference: Management Based on Research.
Click here for complete agenda.
☻Friday,
April 20, 2007
WORKSHOP:
Basics of GPS and Forestry GIS (fGIS™) -
Click here for
complete agenda and registration form.
BeefIQ
The
extension service Beef IQ program consists of 6 workshops at
Batesville Station and provides in depth training for cattle
production and management.
Click here
for the brochure which includes all details!
New Research Topics
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