SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 1, 2012

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1 SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE 2-22 ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST, 22 SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE ANNUAL REPORT August, 22

2 MISSION STATEMENT It is the mission of the School of Agriculture to provide educational programs on both the theory and practice of agricultural science enabling the graduate to compete within and contribute to this diverse field at the producer, industry, and graduate student level. This mission is accomplished through degree options in Agribusiness, Animal Science, Plant and Soil Science, and General Agriculture. Four agriculture minors are also offered. Those desiring agricultural degree programs not offered at the University of Arkansas at Monticello are provided introductory course work and advising designed to facilitate transfer to another institution. In addition, students desiring to enter veterinary school are provided course work and advising aimed at meeting the requirements of institutions offering a degree in veterinary medicine. SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE FACULTY Professors Dr. Kelly J. Bryant, Dean Dr. Paul B. Francis Dr. Robert Stark, Jr. Associate Professor Dr. Whitney Whitworth UAM Rodeo Coach Mr. Rusty Jones Adjunct Faculty Dr. Ken Smith Dr. Dwight Witcher, D.V.M.

3 AGRICULTURE MAJORS BY CLASS LEVEL Fall Terms Agriculture Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Pre-Freshman 4 4 Special (nondegree seeking) Post Bachelor 2 TOTAL Pre-Veterinary Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Pre-Freshman 2 2 Special (nondegree seeking) Post Bachelor TOTAL UNIT TOTALS

4 COURSE ENROLLMENT BY TERM Fall 2 SEQUENCE SECTION DEPT & NO COURSE TITLE ENROLLED 627 AGEC 227 Agricultural Economics AGEC 462 Farm Management AGEC 468 Commodity Marketing AGEC 482 Econ Environ Mgmt 9 6 AGRI Agriculture Orientation AGRI 477 Seminar AGRI 478 Internship 4 65 AGRO 5 Fiber and Oilseed AGRO 2244 Soils AGRO 2244 Soils lab 2 AGRO 42 Soil Judging, Junior level 625 AGRO 225 Soil Judging, Soph level AGRO 452 Forage Crops 2 6 ANSC Principles of Animal Science ANSC Prin of Animal Science lab 6 64 ANSC 4 Livestock Breeding ANSC 474 Beef Production ANSC 474 Beef Production lab 9 65 AGRO 25 Applied Plant Pathology AGRO 25 Applied Plant Pathology lab 5 Spring 22 SEQUENCE SECTION DEPT & NO COURSE TITLE ENROLLED 66 AGEC 46 Ag Econ Quiz Bowl 9 66 AGEC 46 Agricultural Policy AGEC 47 Contract Marketing & Futures Trading AGEC 47 Agricultural Finance 7 68 AGEC 48 AgriBusiness Firm Management AGRI 477 Seminar 2 2 AGRI 472V Business Plan Development 678 AGRI 478 Internship 6 AGRO Field Crops AGRO Field Crops lab AGRO Field Crops lab 4 65 AGRO 5 Cereal Crops 626 AGEN 226 Soil Water Conservation 4 AGRO 479V Independent Study 62 ANSC 22 Feeds & Feeding ANSC 52 Horse Production ANSC 46 Animal Metabolism/Nutrition AGRI 472V Sheep and Goat Production ENTO 228 Applied Entomology 7

5 FACULTY WORKLOAD FALL 2 Faculty/Title Course Taught Enrollment Credit Hrs SSCH Bryant, K Professor/Dean Francis, P Professor Stark, R Professor Whitworth, W Assoc Professor Seminar Agriculture Orientation Internship Soils Soils lab Forage Crops Fiber & Oilseed Soil Judging, Soph Level Soil Judging, Jr Level Agri Economics Farm Management Commodity Marketing Econ Environ Mgmt Prin of Animal Science Prin of AnSc lab Beef Production Beef Production lab Livestock Breeding Coker, Cliff Intro Plant Pathology 5 45 Intro Plant Pathology lab 5 45 Bryant, K Professor/Dean Francis, P Professor Stark, R Professor SPRING 22 Seminar Business Plan Develop Internship Field Crops Field Crops lab Field Crops lab Cereal Crops Soil Water Consrvtn Independent Study Agricultural Policy Cont Mktg & Fut Trdg Agricultural Finance Agribusiness Firm Mgmt Ag Econ Quiz Bowl

6 Whitworth, W Assoc Professor Animal Metab/Nutri Horse Production Feeds & Feeding Sheep & Goat Prod Akin, S. Applied Entomology Adjunct faculty UAM School of Agriculture 25/26 26/27 27/28 28/29 29/2 2/2 2/22 SSCH Student Semester Credit Hours (SSCH) for last seven years.

