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Our Work
- Water Quality & Quantity Management
  By building strong partnerships with academics, industry and government we provide the science needed to make water resource management decisions at the local, state, regional and national level.
- Specialty Crop Production & Marketing
  Specialty crop production and marketing research, education and outreach focused on strengthening farm to retailer connections and promoting locally produced foods.
- Risk Management
  Providing research materials to assist agricultural producers to manage risk related to production, finances, marketing and legal risks. Many of the materials are provided in English and Spanish.
- Economic Contribution of Agriculture
  CARS researchers regularly assess agriculture’s economic contribution to the Arkansas economy. The contribution is reported in terms of number of jobs, labor income and value-added.
- Sustainability Metrics
  Sustainability Metrics measure key impact areas and trends over time, foster productive dialogue and promote progress toward sustainability.
- Waste Management
  The sustainability metrics for waste management for animal and livestock production operations is to reduce the waste export to minimum, ideally zero.
- Life Cycle Assessment
  Innovative life cycle assessments for food, feed, fiber and fuel impacts on greenhouse gas, energy, water, biodiversity, and toxicity.
Personnel
- Directors, Affiliated Faculty and Staff
  Directors of Economy, Risk Management, Horticulture and Waste Management, and affiliated faculty and staff.
- Faculty Spotlight
  Highlighting faculty and their research.
Resources
- Resources
  Shaping the people who can move ideas into reality.
- Newsletter
  Providing up-to-date information to associated CARS faculty and the public.
- Reports
  Providing unbiased information to enable educated votes on critical issues.
- Presentations
  Highlighting presentations that have received travel grants.
Events
- Upcoming Events
  Current and upcoming events, workshops and conferences.
Dale Bumpers College
- Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
  13 interrelated majors and 21 minors prepare students for careers in every facet of the food industry from production to consumption, careers in business and public service serving families and consumers, and careers that advance environmental sustainability.
Division of Agriculture
- Division of Agriculture
  The core mission of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is to make a positive impact for that key industry through the research done by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and the teaching done by the Cooperative Extension Service.

Arkansas Non-Point Source Management Plan

CARS was a major part of the core group that produced the 2005 - 2010 Arkansas NPS Management Plan update. This plan guides the use of state and federal funds used on projects aimed at solving issues related to NPS pollution.

Funding from Arkansas Natural Resources Commission helped complete this project.

Contact:
Marty Matlock, 479-575-2849, mmatlock@uark.edu

2005-2010 NPS Management Program Plan

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