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How Do Road Salts Impact Roadside Microorganisms?

How Do Road Salts Impact Roadside Microorganisms?

Salt is essential to keeping our roads and walkways safe when it snows. But when salt is washed off the roads, how does it impact nearby microorganisms? Water quality researcher Shannon Speir and her students have been conducting studies…

December 2024 Arkansas Ag Research Report

December 2024 Arkansas Ag Research Report

A monthly round-up of top stories from the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station. IN THIS ISSUE: USDA-NIFA grant helps scientists combat southern root-knot nematode, Weed scientist honored by USA Rice, Diversity in Action Magazine features bioinformatics specialist…

LISTEN: Research Development and Writing Competitive Grants

LISTEN: Research Development and Writing Competitive Grants

“I love research and being a part of … this process of being able to help faculty get funding for their research,” said Dr. Keith Berry Jr. In this episode, we are joined by the AAES’ first-ever research development specialist. Berry shares an overview…

Norsworthy Honored with Rice Industry Award

Norsworthy Honored with Rice Industry Award

Jason Norsworthy’s origin story as a weed scientist began on a truck farm in south Arkansas, and was told through the unnumbered long, hot hours spent at the end of a gooseneck hoe chopping weeds…

New Probiotic Shown to Improve Digestion in Poultry and Swine

New Probiotic Shown to Improve Digestion in Poultry and Swine

A novel probiotic in both poultry and swine feed that promises to improve gut health and weight-gain efficiency may have another benefit: allowing the animals to unlock more of the nutrients of soybean in their diets. The probiotic, which is a beneficial bacterium…

November 2024 Arkansas Ag Research Report

November 2024 Arkansas Ag Research Report

A monthly round-up of top stories from the AAES. In this issue: Poultry scientists are working on a vaccine for necrotic enteritis, a multi-billion-dollar problem. Exploring new approaches to combat bovine respiratory disease. Drought mapping project shows driest spots …

Exploring New Approaches to Combat Bovine Respiratory Disease

Exploring New Approaches to Combat Bovine Respiratory Disease

It’s commonly known in the cattle industry that bovine respiratory disease is the most costly illness affecting cattle in North America. Despite extensive research and treatment efforts over the years, it continues to lead to high rates of sickness and death…

Finding a Preventative Solution to a Billion-Dollar Poultry Problem

Finding a Preventative Solution to a Billion-Dollar Poultry Problem

The poultry industry loses up to $6 billion annually due to necrotic enteritis, a preventable intestinal disease in poultry, including broiler chickens. AAES poultry science researcher is evaluating a new possible solution using a novel vaccine combined with a bile acid regimen…