Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences at the University of Arkansas:

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Undergraduate Programs

The Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences has two undergraduate majors and many minors to choose from for students who are passionate about pursuing careers in science, production, conservation and sustainability.

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Graduate Programs

Students interested in pursuing advanced degrees can choose one of our three concentations for the Master of Science degree, or complete a doctoral program in one of our 12 Ph.D. research areas.

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Our department is staffed with award-winning, nationally-recognized faculty members who not only serve students on campus, but also conduct research that benefits industries and communities across the state, nation and globe.

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Taking a closer look at headwater streams in light of climate change

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Dr. Norsworthy Licensing Agreement

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CSES Departmental Seminar Schedule Fall 2023
AFLS 107E at 3:30-4:20 pm or join via Zoom

Date	Presenter /Seminar Title	Moderator
8/21/2023	First Day of Fall Semester	-
8/28/2023	Camila Reis (International PhD Student) -Guest Speaker Modification of the recurrent selection method applied in rice to increase the annual genetic gain	Dr. De Guzman
9/4/2023	NO Seminar – Labor Day	-
9/11/2023	Dr. Edwards/ Dr. Roberts – Orientation	Dr. Roberts
9/18/2023	Dr. Poncet (Guest Speaker) - A case study for mid-season corn nitrogen management using drones.	Dr. Edwards
9/25/2023	Bronc Finch – Guest Speaker	Dr. Edwards
10/2/2023	Amanda Ashworth (ARS) - Guest Speaker	Dr. Edwards
10/9/2023	3:30- 3:55 p.m. Chandler Arel (MS) Struvite Effects on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Flood-irrigated Rice in the Greenhouse	Dr. Brye
10/9/2023	MS Student -Open	Open
10/16/2023	NO Seminar – Fall Break	-
10/23/2023	Guest Speaker	Open
10/30/2023	NO Seminar - Tri - Societies	-
11/6/2023	3:30- 3:55 p.m. Samuel Noe (MS)	Norsworthy
11/6/2023	MS Student -Open	Open
11/13/2023	3:30- 3:55 p.m. Solomon Frimpong (MS)	Poncet
11/13/2023	3:55 – 4:20 p.m. Ujjwal Sigdel (MS)	Poncet
11/20/2023	NO Seminar – Thanksgiving Week	-
11/27/2023	3:30 – 4:20 p.m. Diego Della Lunga (PhD) Field and Greenhouse environmental evaluation of struvite in Rice Production Systems	Dr. Brye
12/4/2023	3:30 – 4:20 p.m. Carrie Ortel (PhD)	Roberts
12/11/2023	NO Seminar – Finals Week	-
A new Zoom Link will be set up for each seminar for recording purposes. Please contact department Admin for the link.

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weeds

The University of Arkansas Weed Team was crowned winner of both the 2023 Southern Weed Science Society (SWSS) Weed Contest and the 2023 National Weed Contest held in Union City, TN on July 26. At the event, 221 students competed on 67 teams from universities across the United States and Canada. Members of the winning team were Tristen Avent, Pamela Carvalho-Moore, Jared Smith, and Sam Noe. The University of Arkansas took an additional team, with this group of students placing second overall in the SWSS Weed Contest. The second-place team consisted of Maria Carolina, Tanner King, Cole Woolard, and Juan Camilo Velasquez.

The group of eight University of Arkansas graduate students and one undergraduate took home a wealth of individual honors. Rhet Baxley, CPSC, won the Weed Identification portion of the contest at the regional and national levels. Jared Smith took home the most hardware after winning the Herbicide Symptomology and Weed Identification portions of both contests and being recognized as winner of the Farmer Problem in the SWSS Weed Contest. Jared ranked first overall among graduate students in the SWSS Weed Contest and National Weed Contest. Tristen won Written Calibration at the regional and national levels and tied with Jared for first place in Herbicide Symptomology. Tristen and Maria took second and third place overall, respectively, in the graduate student contest at the regional level.