Arkansas Soil & Water Education Conference – January 13, 2005 

You are invited to attend the Annual Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference to be held Thursday, January 13, 2005 at the Convocation Center, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro.  Registration begins at 8:00 am, and the registration fee is $15.00.

The program will feature The Honorable Marion Berry, U.S. Congressman,1st Congressional District as luncheon speaker.

Session I  Presiding: David Fowlkes, USDA/NRCS, Jonesboro

8:45         Welcome – Dr. Gregory Phillips, Dean, ASU College of Agriculture

9:00 Groundwater Status in Northeast Arkansas – Danny Goodwin,  Watershed Specialist, USDA, National Water Management Center, Little Rock

9:15        The Bayou Meto and Grand Prairie Projects – A Prelude for Future Programs in NE Arkansas, Jim Bodran, Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis 

9:35        An Update on Water Projects in Eastern Arkansas – David Weeks,  Assistant Arkansas State Conservationist, USDA/NRCS, Little Rock

9:50        Break - Refreshments and visit Displays - Meeting Room A

Session II Presiding: Alec Farmer,  former Chairman, Arkansas Soil & Water Conservation Commission and Craighead Conservation District, Jonesboro

10:20 Riparian and Appropriation Laws across the U.S. – Professor Ken Gould, University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law, Little Rock

10:50 Arkansas Water Law – Alan Perkins – Perkins & Trotter, PLLC, Little Rock

11:20 Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission Issues in Water Law – Crystal L. Phelps, Associate General Counsel, Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission, Little Rock

12:00 Luncheon              

Session III Presiding:  Dr. Bert Greenwalt, ASU College of Agriculture

1:20        Water Conservation in MidSouth Agriculture  – Phil Tacker,  Agricultural Engineer, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, Little Rock and Dr. Earl Vories, Agricultural Engineer, USDA-ARS Portageville, MO

1:50        On Farm Surface Water Storage -  Practical or Not? – Dr. Jennie Popp and Dr. Eric Wailes, Department of Agricultural Economics and AgriBusiness, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

2:10        Water Conservation Practices in Arkansas - Reservoirs and On-Farm Storage, - Tony Stevenson  NRCS State Conservation Engineer,  Little Rock

2:30        Water Issues on the Farm – Environmental Quality of Rice Irrigation Relift Water - Dr. Richard Grippo, Environmental Sciences Ph.D. Program and Department of Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro

3:00        Water Management in Rice Production - Dr. Paul Counce, University of Arkansas Rice Research and Extension Center, Stuttgart

3:45        Tour of the new Agriculture and Environment Research Facility  - Located at the corner of Aggie and Stadium, accessed off Longhorn Drive - hosted by ASU Environmental Sciences Director, Dr. Jerry Farris and ASU College of Agriculture Dean,  Dr. Gregory Philips