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CBD Oils: Do You Know What’s Inside?

CBD Oils: Do You Know What’s Inside?

Since the 2018 Farm Bill effectively legalized hemp-derived cannabidiol — better known as CBD — there’s been an exponential growth in products hitting the market, but a newly published study suggests consumer understanding…

New Cotton Grading Score App Aims to Improve Yield Stability

New Cotton Grading Score App Aims to Improve Yield Stability

Fred Bourland has another score to settle with cotton, and this time it’s coming with a technical punch. The professor of plant breeding and genetics for the AAES is working on his third cotton grading score to help cotton breeders in their unceasing…

Conference Explores Sensory Cues Beyond Food Preference

Conference Explores Sensory Cues Beyond Food Preference

An international conference that explores the impact of sensory cues such as lighting and aroma will be hosted by the UADA’s Sensory Science Center at the end of February. Sensory cues can affect perceptions and behaviors…

Herbicide-Resistant Trait Patented in Conventional Grain Sorghum

Herbicide-Resistant Trait Patented in Conventional Grain Sorghum

Grain sorghum is widely grown in arid environments as an animal feed grain, but weedy grass control in the crop is a big challenge due to limited post-emergent herbicide options. A joint effort between the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and Texas A&M AgriLife Research…

New Software Package Drives Deeper Understanding of Trait Evolution

New Software Package Drives Deeper Understanding of Trait Evolution

Evolution is complex and difficult to study, but a new software package developed by the AAES offers researchers a better way to simulate how organisms change over time. The new software, called TraitTrainR, builds on work in the field of comparative biology to provide an efficient and effective framework…

How Do Road Salts Impact Roadside Microorganisms?

How Do Road Salts Impact Roadside Microorganisms?

Salt is essential to keeping our roads and walkways safe when it snows. But when salt is washed off the roads, how does it impact nearby microorganisms? Water quality researcher Shannon Speir and her students have been conducting studies…