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What do you know about Arkansas wines? New survey wants to know
What do you know about wines made in Arkansas? A new survey from the Arkansas Quality Wine…
Groundwater Withdrawal Rights to be Discussed in Ag Law Webinar
Many agricultural producers rely on groundwater for irrigation, but regulations for withdrawing it varies…
New Report Outlines Economic Trajectory for Arkansas’ Timber Industry
If you are a building supplier, the economic outlook for 2021 is looking better than expected following…
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Releases New White-Flesh Peach
Whitewater, a new peach from the AAES’s fruit breeding program, features a low acid, white flesh fruit…
Arkansas Station Director Honored with Distinguished Service Award
The Research Center Administrators Society has bestowed its 2021 Distinguished Service Awards to Vaughn…
As Options Dwindle, New Resistance Emerges in Pigweed
Tom Barber, extension weed scientist for the UADA, announced that he and several fellow researchers…
Poultry Science Department Students Receive Awards During Annual IPSF and IPPE Meetings
Two students of the University of Arkansas poultry science department received prestigious awards…
X-Ray Research Confirms Importance of Glass Transition Phase to Rice Drying and Processing
A former graduate student’s research with x-rays has verified a hypothesis by AAES scientists about …
CSES Department Mourns Passing of Emeritus Distinguished Professor Bob Frans
Frans joined the faculty in 1955 as assistant professor of agronomy, which is now crop, soil and environmental sciences…
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Soybean Breeding Program to Expand Variety Offerings with Enlist E3® Soybean Trait
AAES soybean breeders aim to give Arkansas growers greater weed-control flexibility…
Robert Bacon, Wheat Breeder, Professor and Department Head, Retires after 37 Years with Division of Agriculture, Bumpers College
Robert Bacon joined the AAES as a wheat breeder in 1984. But really, he counts his start with the UADA…
Proctor, Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Professor Emeritus in Food Science, Named Visiting Professor at Suffolk
Proctor will assist in teaching, directing food science research and coordinating new international …
Division of Agriculture Releases 2 New Wine Grapes
Two new wine grapes from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offer novel…
Division of Agriculture, Dale Bumpers Faculty, Staff Recognized at 2021 Agricultural Awards
The annual awards are recognition of the highest levels of performance within both the UADA…
Soybean Researcher Hunts Genetics of Drought Tolerance from the Air
Larry Purcell counts on clear skies to find the genes that control drought tolerance in soybeans…
Researchers Receive $499,936 Grant to Investigate Molecular Signals that Initiate Plant Defenses Against Nematodes, Soilborne Diseases
Plants come with pretty good security alert systems against pests and maladies. But entomologist Fiona…
Trio of Food Science Students Place First or Second in Rice and Cereals Research Contests
University of Arkansas graduate students Annagret Jannasch and Rebecca Bruce, who are conducting…
UA-Monticello, Division of Agriculture form Research Partnership, Certificate Program with Five Oaks
UAM and Five Oaks announced a partnership for forestry and wildlife research and a graduate…
Arkansas Beef Council Awards Research Grants to Division of Agriculture Scientists
The Arkansas Beef Council awarded research grants to four University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture…
Precision agriculture researcher joins U of A System Division of Agriculture
Aurelie Poncet joins the department of crop, soil and environmental sciences for the University of Arkansas System…