Newton County Cooperative Extension (Arkansas)

07/16/2026

Dragonflies are being studied extensively to help develop many scientific and engineering advancements.

07/07/2026

Arkansas State fair and AYE upcoming deadlines for the 2026 show season

07/07/2026

Reminder about upcoming deadlines for the state fair and AYE

07/06/2026

Newton County Junior 4-Her Karley Willis represented Newton County well at the Ozark District Orama in the Crop and W**d ID contest by placing first in the Junior Division. I strongly encourage each 4-Her from 9-19 to participate in this event if you have questions, please contact the Newton County Cooperative Extension Office at 870-446-2240.

Thanks Adam Willis

06/04/2026

New World screwworm (NWS) is a devastating pest. It can cause serious, often deadly damage to animals and people in areas where the pest spreads. While NWS is present in parts of South America—where infections in animals and people continue to occur—it was eradicated from the United States decades ago. In recent years, NWS has moved northward through Central America and Mexico and was confirmed in Texas on June 3, 2026.

USDA is leading an aggressive national, One Health response to New World screwworm. The following link will give more information about the outbreak in Texas. https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkpzk9zgab.cc.rs6.net%2Ftn.jsp%3Ff%3D001MxU9MBtd5VK-dCu4Frx2W9K11zuDe0baCMcfV8euEZ_a2L7wYrnTVxb_-oxGqX4-tLPwcSIguYWDxj3IYKfmPnc7j1tiNdVvJktFh9rb0PpT7-bcShf_MYasYRK0G2unTWep-Vg9RwpqG5TyHPEWSSCCzuuD24nz1nZwJ0J-7eXAbSMaIxq2oA%3D%3D%26c%3DOe9komOc4y6qtit8-PUZwG9V6HbJImujaBt6FKGpkKV5V0W3ihkayg%3D%3D%26ch%3DFYeipVc91qrL8SH9h4fdLT_Twfn3M6-14kV0qgxbMwNL9iGcWKSPcA%3D%3D&data=05%7C02%7Cawillis%40uada.edu%7C2fa8e2c0e64542bd100d08dec25880c0%7C174d954f585e40c3ae1c01ada5f26723%7C0%7C0%7C639161882635941636%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=DtdpWnrOTS%2FAkLw0phGZgEB%2B%2FaDUBWu1sH7ScIcemSc%3D&reserved=0

05/29/2026

05/29/2026

Here is a good how to video on how to bleed cattle. This can be utilized to check for many things including disease, pregnancy, and nutritional defficiencies

04/10/2026

Newton County had some smiley faces to welcome in the poultry chain this week!!! 460 chicks were distributed as 4-H projects to 26 4-H members. They will show their project birds at the Newton County Fair.

03/30/2026

It time to start getting rolling on show animal projects. If you have any questions please contact the Newton County Extension Service at 870-446-2240

thanks

Adam