Plans for bringing poultry studies back to Southern Arkansas University are taking shape with the commitment of $100,000 toward the project by First Financial Bank of El Dorado, Arkansas. Dr. Trey Berry, president of SAU, thanked First Financial for its commitment, praising the partnership as unique in the state. First Financial has been a longtime… Read More
SAU graduate accepted into veterinary school
A 2017 graduate of Southern Arkansas University saw her dream of helping animals take one step closer to becoming reality as she was accepted into veterinary school at Louisiana State University. Riley Loftin, who received her undergraduate degree in Agricultural Science: Pre-Veterinary from SAU in December 2017, was recently notified of her acceptance into the… Read More
SAU sending Agriculture Science graduate to veterinary school
Sarah Moore, who graduated on May 4 from the Agriculture Science: Pre-Veterinary program at Southern Arkansas University, has been accepted into veterinary school at Oklahoma State University. Though she has a passion for helping animals, her enthusiasm for veterinary science didn’t begin on a farm. “When I was younger, I loved watching Animal Planet,” said… Read More
SAU student puts her skills to work in Mexico
Taylor McNeel, a senior Agriculture Business major at Southern Arkansas University, got the opportunity this past summer to put her Spanish-speaking skills to work as well as her desire to serve others at an orphanage in Mexico. McNeel was able to travel to Magdalena, Sonora, on an internship she obtained through The Fatted Calf, a… Read More
SAU community garden gets $25,000 Walmart FDN grant
Thanks to the Walmart Foundation’s State Giving Program, the community garden at Southern Arkansas University’s Department of Agriculture will be able to rapidly grow, and through education, outreach and produce, decrease the region’s food deserts. A $25,000 grand from the Walmart Foundation’s State Giving Program allowed SAU to purchase a garden tractor and zero-turn lawnmower… Read More
For Arkansas 4-H President Mary Alice Cole, it’s always been SAU
Mary Alice Cole never doubted she wanted to attend Southern Arkansas University, and now, after becoming state president of Arkansas 4-H, the incoming freshman has achieved that goal. “Ever since I was little, I always said I was going to SAU,” Cole said. “When I first came to tour, I got this feeling of home…. Read More
Drew List latest FFA officer to choose SAU
Drew List didn’t grow up on a farm yet he has nonetheless succeeded in Future Farmers of America, ascending to one of its top statewide elected positions this summer before entering Southern Arkansas University as a freshman. The Vilonia resident, who is majoring in Agriculture Plant Science, said he didn’t have farming in his background…. Read More
Watkins latest of FFA officers to choose SAU
Kinsey Watkins of Guy, Ark., said she has found what she was looking for at Southern Arkansas University – that “home away from home” feeling. Watkins will be a freshman this year but comes to SAU already familiar with the University and with a prestigious title: 2016-2017 state president of the Arkansas FFA (Future Farmers… Read More
SAU brings back lambs for regional benefits
Sheep production is ba-a-a-a-a-a-ck at Southern Arkansas University, and the plan is for the newborns to provide opportunities for more youth in the region to experience agriculture. The first set of ewe twins were born in a blue barn on SAU’s farm on February 10, and over the Valentine weekend another set of twins and… Read More
Food and agri advocate speaking at SAU Feb. 11
J.J. Jones of The Center for Food Integrity in Gladstone, Missouri, will present “A New Conversation About Food…Why it is needed?” at Southern Arkansas University’s Foundation Hall at 7 p.m. on February 11, 2016. The public is invited to attend this free event. A “product of Northwest Kansas,” Jones has enjoyed a career in agricultural… Read More
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