Research News of July 2023
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Renk, who Helped Move Faculty Inventions into the Real World, Retires after 8 Years
Bryan Renk, retiring after eight years as director of commercialization for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s Technology Commercialization Office, had the right combination of skills and know-how to bring faculty inventions into the real world...
Aug. 10 Pine Tree Field Day to Feature Rice, Soybean Updates
From seed treatment selection to harvest, experts with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture will cover topics in every step of soybean and rice production at the Pine Tree Field Day....
Division of Agriculture Names Atrium at New NE Rice Center for Donor Nutrien Ag Solutions
Nutrien Ag Solutions will be donating $400,000 to support research and outreach efforts at the Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center, the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture announced Thursday...
After 25 Years of Letting the ‘Geeky Side Come Out,’ Science Editor Fred Miller Retires
Fred Miller has two versions of how his career took him from newspapering in Paragould to being science editor for the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station. One of them involves lawn mowing. The other has the approval of his wife, Debbie...
Is Beer Made with Microwave-Dried Rice Any Different than Air-Dried Rice?
Using an industrial microwave can shorten the time needed to dry rice bound for beer making from days to hours and may lend itself to other food uses of the staple grain, AAES researchers found....
Antiparasitic Resistance Widespread in Parasites that Infect Arkansas Cattle
The effectiveness of antiparasitic products for cattle varies from pasture to pasture in treating parasite populations. Parasitologist Eva Wray helps Arkansas cattle producers pick the product and regimen to treat these tiny pests...
Howell Succeeds Verma as Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department Head
Terry Howell Jr. sees biological and agricultural engineering as a hub for bridging the engineering needs of agricultural sciences and natural resource disciplines to sustainably feed the growing world population. ...
Arkansas Plant Pathologists Develop Novel Protocol to Verify Diagnostic Tests
Scientists with the Arkansas Clean Plant Center at the AAES, the research arm of the UADA, have developed a protocol that speeds up the process, lowers the cost and improves the accuracy of detecting plant viruses...