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Frequent Mowing Puts Poisonous Weed into Survival Mode
A study of the effects of mowing on a common weed has found that what doesn’t kill you can make you stronger. A study published in Nature’s Scientific Reports has found that frequent mowing of Solanum elaeagnifolium may help create a “superweed.”..
Slow-Growth Diet Before Breeding Offered Better Long-Range Health in Pigs
Borrowing a page from the dairy industry, researchers with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station found that a slow-growth diet meant more piglets and healthier and longer-lived momma pigs…
USDA-NIFA Grant Supports Microwave Tech to Zap Weed Seeds
It’s not just for burritos and popcorn. Microwave technology is also being tested as a new tool to destroy weed seeds and decrease herbicide use. Scientists and engineers with the AAES are investigating the use of 915 MHz microwaves to neutralize a variety of weed seeds underground.
SIDEBAR: How Weeds Build Herbicide Resistance
Herbicide-resistant weeds are the most problematic and expensive management issue in row-crop agriculture, according to Nilda Burgos, professor of weed physiology and molecular biology with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station…
Researchers Uncover What Makes Some Chickens More Water Efficient than Others
In the first scientific report of its kind, researchers in Arkansas showed that chickens bred for water conservation continued to put on weight despite heat stress that would normally slow growth. Research by the AAES…
Soil Testing Time Saver Predicts Key Soil Health Characteristics
Farmers in a time crunch have a new, speedier option for analyzing the texture and organic matter content of the soil on their fields. Gerson Drescher, assistant professor of soil fertility for the AAES…
International Avian Influenza and One Health Emerging Issues Summit Set for Fall 2024
As highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses adapt to infect a broad range of species, including one recent human case, the Center of Excellence for Poultry Science has expanded the outlook for its second annual international conference…
New Food Entrepreneurs Focus of May 10 Event
Starting a food or beverage business is a dream for many entrepreneurs but knowing where to begin can be challenging, says Darryl Holliday, executive director for the Arkansas Food Innovation Center at The Market Center of the Ozarks…
AI, Machine Learning Boosts Arkansas Animal Science Research
Supercomputers and artificial intelligence aren’t typically thought to go with animal science, but they are among the tools for a relatively new field of science called bioinformatics that can be used to improve animal health and productivity.
Claude Kennedy, Retired Cotton Station Director, Former ASCS Regional Director, Passes Away at 82
The Cotton Research Station at Marianna may bear Lon Mann’s name, but the place belonged to Claude Kennedy. “He loved his station. It was personal for him,” said Chuck Culver, director…
New Parasite Affecting Canadian Partridges Named for Arkansas Poultry Scientist
With a newly discovered poultry pathogen named in his honor, Billy Hargis has a permanent place in the annals of science. And now, the pathogen has a permanent place on Hargis. Eimeria hargisi is a parasite discovered by…
Food Scientists are Finding Ways to Preserve Food Quality and Ensure Food Safety
Sometimes the processing that makes food safe can compromise flavor and nutrients, but food scientist Jennifer Acuff is looking for a way to make food safe and minimize loss of quality.
USDA-Grant Supported FRST Project Releases New Fertilizer Prediction Tool
A new fertilizer recommendation tool, developed nationally in collaboration with the AAES, could save farmers millions of dollars annually while reducing excess nutrient losses to the environment.
Value-Added Products Focus of ‘Plan. Produce. Profit!’ Workshop May 6
A farmer who can’t sell imperfect tomatoes at the market may turn them into a value-added product, like spaghetti sauce, ratatouille, or salsa. With a little imagination, the same option is available…
Pre-Weaned Calf Deworming Study Showed Improved Weight-Gain, Added Value
A recent Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station study showed deworming calves about two months before weaning improved weight gain and added value for producers…
Former Rohwer Station Director Larry Earnest Passes Away at 62
Growing up on a farm in Lincoln County, Larry Earnest’s love of agriculture was firmly rooted in the soil of southeastern Arkansas. Earnest, former director of the Rohwer Research Station…
‘Grow Your Farm’ Short Course Coming Up in May
The Center for Arkansas Farms and Food will hold a short course on small-scale farming May 3-4. Agricultural economist and professor Mike Popp speaks to CAFF participants…
Researchers Look to Rice for ‘Clean Label’ Ingredients
Naturally occurring polyphenols and proteins from pigmented waxy rice may help starch ingredients improve texture without any chemical modification — a change some consumers…
Rice Malt Shows Potential to Play a Bigger Role in Beer
Rice is showing potential to play a more prominent role in beer brewing, and it helps that Arkansas produces a lot of it. Arkansas grows about half of the rice in the United States…
Cattle Buying, Steak Sampling Coming to the 2024 Beef and Forage Field Day in Hope
Researchers and extension specialists with the UADA will present on future forage programs, hay verification and winter feed options at the Beef and Forage Field Day next month…
CelluDot Wins Statewide Innovation Award
A startup founded at the University of Arkansas that seeks to mitigate herbicide drift won the Innovation Pacesetter award at the 36th annual Arkansas Business of the Year Awards…
Experimenting with CO2 Sensors for Grain Bin Quality Control
Sinking Mississippi River levels in recent years have caused grain shipping disruptions, prompting farmers to pursue on-farm grain bins to preserve quality and market potential…
Atungulu Presented 2024 Andersons Cereals and Oilseeds Award of Excellence
Griffiths Atungulu, director of the Arkansas Rice Processing Program, was recently honored for his contributions to science with the 2024 Andersons Cereal and Oilseeds Award of Excellence…
Yuan Fang Takes Food-Safety Fight to Cellular Level
Even with all of our sanitization technology, we shouldn’t underestimate foodborne pathogens, says food microbiologist Yuan Fang. Fang joined the UADA’s food science department…