Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference and Irrigation EXPO

We are excited to introduce Dan Hooks as one of our speakers for the 2026 Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference and Irrigation EXPO. Dan Hooks, current President of the White River Irrigation District, is a semi-retired American farmer managing approximately 1,200 acres of irrigated farmland in Prairie County near Slovak, Arkansas, alongside his brother and son. Their family operation primarily produces rice and soybeans, with some wheat cultivation, and has successful

We are excited to introduce Dr. Michele L. Reba as one of our speakers for the 2026 Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference and Irrigation EXPO. Dr. Reba is a research hydrologist, lead scientist, and research leader (acting) at the USDA-ARS-Delta Water Management Research Unit in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The mission of the unit is to execute research related to agricultural water resources management at the multiple scales to further our knowledge base, evaluate technologic

We are excited to introduce Deborah Leslie as one of our speakers for the 2026 Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference and Irrigation EXPO. Deborah Leslie is an Assistant Professor at the University of Memphis in the Department of Earth Sciences. She grew up in the Arkansas Delta and graduated with her PhD in Earth Sciences from the Ohio State University. She completed a postdoctoral research position with the USDA-ARS Delta Water Management Research before becoming an a

We are excited to introduce Dr. Gerson Drescher as one of our speakers for the 2026 Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference and Irrigation EXPO. Dr. Drescher is an Assistant Professor of Applied Soil Fertility at the Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, University of Arkansas. His research is focused on developing best crop and nutrient management strategies to enhance crop production and environmental sustainability. Dr. Drescher’s research emphasizes s