7 SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE FACULTY UAM COMMITTEE INVOLVEMENT 2-22 Dr. Kelly Bryant Academic Council General Education Committee Strategic Planning Steering Committee Building & Grounds Dr. Whitney Whitworth American Democracy Project Committee Animal Use & Care Committee Curriculum and Standards Dr. Robert Stark CASAA Committee Dr. Paul Francis Program Review Committee Library Emergency Procedures Committee on Committees CURRICULUM Course enrollment was good last year with 2 of our 24 regular courses having double digit enrollment. Five of our upper level classes had enrollments of 2 or more. Our curriculum is accomplishing the task for which it was designed. Our minors have not caught on as no one is currently an Animal Science minor, Plant and Soil Science minor, or an Ag Business minor. Ag internship is another class that is underutilized by our student body. FACILITIES Contractors submitted bids to repair the building s foundation and that work was completed last fall. A new chiller was installed in the back hallway in August. The old weight room was vacated by Athletics in June. Modifications to the building to make it a functioning head house were completed and it was heavily used for instruction and research last year.

8 SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE ACCOMPLISHMENTS Dr. Whitney Whitworth traveled to New Orleans to participate in the American Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting, July -4, 2.. She presented a poster titled Validation and cross-prediction of single or dual accelerometers for the prediction of grazing, standing/waling, and lying behavior of beef cattle using linear discriminant analysis. Dr. Kelly Bryant and Dr. Robert Stark attended the Arkansas Seed Dealers Convention in Memphis, TN on July 2 st and 22 nd. Rusty Jones conducted the annual Boll Weevil Stampede and it was a success and attracted visitors and participants to the area. The Rodeo team earned lots of points during the rodeo season and had a good year. Rusty was the speaker at the Monticello Chamber of Commerce meeting on March 4, 22. Dr. Robert Stark attended the Soil and Water Conservation 66 th Conference on July 6-2, 2. International Annual Dr. Robert Stark coordinated a webinar presentation on the 22 farm bill at the University of Arkansas at Monticello campus on October, 2. Dr. Whitney Whitworth participated in the 56 th Annual Beef Cattle Short Course held at Texas A&M University August 2-4, 2. Dr. Whitney Whitworth served as a judge in the stock shows at the Lincoln County Fair and the Drew County Fair in September 2. Dr. Whitney Whitworth was a speaker at the 2 River Valley Nutrient Management Tour on October 4, 2. Her topic was Reproductive and Genetic Improvements that Impact your Bottom Line. Dr. Robert Stark attended the Mississippi Agricultural Economics Association meeting on November -5, 2. It was held in Starkville, Mississippi at the Mississippi State University. Dr. Robert Stark attended the 56 th Annual Rural Life Conference in Pine Bluff, AR on February 8, 22. Dr. Paul Francis and Dr. Robert Stark attended the Tri-State Soybean Forum held in Oak Grove, LA on November, 2. Dr. Kelly Bryant attended the Arkansas Crop Management Conference held in Little Rock, AR January 8-2, 22. Dr. Paul Francis attended the AR Crop Management Conference on January 8 th and 9 th in Little Rock, AR.

