A monthly round-up of top stories from the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station. IN THIS ISSUE: Weed scientists are looking beyond the visual spectrum. What’s wrong with my lawn? Research points to a possible answer. How to use space lasers and AI to measure large forest area biomass…
Food scientists are paving the way for 3D-printed food and pharmaceuticals based on drought-tolerant grain sorghum protein that won’t turn into a blob. The grain, which is capable of growing in contrasting climatic conditions…
ACE, the Association for Communication Excellence, presented six awards to the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s communications team for coverage of agricultural research and extension programs…
Christian Schubert and Scott Lafontaine are fighting an old prejudice: that rice doesn’t belong in beer. Now they’ve got the research to upend that ancient bit of brewing snobbery…
As Arkansas rice producers face increasing agronomic and economic challenges, new assistant professor of post-harvest grain processing Kaushik Luthra is ready to roll up his sleeves and get to work…
By combining artificial intelligence and sensors that can see beyond visible light, Arkansas researchers have developed a system that exceeds human discernment when it comes to measuring herbicide-induced stress in plants….
Satellite data used by archaeologists to find traces of ancient ruins hidden under dense forest canopies can also be used to improve the speed and accuracy to measure how much carbon is retained and released in forests…
With spring rains, warm-season turfgrasses such as bermudagrass and zoysiagrass are at risk of a fungal disease called large patch that can leave a lawn marked with large brown areas of dead and dying grass…
Food safety basics and regulatory compliance are the focus of Food Safety School, an all-day workshop that will be held on June 17 at the Fayetteville Public Library by food scientists with the UADA and Virginia Tech…
Becca Muenich, an associate professor of biological and agricultural engineering at the University of Arkansas, received the Purdue University Agricultural & Biological Engineering Outstanding Alumni Award…
A monthly round-up of top stories from the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station. IN THIS ISSUE: Fruit breeding team discovers world’s first genetic blackberry markers for plant breeders. Norsworthy honored by Weed…
Large-scale solar power arrays occupy about 0.2 percent of agricultural land in Arkansas, according to an analysis by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture…
As owners humanize their pets and prove more willing to pay a premium for foods labeled to address pet health, a new study explores which pet health concerns bring the highest prices…
Trent Roberts may not develop new crop varieties. But he helps them thrive. Trent, a professor of soil fertility and soil testing, aims to increase crop yields, improve fertilizer use efficiency, and boost farm profitability and resilience…
Herbicide-resistant weeds are among row-crop agriculture’s most problematic and expensive management issues. Distinguished Professor Jason Norsworthy knows this all too well, having dedicated his career to weed management for the past 30 years…
Justin Chlapecka’s new role as assistant professor of agronomy comes with an office just about 35 miles from where he grew up — a return home he sees as an opportunity to give back to his community…
Researchers have discovered the genetic region responsible for blackberries’ deploying of a type of pointy self-protection: thorns. They can scratch pickers and damage fruit…
With a global reputation for his work in swine nutrition and management and his unparalleled ability to engage students, Charles Maxwell was a professor with a fan club. Maxwell, professor of animal science at the UADA and the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville…
When you test more than 200,000 soil samples in a year, you not only learn something about how Arkansans grow crops, gardens and lawns, but also the value of recommendations that result from soil test results…
A June 12 fundraiser featuring food by Atlas restaurant chef and owner Elliot Hunt, beverages by Sommelier Aleks Berry, and live music by Buddy Shute & the Motivators, will provide seed money and other financial support for local small farms…
Before it gets to your table in a steaming dish, rice has to go through the mill. More specifically, the unprocessed rice kernels that are encased in an inedible hull must undergo milling to reveal the white rice grain…
Informing and incentivizing optimal farm management decisions fuel the research of production economist Kristiina Ala-Kokko — and she looks forward to zeroing in on the Arkansas rice industry come this fall.
A monthly round-up of top stories from the AAES. IN THIS ISSUE: The Center for Beverage Innovation dives deep into yeasts to make nonalcoholic beers. Agricultural economists examine consumer confusion from CBD oils….
Ioannis Tzanetakis, professor of plant virology and director of the Arkansas Clean Plant Center, was recently named a Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society. Tzanetakis has a dual appointment in the department of entomology and plant pathology…
Aranyak Goswami thinks computational biology has the potential to change the course of human civilization. As an assistant professor in the animal science department, he uses computational genomics and bioinformatics tools…