Research News of October 2022
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Pioneer Arkansas Grape Grower, Winemaker Mathew Post Leaves Legacy with Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Mathew Joseph Post Sr., a pioneer in the Arkansas grape-growing and winemaking industry who collaborated with the AAES on numerous grape and wine research projects, has died at the age of 97.
Researchers Receive $550,000 USDA-NIFA Grant to Develop Farmers Market Food Safety Game
Food safety education for small producers will take on an interactive gaming form with the help of a collaborative $550,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture...
Arkansas Breweries Partner in Arkansas Ag Experiment Station Hops Study
Horticulture researchers with the AAES have partnered with three breweries across the state in a quality research study of hops grown in Arkansas with a public release set Nov. 5 in Siloam Springs...
Food Science Graduate Students Win 10 Awards in Arkansas Food Protection Contest
Nine University of Arkansas graduate students in food science combined for 10 awards for their presentations at a poster contest sponsored by the Arkansas Association of Food Protection...
Arkansas Soybean Researchers Breed for ‘Plasticity’ in Various Environments
Development of drought-tolerant soybean varieties will increase sustainability and economics of production, but current research indicates these varieties may perform poorly in the absence of drought...
National Clean Plant Center for Berries Expands Capabilities with New Home
Arkansas Clean Plant Center for Berries at the AAES is moving into a renovated laboratory, expanding its capability to assure that nurseries and growers have plants free of harmful pathogens...
Technological Advances for Turfgrass Management a Focus of New Faculty Member
Drones and GPS technology are some of the emerging tools in the treatment of turfgrass diseases, and Wendell Hutchens hopes to find the best uses...
Artificial Intelligence Programmer in Ag Tech Named ABI New Investigator of the Year
A major intersection of agriculture and technology today is in artificial intelligence and machine learning to process massive amounts of data from those quadcopters buzzing over crop fields...