Research News of August 2023
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Street Retires as Director of Design and Construction for Division of Agriculture
After more than 32 years with the University of Arkansas System, Dan Street is hanging up his hard hat as director of design and construction for the Division of Agriculture.
2023 Arkansas Agriculture Profile Paints Portrait of Recovering Industry
The 2023 edition of the Arkansas Agriculture Profile shows that the state’s largest industry is not only making a post-COVID comeback, but it’s also growing, the authors said. Jennie Popp, an agricultural economist and associate dean of the Honors College at the University of Arkansas, and Leah English, program assistant in agricultural economics and agribusiness, produce the annual overview of Arkansas’ agricultural industry. The two have appointments within the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, which publishes the profile.
Shooting at the Broad Side of Barnyardgrass with Fenclorim
A recent technology licensing agreement between the UADA and Pennsylvania-based UPL Ltd. is expected to bring relief to rice farmers fighting herbicide-resistant barnyardgrass, and potentially other weeds, without the need for an herbicide-tolerance genetic trait in the plant.
Food Safety Heavy Hitters to Converge on Northwest Arkansas for Annual Conference
With sessions on blockchain, farm-to-fork pet food and “Between the Bun” — a look at food safety in plant-based meats — the 15th annual Arkansas Association for Food Protection conference Sept. 26-28 at Fayetteville...
June Mann, Widow of Former Cotton Council President, Arkansas Cotton Farmer Lon Mann, Dies at 93
June Beasley Mann, a supporter of land grant agriculture whose husband was honored with the naming of the Lon Mann Cotton Research Station Marianna, has died at age 93.
Farmers for Tomorrow Fundraiser Set for Sept. 14 at Center for Arkansas Farms and Food
The Center for Arkansas Farms and Food will hold a fundraising event 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, to support the Farmers for Tomorrow fund, a program to help aspiring farmers start their small farm businesses...
New Poultry Extension Specialist Brings Love of Teaching to Arkansas
Poultry science extension specialist Zac Williams is passionate about education, both in the poultry house and in the classroom. “I enjoy teaching, whether that be through extension programming...
Arkansas Blackberry Breeder will Develop New Tools to Unlock Consumer Preference
Despite leaps in Arkansas blackberry breeding over the past few decades, there is still room for advancement with the help of genomewide association mapping, consumer panels and a machine with a mouthful of a name...