9 Dr. Whitney Whitworth served as a judge in the Animal Sciences category for the 22 Regional Science Fair held on the UAM campus in March 22. Also serving as judges in the fair in the Plant Sciences division were Dr. Paul Francis and Dr. Robert Stark. Dr. Kelly Bryant traveled to Centerton, AR to attend the NIRA Rodeo where UAM s Rodeo Team was participating on April 26-27, 22. The annual Agriculture Awards Banquet was held April 24, 22 at the Senate room located in the University Center to recognize and honor agriculture students and members of the UAM Rodeo Team for their accomplishments. In addition to the students present, special guests included UAM administrators, scholarship donors, and School of Agriculture faculty and staff. Dr. Kelly Bryant assisted Rohwer Research Station director, Larry Earnest, in hosting the Crops Field Day held at the station on July 9, 22. Other faculty from the UAM School of Agriculture attended the activity. Dr. Kelly Bryant helped plan and conduct a Fencing and Grazing Field Day that was held on September 8, 2 on the UAM campus involving University and Natural Resources Conservation Service personnel. It was sponsored by Arkansas Grazing Lands Coalition. Dr. Whitney Whitworth provided assistance in the tours of the stream bank stabilization. Dr. Kelly Bryant and Dr. Whitney Whitworth were nominated for Alpha Chi National Honor Society s Administrator and Teacher of the Year Awards, respectively, for the 2-22 academic year. Dr. Whitney Whitworth gave a presentation on Replacement Heifer Evaluation at the Beef and Forage Field Day held at the Southeast Research and Extension Center on April 26, 22. Ranchers and producers, as well as University personnel, participated in the evening s activities. Dr. Robert Stark attended the State FFA Convention, held at Camp Couchdale near Hot Springs, on June 5-7, 22. Dr. Stark manned a booth featuring the UAM School of Agriculture and visited with potential students who were attending the convention. Dr. Paul Francis and Dr. Stark once again organized the Tomatoes at the Trotter at the UAM Trotter House on June 2, 22. It consisted of the 5 variety taste testing along with a meal created with the special heirloom tomato. Half of the proceeds went to the UAM School of Agriculture. Dr. Paul Francis and Dr. Stark organized the tasting portion of the Tomatoes at the Capitol sponsored by the Arkansas Agriculture Department on June 27, 22 at the state capitol.

10 STUDENT ACTIVITIES During the year, School of Agriculture students participated in a number of field trips and other activities: Bobby Evans, a junior and member of the UAM Debate team finished second in the sweepstakes competition at the Henderson State University The annual Back-to-School Picnic hosted by the School of Agriculture faculty and staff for new and returning students was held at the Agriculture Building on August, 2. On September 28, 2 students in Fiber and Oil Seed class toured the Rohwer Experiment Station. School of Agriculture faculty/former faculty and staff participated in tailgating activities at UAM s Homecoming on October 29, 2. Bar-B-Q, trimmings and drinks were available to all who visited the Agriculture tent. Several agriculture alumni were in attendance. Kenneth Hale, Zach Hill, Whitney McGregor and Will Parrish presented their experience at their internships on October 2, 2. On November 8, 2- Agriculture major, Kacie Johnson, was among the thirty-four inductees into the UAM chapter of Alpha Chi (Arkansas Honor Society). Brett Stewart was also initiated as the Vice President at this time. November, 2 Agriculture faculty and students, under the leadership of Dr. Whitney Whitworth, along with members of the Agriculture Alumni Society, conducted a fundraiser for the Robert C. Kirst Scholarship. Tyson Foods furnishes the chicken which is prepared by their Cooking Team. Agriculture students are responsible for selling tickets for the dinners and delivering the dinners. Proceeds from this event provide some of the funds for the Kirst Scholarship which is awarded to two agriculture majors each year. Mr. Greg Peton with Pioneer Hi-Bred was the guest speaker in Agriculture Orientation and Senior Seminar on November 9, 22. He offered suggestions on how a student should prepare for a successful career. November 7, 2 Members of Dr. Robert Stark s Economics of Environmental Management class presented a seminar entitled Feral Hog examining the feral hog situation in Arkansas and surrounding states. On Wednesday, December 7, 2, Tyson foods provide lunch for the students and faculty. They visited with students interested in a career with them after lunch. Students in the Agricultural Policy class traveled to Little Rock on February 2, 22 to visit the Arkansas State Capitol, meet legislators, and observe proceedings conducted at the Capitol during that day. Justin Jones, Senior presented a poster at the Southern Region Meeting of American Society of Agronomy in Birmingham, AL titled Integration of Heirloom Tomatoes with Contemporary Vine-Ripened Fresh Market Operations, on February 4-7, 22. Jones placed rd in the undergraduate poster competition. He was accompanied by Dr. Paul Francis. Dr. Stark and eight students attended the SAEA Quiz Bowl in Birmingham, AL for competition. March 2-, 22 Nine UAM agriculture students attended the Collegiate Farm Bureau State Convention held in Little Rock. TEAM BOLL WEEVIL, consisted of Chris Church, Carrin Cross, Ethan Ferguson Kristal Ferguson April Quattlebaum, John David Farabough,

11 Brittany Harpole, Tyler Hicks and Andrew Raddle. Tyler Hicks represented the team at the State Finals Discussion Meet Contestant. Whitney McGregor, a senior PreVet major from Monticello, was selected to receive the 22 Who s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities Award. Nine students participated in the School of Agriculture Academics Olympics competition, with Spencer Lybrand being selected to represent the School of Agriculture in the campus-wide finals. More than 2 rodeo cowboys and cowgirls from colleges and universities competed in the 22 Boll Weevil Stampede at the Drew County Fairgrounds hosted by the University of Arkansas at Monticello March 29 through March. Of the 4 students serving as UAM Ambassadors for 2-2, three students were from the School of Agriculture: Brittany Harpole, Whitney McGregor, and Kacie Johnson.

