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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….
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…
Presence of Blight Pathogen Confirmed in Arkansas Pine Trees
For months, foresters and researchers have been investigating reports of ailing pine trees in Arkansas. New diagnostic lab results help tell part of the story, but researchers are continuing to investigate the cases of loblolly pine decline…
Entomologists Study How Colors Attract Wild Bees to Improve Surveys, Other Research
Red means stop. Green means go. But to bees, colors reveal a smorgasbord of available food sources. Neel Joshi, associate professor of entomology for the AAES, the research arm of the UADA, said colors serve as visual cues to bees…
Turfgrass Field Day Set for Aug. 1 in Fayetteville, Preregistration Open through July 28
A new tool that can provide a golf ball’s perspective as it measures green speeds is among the products and research that will be on display at the 2023 Turfgrass Field Day…
Molecular Survey of Parasite Threats Helps Arkansas Beekeepers Protect Their Colonies
Honeybee health is in decline in the United States and no single cause has been identified. AAES researchers conducted a molecular survey of managed honeybee colonies in Arkansas to identify parasites…