![]()
Section 2: Acknowledgements
|
The project team would like to thank the following organizations and people for their kind cooperation, helpful advice, and gracious hospitality. The USDA Farm Services Agency provided data crucial to this endeavor, and we thank the following folks for their assistance: Wayne Perryman and Ron Chastain of the Little Rock office, Benjamin Allbritton - Chicot County, Rod Wood - Lincoln County, George Harrison - Lonoke County, Larry Langley - Clay County, Rick Stewart - Mississippi County, Ted Smith - Craighead County, Harrison Armstrong - Lee County, Archie Haynes - Monroe County, and Donald Jenkins - Arkansas County. Bill Groce of the Jefferson County office deserves special thanks for briefing project staffers on the details of the FSA filing system. Benjamin Klugh of the National Agricultural Statistics Service provided beneficial information about NASS crop mapping procedures and pertinent advice during the initial stages of the project. University of Arkansas, College of Agriculture professors Don Scott, Clay Sneller, Larry Purcell, Richard Norman, Fred Bourland, Robert Bacon, Charles West, and Don Donbeck offered their expertise on specific crop characteristics. Many thanks go to Paula Justus, CAST accountant, for making our lives a bit easier. Thank You All. |
![]()