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Poultry Science Grad Students Earn Awards for Research Presentations at International Meeting
Poultry vaccine research using a technique similar to allergy testing in humans and a project to discern the digestibility of phosphorus from meat and bone have earned two student scientists…
High-Tech Cameras Focused on Chicken Breast Defect Detection
Some research for poultry processing automation is more than meets the eye. A multidisciplinary team of scientists at the AAES are testing to see if hyperspectral images…
Farming Opportunity Seekers Network with Farmers March 9 in Fayetteville
People seeking experience on a working farm will have a chance to meet with farmers at a Center for Arkansas Farms and Food networking event on March 9.
Turfgrass Foundation Presents Award of Excellence to Researcher for Graduate-Level Work
The Musser International Turfgrass Foundation presented its 2023 Musser Award of Excellence to horticulture researcher Wendell Hutchens for his graduate-level contributions…
Experiment Station, Bumpers Faculty Selected for LEAD21 Leadership Program
Two faculty members with the University of Arkansas’ Dale Bumpers College of AFLS and the AAES have been selected to participate in this year’s Class 19 LEAD21 program…
Ark-La-Tex Feral Hog Damage Assessment Provides Deeper Understanding
Managing feral swine — the land-damaging, disease-carrying wild hogs that roam throughout the country — starts with good data, according to Nana Tian…
Kyung Soo Kim, Retired Division of Agriculture Researcher, Dies at 89
Kyung Soo Kim, a retired professor of plant pathology for the AAES and the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences at the University of Arkansas, died Feb. 8…
New Researcher Works the Intersection of Statistics, Biology, Computer Science
Rich Adams builds new statistical algorithms to make sense of the biological data from DNA, RNA, proteins and other complexities of biology…
Arkansas Ag Researchers Seek Climate-Resilient Rice as Part of USDA Grant
Scientists at the UADA’s Rice Research and Extension Center seek to develop rice that is more resilient in the face of climate change and usable water depletion…
Crop Science M.S. Student Places Second in International Yield Prediction Contest
Igor Fernandes, M.S. student in CSES in the Dale Bumpers College of AFLS, recently placed second in an international prediction contest conducted by the Genomes to Fields Initiative…
Teaching Method Increases Students’ Interest in Programming and Breadboarding
Researchers validated a curriculum development model that increased the confidence and interest of beginning agricultural students learning how to breadboard and program Arduino UNOs…
New Arkansas Medium-Grain Rice Taurus in High Demand as Drought Plagues California
The new conventional medium-grain and long-grain rice varieties developed by the Arkansas researchers to achieve increased yield potential are proving popular with seed growers.
Center for Arkansas Farms and Food back in Action with Public Events Set in March
The Center for Arkansas Farms and Food has several educational and networking events planned for March following the kickoff of its 2023 Farm School and Apprenticeship programs.
Arkansas Engineering Faculty Member Recognized for Outreach to Aid Poultry Sustainability Efforts
Yi Liang, associate professor of biological and agricultural engineering, was recognized on Jan. 13 for her outreach efforts to assist the poultry industry in solving its biggest challenges.
How to Keep Your Food Safe during a Power Outage
Food safety is on the minds of many Arkansans this week, with over 72,000 customers losing power during the icy weather.
Arkansas Turfgrass Research Shows Drones Adaptable to Golf Course Water, Labor Issues
Unmanned aircraft systems, also known as drones, used by turfgrass scientists at the AAES offer potential solutions for two of the biggest challenges in turfgrass management.
American Society of Animal Science Names Arkansas Researcher Distinguished Service Award Winner
Beth Kegley, professor of animal science for the AAES, has been named recipient of the 2023 Southern Section Animal Science Distinguished Service Award by the American Society of Animal Science.
Consumers can Expect Egg Prices to Decline, but not to 2021 Levels
Egg prices won’t stay high forever, but with no clear end in sight for the current round of highly pathogenic avian flu, prices won’t descend to bargain basement levels…
Arkansas Fruit Breeder John R. Clark Reflects on 42-Year Career with Division of Agriculture
Over the course of his 42-plus year career with the UADA, the AAES fruit breeder and Distinguished Professor of horticulture has been the developer or co-developer of 81 varieties of fruit…
Researchers Pursue Cost-Effective Method to Remotely Monitor Streamflow in Small-Scale Watersheds
Researchers at the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station have developed an economical method to monitor rainwater surges in small streams…