A monthly round-up of top stories from the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station. IN THIS ISSUE: Evidence that a deadly parasite can survive low pH upends 50 years of poultry science and secures FDA funding. UADA and Bumpers College faculty and staff were honored…
Food scientist and grain processing engineer Mahfuzur Rahman is pioneering new and sustainable methods of extracting plant-based protein. Using technologies like ultrasound and cold plasma, Mahfuzur hopes to add value for producers and consumers…
Duck hunting season takes place in November and December in Arkansas and duck hunters and experts are watching for birds coming into the area in October, a group often referred to as “Halloween ducks”. Dr. Doug Osborne, professor in the College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources
A fully implemented ban on genetically modified corn in Mexico could disproportionately affect the nation’s lower-income consumers, according to a recently published study by agricultural economists with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture…
New fruit varieties and a means to enhance poultry immune systems developed by UADA scientists were among 10 patents recognized Friday during the annual Agriculture Awards. All of the patents arose from discoveries made by scientists…
Outstanding land-grant faculty and staff were honored Friday during the annual Agriculture Awards, held at the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences. The event recognizes the achievements of those from the UADA and the Dale Bumpers College…
Retailers may try to take the sting out of higher turkey prices as a respiratory virus called aMVP affects production of turkeys that would end up on the Thanksgiving table, said Jada Thompson, economist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. …
Dr. Jada Thompson breaks down the economic factors affecting turkey and egg prices for the upcoming holiday season. She discusses the highly pathogenic avian influenza and avian metapneumovirus, or aMPV, how producers adjust supply in response to potential outbreaks, and the impacts…
As scientists learn more about a deadly parasite’s ability to move from host to host in turkey flocks, a long-standing theory is in question and opens the door to new preventative measures. Histomonas meleagridis, the parasite behind histomonosis…
Four local conservationists have just begun a year-long journey to improve their professional and leadership skills and better serve their communities and conservation efforts. Two professors and one staff member from the AAES…
Food science researchers with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station are tapping into the power of soundwaves and fermentation to improve the quality of plant-based proteins…
Plant breeding is Margaret Worthington’s dream job. As director of the Arkansas Fruit Breeding Program, Margaret combines the art and science of plant breeding to create new varieties that consumers love and farmers grow in the real world. At the end of the day…
Studying the secrets of how the common red milkweed beetle can safely feed on a toxic plant helps illuminate the ecological, evolutionary and economic impact of insect-plant interactions from a genomic perspective. Although the relationship between the red milkweed beetle and milkweed plants…
For Baylie Day, entomology classes and a fascination with the University of Arkansas Arthropod Museum led her to create a digital database cataloging more than 1,700 of its specimens. Day’s work is featured in the 2024 issue of Discovery…
Dr. Natalie Clay talks about her research on decomposition in Brazil’s dry tropical forests supported by the Fulbright Scholar Program, the world’s largest and most diverse international education exchange program…
As highly pathogenic avian influenza continues to infect more than just birds, scientists and industry professionals want to prevent it from infecting more species and continuing to impact animal and human health, the environment and the economy…
A sweet-and-smokey barbecue sauce designed around surplus carrots is the newest product rolling out from the Expanding Farmers’ Opportunities in Northwest Arkansas program. Rafael Rios, chef at his family’s Yeyo’s El Alma De Mexico in Rogers…
For Oklahoma native and University of Arkansas alumnus Paul DeLaune, returning to Arkansas to be head of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Science, is almost like coming home. DeLaune starts his new job Nov. 25…
Lanier Nalley, the new head of the agricultural economics and agribusiness department, plans to continue to build on his predecessor’s foundation and work toward a fuller integration of land-grant research, extension and teaching…
A monthly round-up of top stories from the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station. IN THIS ISSUE: Through the Grapevine: Great things are in store for grapes, Two fields of study combine to form foundational science on forest and stream health, Find out who was named…
Larry Purcell might be the most highly educated and scientifically cited bicycle mechanic in America. With certainty, the recently retired Distinguished Professor of crop physiology for the UADA has the admiration of Southern soybean breeders…
Sami Dridi, professor of poultry science, was recognized with the American Feed Industry Association Poultry Nutrition Research Award and the National Chicken Council Broiler Research Award at the 2024 Annual Meeting…
Food safety and nutrition are essential, but taste often drives what we choose to eat. Assistant professor of food science and flavor chemist Scott Lafontaine evaluates and enhances flavors by investigating the chemical drivers…
As trees begin changing colors this fall, a new generation of red oaks will be planted on 40 acres in eastern Arkansas, just a small part of a project that aims to re-establish 600 acres of hardwood forests in the state over the next three to five years…
Whether it’s a football field, a golf course, or a home lawn, a new multi-state study offers recommendations for keeping some varieties of turfgrass greener, longer. Researchers currently based in six states collaborated…