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Panelists Say Changes Needed to Harness Bio-, Ag-Tech Innovations
Arkansas is poised to harness the latest technological innovations to solve problems like food insecurity, but that won’t happen without funding and policy changes, panelists said at the Agri-Food Innovation Summit…
Researchers Receive NSF Funding to Continue Building a Smarter Insect Trap
University of Arkansas System researchers have received funding from the National Science Foundation’s Small Business Innovation Research program to continue development of a smart insect control system…
Division of Agriculture Works to Improve Diagnosis of Disease Affecting Turkeys
Poultry scientists with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station are working to decrease the time and cost to diagnose an emerging disease affecting the turkey industry…
THANKSGIVING: Resilient Turkey Industry Rebounds from HPAI, Adapts to Evolving Market
Here’s one thing to be thankful for this Thanksgiving: more turkey. Enough turkey has been produced with the rebound from bird flu last year that exports have increased in 2023 and are projected to continue…
Director of Food Processing Center at the Market Center of the Ozarks Named
AFIC@MCO has a new director. “I’m really excited about the new role,” said Darryl Holliday, who joined the UADA in August. “I’m thrilled to bring my knowledge, my skill set to northwest Arkansas in ways of being able to support…
Adapting Row Crops to Climate Change a Focus of New Arkansas Ag Professor
Meteorologists use models to predict the weather. Elvis Elli uses models to predict how crops might respond to a complex and changing environment. Elli began work with the AAES in September…
Undergraduate Researchers Featured in 2023 Issue of Discovery Journal
High temperatures and disease are both serious enemies in poultry production. That led recent poultry science graduate Alessandro Rocchi to investigate the link between the two. Research such as this is important in an industry…
Researchers, Educators at Summit Share Efforts to Corral Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
At a two-day summit hosted in one of the nation’s top poultry states, researchers and educators from across the Americas discussed efforts to find ways to manage the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza, a disease that has cost the poultry industry millions of birds across five continents.
Entomologist studies forest health from the ground up
An agricultural economist with UADA was recently named the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Fellow, a two-year program focused on sustainable agriculture efforts nationwide…
Crafting the Future: UA System’s Nanobrewery at the Intersection of Innovation, Research and Education
There’s something brewing at the UADA. To further support the growing beer brewing industry in Arkansas, the University of Arkansas Certificate of Proficiency in Brewing has added a fully licensed and …
Agri-Food Innovation Summit Puts Spotlight on Arkansas Agriculture and Food Entrepreneurship, Research
National and state leaders in agriculture and food innovation and entrepreneurship will gather Nov. 2-3 for the Arkansas Agri-Food Innovation Summit, a first-of-its-kind event spotlighting the federal funding opportunities that can drive industry transformation…
Arkansas Agricultural Economist Seeks Answers to Sustainability
An agricultural economist with UADA was recently named the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Fellow, a two-year program focused on sustainable agriculture efforts nationwide…
Northwest Arkansas Small Ruminants Field Day Set for Oct. 28 in Fayetteville
Small ruminants have practical and profitable uses on the farm. Still, there is a lot to know about sheep and goats to maintain their health and the sustainability of the land they are on. A free event offering education on how to raise sheep and goats…
Study: 1 Percent Increase in Unbroken Rice Could Help Feed Millions More, Boost Producer Profit
A 1 percent increase in unbroken rice kernels after milling could mean millions more servings of this critical staple grain, increased food security around the globe and improved producer profitability, a study from two Arkansas researchers suggests…
Center of Excellence for Poultry Science Plans International Bird Flu Summit in Fayetteville
The International Avian Influenza Summit will bring hundreds of poultry industry professionals together for two days in October to address the global challenges of avian influenza. Guillermo Tellez-Isaias, research professor…
Muenich: Agriculture Offers Engineers Opportunities to Improve Sustainability
Agriculture is a good field for an engineer looking to have an impact on environmental sustainability, says Becca Muenich, associate professor of engineering for the University of Arkansas System…
Trustees Praise Agreement between UA-Fayetteville, Division of Agriculture
Members of the Board of Trustees on Friday praised an agreement between the University of Arkansas and the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture as a milestone. Since the Board of Trustees created the Division of Agriculture in 1959,…
New UAM Forestry Faculty Member Yáñez Seeks to Develop Research Related to Climate Extremes
Marco Yáñez, assistant professor of silviculture and forest ecology for the University of Arkansas at Monticello, has a keen interest in climate effects. Yáñez, who hails from Chile, joined the faculty on Aug. 1…
Sept. 29 Center for Food Animal Wellbeing Symposium Offers Virtual and In-Person Attendance
The Center for Food Animal Wellbeing will host its ninth annual symposium on Sept. 29 with a focus on sustainability and animal-human interactions. Shawna Weimer, director of the Center for Food Animal Wellbeing…
Taking a Closer Look at Headwater Streams in Light of Climate Change
Up to 35 percent of headwater streams, which make up the vast majority of global river miles, are intermittent, yet the importance of these systems is not well understood due to the recurring wetting and drying cycles…