Agricultural Communication Services - University of Arkansas

News Releases

News Archive
• 2006
• 2005

News Releases are by the Agricultural Communication Services unit of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station (AAES).

May 2008 Dedication set for byproduct feeds research barn

April 2008 UA names animal science graduates of distinction
UA's Bumpers College presents student, faculty awards
UA takes first in national poultry judging contest
Livestock and forestry field day planned April 15
Victor Ford named Southwest Center director
Food processors find that sustainability cuts costs

March 2008 UA scientist develops synthetic 'soil' for research
Students compete in hearse design charrette
Student surveys farmers about environmental issues
Division scientists take systematic approach to rice research
Arkansas fruit varieties in demand worldwide
OFPA convention set for March 25-26

February 2008 Genomics research speeds up rice variety improvement
Probiotics: Live organisms as feed supplements to fight Salmonella
Entomologist studies potential threat to Arkansas rice
Sossamon selected for USDA 'Future of Agriculture' Forum

January 2008 'BasisTrader' game teaches grain merchandising skills
Research program supports Arkansas wine industry
Seed company donates combines for UA field research
McKinney helps develop Division of Agriculture intellectual property
Division of Agriculture presents faculty, staff awards
Low worldwide stocks drive high food crop prices

December 2007 International colleagues honor Arkansas plant pathologist
Chickens can serve as biomedical model for human headaches

November 2007 Arkansas food scientists in top 10 for 'scholarly productivity'
'Razorback Roundup' sales total $46,722 for UA Equine Program
Energy savings guaranteed to pay for UA building upgrade
UA apparel studies students win design contest
Fungicide seed treatments improve soybean stands, yields
Workshop features research in organic fruit production
Harold E. Ford Foundation gift supports poultry science recruiting
Accords, private standards key to world food safety
Edible coatings of whey help keep pathogens away
Razorback Roundup horse sale set for Nov. 17

October 2007 Organic farming field day to feature fall blackberry crop
UA scientists, Alpena HS students team up for research
Scientists evaluate rehabilitation of degraded forests
Sample turkey meat similar to that grown by pilgrims at upcoming tasting event
Naturalist to lecture on documenting landscapes
World Food Day event to examine how climate change affects poor

Aug 2007 UA hospitality chair holder to focus on culinary tourism
Fighting Listeria: why food processors must beware the resurgent bug
Pigweed poses challenge to transformed herbicide industry
New soybean variety with high yields and protein content introduced during field day at Pine Tree Branch Station
U of A demonstrates breeding, research for southern peas
Research center observes 50th anniversary at Field Day
Rice harvest timing affects net returns
Berry says House Farm Bill not great but could be worse
UA food science team wins national competition
Sowing Green
4-Wheelers in Biodiesel Research Project

July 2007 Jim Moore named to ASHS Hall of Fame (with 1 photo)
Soybean breeding lines offer genetic advantage for yields
Branch experiment station turns 50, gets new offices
Professor Named Tyson Chair in Biosensing
Appetite for Weeds (with 4 photos)
Old Main bees moved to teaching, research colonies (with 5 photos)

June 2007 Program gives students a taste of graduate research (with 1 photo)

May 2007 Poultry science department nets over $18,000 for scholarships with golf tournament
U of A, FDA sponsor food defense workshop
Plant health booth at Farmer's Market
Rooster art collection open house June 6 (with 1 photo)
Defending the food supply (with 1 photo)
Have a rice day (with 2 photos)

April 2007 U of A field day promotes research-based management practices
UA department honors outstanding graduate, friends (with 1 photo)
Bumpers College commencement set for May 12 (with 2 photos)
Student, faculty staff awards presented (with 2 photos)
Engineering academy inducts 3 UA alumni (with 1 photo)
Bumpers College students will design, build school farm in Belize (with 1 photo)

March 2007 Research station dedicated; UA Trustees to meet at new Cotton Research Station (with 4 photos)
Arkansas primed for bioenergy, speakers tell food processors
Arkansas entomologists win Southeastern Branch Linnaean Games
Annual Horse Festival offers all things equine March 31 (with 2 photos)
UA food scientists ranked No. 4 in nation for 'scholarly productivity' (with 3 photos)
Annual Horse Festival offers all things equine March 31 (with 2 photos)
Agricultural women have their month (with 2 photos)
OFPA convention set for March 27-28
Avoiding antibiotic resistance in turkeys

Feb 2007 Dedication set for byproduct feeds research barn
UA names animal science graduates of distinction
UA's Bumpers College presents student, faculty awards
UA takes first in national poultry judging contest
Victor Ford named Southwest Center director
Agriculture contributes to Arkansas’ economy
International exchange program provides opportunities for graduate studies, research at European universities (with 1 photo)
Programs show exploration of natural world by ‘everyday citizens’

Jan 2007 Agricultural economist to speak on African American achievements (with 1 photo)
Annual conference sheds light on women in Arkansas agriculture (with 1 photo)
U of A faculty, students observe massive winter gathering of monarch butterflies in Mexico’s central mountains (with 4 photos)
Minority student club promotes diversity in Bumpers College (with 2 photos)
MLK speaker relates achievements of blacks in agriculture (with 1 photo)
Rapid response to avian flu threat