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Arkansas Ag Economist Helps Producers Develop Risk-Management Strategies
Weather. Markets. Global events. Farmers still have to produce the world’s food amid a world of uncontrollable factors. “Any farmer will tell you that farming is a lot like gambling,” said Andrew Anderson…
Kariyat: Global Study on Plant-Herbivore Interactions ‘Opens Window of Possibilities’
Plant life is a hard life when it comes to fending off insects, and the further one gets from the equator the more difficult it can be, according to a study on plant-insect interactions published last month in the journal Science.
Arkansas Rice Companies Partner with University of Arkansas Campus Food Pantry
In 2023, three Arkansas-based rice companies helped address food insecurity at the University of Arkansas by donating hundreds of pounds of rice to the Jane B. Gearhart Full Circle Food Pantry.
Picture is Brighter for Off-the-Track Thoroughbreds
For many thoroughbreds, the end of their racing career is not the end of the line. Some horses, like Belmont Stakes winner Arcangelo, retire to a stud career at a high-end farm…
Study Shows Limits of Ozonated Water as Sanitizer in Raw Veggie Processing
Ozone can be a powerful and safe sanitizer when infused in water for food processing. However, in a recent AAES study looking at its use in raw pet food processing, scientists found that ozonated water sanitation’s…
Division of Agriculture’s 2024 Future of Food Fellowship Open for Application
The 2024 Future of Food: Opportunities and Careers for Undergraduate Students session is open for application through Feb. 2. Dubbed F2OCUS for short, the UADA program offers undergraduates opportunities to develop…
New Recommendations for Soybean Producers Have Potential to Boost Profits
Arkansas soybean producers will soon have a new tool in the fight against “hidden hunger” — a phenomenon that can reduce yields without the producer ever seeing a visual problem.
Probiotics Research Looks to 3D Printing to Get the Good Stuff in the Gut
Nutrition and food science researchers at the AAES are working to improve the impact probiotics can have on gut health using 3D food printers. Probiotics, living microorganisms like those found in some yogurts, are helpful for gut health…
Arkansas Leads $3.57M National Effort to Improve Disease Resistance in Spinach
Versatile and dense in nutrients, spinach has become one of the nation’s most popular leafy greens. Unfortunately, spinach is also well-liked by fungal enemies on the farm. Fusarium wilt, downy mildew, white rust and two emerging leaf spot diseases…
NWA Small Ruminants Field Day Attracts Diverse Mix of Sheep, Goat Farmers
Homesteaders and hobby farmers made up the majority of people seeking education on raising sheep and goats at the UADA’s first Northwest Arkansas Small Ruminants Field Day…
Necropsy Offers Insights to Parasite Control in Small Ruminants
Parasite control is crucial to the success of small ruminant production says Eva Wray, parasitologist and post-doctoral research associate with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station…
USDA Officials Shed Light on Mission, Partnerships
Partnerships with land grant universities and private sector researchers are critical for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to achieve the goals of its first-ever science and research strategy…
Agri-Food Innovation Summit Inspires Entrepreneurial Scientists to Make Big Impacts
The inaugural Agri-Food Innovation Summit offered entrepreneurial scientists and inventors inspiration to make “moonshot” impacts on society and insight on obtaining startup funds…
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…