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Arkansas Ag Experiment Station Undergraduate Externship Cultivates New Scientists
Out-of-state honors student and undergraduate Evelyn Madrigal conducted her first research project this summer — an opportunity she might not have received as a student at her home university.
NSF Phase II Grant Supports Research to Address Herbicide Drift with Eco-Friendly Additive
CelluDot LLC, a startup founded by engineering alumni, will be using a nearly $1 million National Science Foundation grant to optimize a nanotechnology product they developed as doctoral students to mitigate herbicide drift, all in collaboration with the AAES
USDA Grant Supports Study of Melatonin Use in Pregnant Cows Grazing Toxic Fescue on Calf Growth
With support from a $300,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant, the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station is continuing research on the use of a common sleep aid for humans to improve weight gains of calves whose mothers grazed toxic fescue while pregnant.
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…
Future of Food Fellowship Opens Students’ Eyes to Possibilities in Food Industry
UADA program is opening more eyes to the possibilities of careers in food science. The Future of Food: Opportunities and Careers for Undergraduate Students — F2OCUS Fellowship Program — recently…
Gene Editing Improves Grain Quality and Reduces Heat Stress in Rice
As global temperatures continue to rise, maintaining the quality and yield of crops adapted to lower temperatures will increasingly become a challenge. One crop known to be affected by higher nighttime temperatures during…
Rice Farming Industry Gathers for Arkansas Rice Field Day
With the ’23 harvest approaching, rice farmers and industry professionals took some time to regroup at the Arkansas Rice Field Day. The annual event was held Aug. 3 at the UADA’s Rice Research and Extension Center…
Arkansas Turfgrass Field Day Returns in Person after Four Years
Aside from a hook or slice, a lot can go wrong on a golf course, with pathogens that cause problems like “dollar spot” and water-repellent soil that can impact performance…
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….