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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

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

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

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

May 2008

• Rice Processing Program hosts industry sponsors

• Leland Tollett Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory dedication set

• Verma named interim dean for Bumpers College

• Scientists develop holistic system for organic production

• Foodborne pathogen finds resistance to antibiotic

• Field day features horticultural research tours

• Byproduct feeds research facility dedicated at SWREC

• Dedication set for byproduct feeds research barn

June 2008

• Genomics research focuses on rice variety improvement

• Processing, storage affect antioxidant content of fruit

• Field day highlights fruit research, extension programs

• Forestry field day offers free GPS/GIS training

• Plant diagnostic booths at Farmers Market

• Careful nutrient management helps control input costs

July 2008

• Visitors see crops research during field day

• Field day to feature turfgrass research, tips, exhibits

• Lon Mann Cotton Research Station Field Day and Open House

• Halbrook to head UA Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Department

• Field day features crops research, building dedication

• University, Bumpers College to host 4-H O-Rama

• P3 group aims to boost molecular biology research

August 2008

• Herbicide tolerance sought for southern peas

• Field day will focus on southern pea research

• Bio-fuels units, cost-saving measures featured at rice field day

• Turfgrass scientists focus on drought tolerance

• Weed warning issued during field day at Marianna

• Division of Agriculture releases new butterfly bushes

• Field day features agricultural research, family activities

September 2008

• UA Insect Festival Oct. 9

• UA Animal Science Department honors Weldon Wynn

• Grant funds program for dual Arkansas-EU master’s degrees

• Shallow flood level helps manage rice water weevil

• To find Campylobacter jejuni, look in the biofilms

October 2008

• World Food Day observed at UA

• Agriculture holding its own during economic crisis

November 2008

• New project targets organic poultry

• Matlock to chair committee developing national sustainable agriculture standard

• 8th Annual Razorback Roundup set for Nov. 15

December 2008

• Course promotes muscadines for growing markets

• Harold E. Ford Foundation gift supports poultry science recruiting

• Troubled relationships with money suggest need for new counseling specialty

• Conference focuses on Arkansas farmers markets

• Graduate student represents Center for Food Safety at international scientific conference

• Students learn to treat ailments with medical nutrition therapy

• Engineers study environmental benefits of green roofs

• Ricke appointed to National Academy of Sciences committee for food safety review