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Researchers Receive $1 Million Grant to Develop Robotic System to Assist Poultry Processing
The COVID-19 pandemic strained many poultry processing plants as employees became ill. With the help of a $1 million grant, AAES researchers will soon begin designing robotics…
Soybean Breeder Caio Canella Vieira Joins Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Soybean breeder Caio Canella Vieira is building a bridge from the past to the future at the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station.
Division of Agriculture Faculty Patents Recognized at Awards Ceremony
The inventiveness of University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture land grant faculty was recognized Friday through the patents issued for their creations, which included fruit and grain varieties and an irrigation system…
Division of Ag, Bumpers College Recognize Extension, Research, Teaching Excellence at Ag Awards
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences on Friday recognized excellence in the three land grant disciplines of extension, research and teaching at their annual Agriculture Awards ceremony…
Farm Foundation Names Malone 2023 Agricultural Economics Fellow
Trey Malone, an agricultural economist with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, has been named Farm Foundation’s 2023 Agricultural Economics Fellow…
Research Team Earns NSF Entrepreneurship Grant for Consumer-Savvy AI-Guided Imaging
The National Science Foundation awarded an Innovation Corps entrepreneurship grant to an Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station research team for a machine vision system developed using artificial intelligence-guided imaging.
NALC Jan. 18 Webinar to Provide Legislative Update on Foreign Ownership of Ag Land
Foreign ownership and investments in U.S. agricultural land have increased to more than 40 million acres in the last decade, making up just over 3 percent…
University of Arkansas at Monticello Hosts USDA Official; Announces $3.7 Million Grant
Researchers and administrators with the UADA hosted a visiting official with the U.S. Department of Agriculture last Friday, highlighting projects that have garnered special federal funding in support of climate-smart initiatives…
Moldenhauer, Wamishe Earn Rice Industry Awards at 2022 Rice Outlook Conference
Colleagues have honored two faculty members from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture — Karen Moldenhauer and Yeshi Wamishe…
Study Shows No Negative Health Effects on Limit-Fed Diet in ‘High-Risk’ Cattle
Placing newly received, “high-risk” cattle on a limit-fed diet may result in greater performance with no adverse health effects, according to a study by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station…
Arkansas Ag Econ Professor Jada Thompson Wins SAEA Emerging Scholar Award
Jada Thompson in the U of A System was recently recognized with the Southern Agricultural Economics Association’s 2023 Emerging Scholar Award for research…
YEAREND: Specialty Crops Took Hard Hit in 2022, Drought Responsible for Lower Yields
Severe drought and some of the highest temperatures seen in years caused many Arkansas fruit and nut crops to suffer yield losses in 2022…
Division of Agriculture, Anheuser-Busch Team Up to Research, Promote Resource Conservation
The UADA and Anheuser-Busch are partnering to research and promote resource conservation for rice farming in Arkansas and the surrounding region…
Applications Now Open for 2023 F2OCUS: Future of Food Undergrad Summer Program
Opening the realms of possibility in food science is the goal behind the Future of Food: Opportunities and Careers for Undergraduate Students (F2OCUS) Fellowship Program…
YEAREND: Avian Influenza, Inflation Drive Up Poultry Prices; Faculty Additions Allow for More Specialized Research
The worst outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the United States disrupted production and led to increased poultry prices in 2022…
YEAREND: Drought Accelerates Liquidation of Herds in 2022
“The theme of 2022 was drought and all the implications that had for Arkansas beef producers,” said James Mitchell, assistant professor and extension agricultural economist for the UADA.
YEAREND: High Input Costs, Weather Extremes Challenged Rice Growers in 2022
Rice prices began to rise around planting time, Hardke said, holding out hope that farmers might recoup their input costs in the end. But 2022 was the fourth or fifth wet spring in a row…
YEAREND: Arkansas Soybean Farmers Face Potassium ‘Hidden Hunger,’ Herbicide Resistance Amid Input Cost Increases in 2022
Despite a bountiful crop of soybeans this year, Jeremy Ross, extension soybean agronomist for the UADA, said potassium deficiency in Arkansas’ most valuable row crop is becoming more prevalent in the state.
YEAREND: Arkansas Pushes Corn through Drought, Rakes in More Winter Wheat Despite Rains
High temperatures, drought and elevated input costs drove Arkansas corn and grain sorghum production down in 2022, while heavy rains hampered winter wheat…
Arkansas Ag Experiment Station Scientist Wins Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award
Mike Richardson, an Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station horticulture professor, was recently presented the Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award…