The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Small Farm Program will host the 2026 Southwest Arkansas Small Farms Conference on Thursday, April 30, at the University of Arkansas at Hope-Texarkana’s Hempstead Hall, 2500 S. Main St. in Hope.
Outreach coordinator Kandi Williams said the one-day event runs 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. under the theme “Building Connections That Strengthen Rural Communities,” expecting about 150 in-person and hybrid participants. Planned topics include estate planning and asset protection, heirs’ property rights, food insecurity, cut-flower production, livestock and pasture management, and the forestry supply chain.
Selected forestry/conservation and estate-planning sessions will be hybrid and recorded. Sponsors include the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, Hempstead County Extension, the University of Arkansas at Monticello, and UA Hope-Texarkana. There is no registration fee; lunch is provided. Pre-register with Williams at 870-571-9428 or [email protected], or Hailey Wilkins at 870-575-8186.