12 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED 2-22 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT AMOUNT B.C. Pickens Zachary Hill $ 67 B.C. Pickens Bradley Holt $4 B.C. Pickens Austin Henderson $4 Division of Agriculture Jared McMillan $ 42 Division of Agriculture Roy Smith $ 864 Division of Agriculture Shannon Smith $ 42 Weldon Abbott Endowed Ethan Ferguson $2 Weldon Abbott Endowed Chasity Desselle $2 Vance Edmondson Zachary Altom $ 255 Robert L. Hixson Zachary Altom $ 255 Robert C. Kirst Scholarship Jared McMillan $ Robert C. Kirst Scholarship Kacie Johnson $ 6 Robert C. Kirst Scholarship Nicholas Bennett $ Webb/Carter Endowed Kristal Ferguson $2 Daniel/Charlotte Hornaday Scholarship Lauren Hodge $7 Mid-South GEAPS Scholarship Kristal Sibley $ Arkansas Crop Protection Assn (ACPA) Brandi Kemp $ Jimmie Lee Buford Kacie Johnson $62 Jesse/Ernestine Coker Scholarship Ethan Ferguson $ 56 Desha/Drew Cattlemen s Assn Will Beaty $ 5 General Rodeo Roy Smith $ 5 TOTAL $6,586

13 NAME August 2 B.S. Degree- Agriculture Kendra White AGRICULTURE GRADUATES 2-22 PLACEMENT OF GRADUATES December 2 B.S. Degree Jared McMillan Andrew Aycock Brett Stewart Zach Altom Amy Hughes Brandi Kemp Zachary Hill May 22 Associate of Arts Nicholas Bateman Courtney Crawford Chasity Desselle Zach Hodge Amy Hughes Kacie Johnson Steven A. Raddle Hannah L. Scott Rachel M. Umholtz B.S. Degree Kristal Ferguson Ethan Ferguson Nicholas Bateman Tyler Hicks James W. Beaty Chasity Deselle Tyler Hicks Zach Hodge Justin Jones Whitney McGregor Steven A. Raddle Leslie S. Smith Roy Smith Rachel Umholtz State Farm Insurance-Star City, AR Graduate school-university of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR Bayer Crop Sciences-Dewitt, AR Graduate school-university of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR Graduate school-university of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR Lindsey Veterinary Services Lindsey Veterinary Services Law school-ualr Arkansas Department of Correction-Grady, AR Tyson Foods-White Hall, AR Program U of A Cooperative Extension

14 Prior to graduation on May, 22 School of Agriculture faculty and staff hosted a luncheon in the Agriculture Building for 2-22 graduates and their families. 25 Agriculture Graduates by Year

15 PROSPECTIVE STUDENT CONTACTS During the 2-2 academic year, the following contacts were made with prospective students. Letters from the School of Agriculture were sent to students who had been awarded scholarships to the University of Arkansas at Monticello, including those expressing an interest in the Agriculture or PreVet curriculum: DATE NO. OF LETTERS AREA OF INTEREST IN-STATE OUT-OF-STATE /4/ General Studies 7 2 Agriculture 2 2 Pre-Vet 2 /9/ 6 General Studies 5 /2/ 2 General Studies 2 /28/ General Studies Pre-Vet // General Studies 2/6/ 6 General Studies 2 Agriculture 2 Pre-Vet 2/2/ 2 General Studies 2 Agriculture 2/2/2 4 General Studies 4 Agriculture 2 PreVet 2 2/8/2 7 General Studies 7 Agriculture 2 PreVet 2 /4/2 29 General Studies 28 Agriculture 4 PreVet /6/2 26 General Studies Agriculture 2 PreVet 4/6/2 Agriculture 4/4/2 5 General Studies 5 In addition, for the period of July, 2 to June, 22, the following were mailed from the School of Agriculture to prospective students: 64 letters to students requesting information about the School of Agriculture curriculum.