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News - January 2024
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Jan. 31, 2024 |
Feb. 14 webinar to discuss creating, safely processing value-added food products in Arkansas FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Food entrepreneurs know that consumers appreciate the “magic” that turns fresh-picked strawberries into a biscuit-worthy jam, but they also know that following the rules for safe food processing is a must for creating value-added products. |
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Jan. 30, 2024 |
Geospatial AI provides new avenue for forest health research MONTICELLO, Ark. — While an emerging fungal disease continues to chip away at the forestry industry in the southern United States, remote sensing researcher Hamdi Zurqani is developing artificial intelligence models to seek answers from the skies. |
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Jan. 29, 2024 |
Looper honored by American Society of Animal Science FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A life spent raising cattle and helping others in the industry through research and education has earned Mike Looper a Distinguished Service Award from the American Society of Animal Science. |
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Jan. 29, 2024 |
Division of Agriculture seeks stakeholder input for strategic plan LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is asking for public input as it develops a new strategic plan for its extension and research activities. |
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Jan. 29, 2024 |
Wide-ranging Corporate Transparency Act flies under the radar for many business owners LITTLE ROCK — Many farms and small businesses that must comply with the Corporate Transparency Act seem to be unaware of its existence and its requirements, according to attorneys for the National Agricultural Law Center. |
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Jan. 26, 2024 |
Four Division of Agriculture faculty earn honors from Weed Science Society of America SAN ANTONIO — Four faculty from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, have been honored by their colleagues through the Weed Science Society of America. |
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Jan. 26, 2024 |
Global Center for K-Food promotes Korean cuisine research, culture and outreach FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Feb. 9 will see a celebration of Korean-American relations as the new Global Center for K-Food hosts an inaugural event to celebrate the Lunar New Year. |
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Jan. 26, 2024 |
Poultry scientists develop 3D anatomy tech to learn more about chicken vision FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Poultry scientists with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station are unraveling the complexities of bird brains and finding less expensive ways to do it. |
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Jan 26, 2024 |
Rare dual brood emergence of cicadas coming this spring LITTLE ROCK — 2024 is gonna get loud. |
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Jan. 26, 2024 |
Congress mulls bills meant to help ranchers defend calves from vultures FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Congress is mulling a pair of bills aimed at helping livestock producers protect their calves, kids and lambs from predatory vultures. |
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Jan 26, 2024 |
SIDEBAR: Big hats and the birth of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Was fashion the driver behind the Migratory Bird Treaty Act? |
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Jan. 26, 2024 |
Respected researcher, teacher Savin named horticulture department head FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A research-for-undergraduates experience “in the middle of nowhere” helped set Mary Savin on a path to becoming the next head of the horticulture department at the University of Arkansas. |
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Jan 26, 2025 |
Fields named to Winthrop Rockefeller Institute Board MORRILTON, Ark. — Deacue Fields, head of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, has accepted an appointment to the board of the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute. |
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Jan. 25, 2024 |
LITTLE ROCK — Extension family and consumer sciences personnel with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture are collecting drinking water and hygiene supplies for residents of Helena-West Helena where some families have been without water for a week. |
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Jan. 23, 2024 |
LITTLE ROCK — For Arkansas childcare professionals seeking continuing education hours, the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s Best Care program will provide 28 in-person professional development training sessions throughout the state in 2024. |
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Jan. 19, 2024 |
Students in new brewing class and certificate program unveil crafted beers FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — University of Arkansas students in multiple disciplines presented beers they crafted in a new brewing course last fall, some using ingredients grown or developed by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station. |
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Jan. 19, 2024 |
Arkansas extension brings new book for beginning beekeepers FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Cooperative Extension Service is introducing a new resource that targets beginning beekeepers, said Jon Zawislak, extension assistant professor in apiculture and urban entomology. |
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Jan. 17, 2024 |
Division of Agriculture names Rushing as first extension forestry instructor MONTICELLO, Ark. — The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture has named Jaret Rushing, a 16-year veteran of the Division’s Cooperative Extension Service, as its first extension forestry instructor. |
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Jan. 12, 2024 |
Arkansas 4-H Foundation creates Bragg Family Memorial Scholarship Fund LITTLE ROCK — A member of University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture family and her family who died suddenly in December will be memorialized by the Arkansas 4-H Foundation. |
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Jan. 12, 2024 |
Four State Ag Expo set for Feb. 8 TEXARKANA, Ark. – Growers and producers from Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma will find the latest research-based information on row crops, livestock and forages, forestry, horticulture, integrated pest management, pollinators, mushrooms and more at the Four States Ag Expo on Feb. 8. |
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Jan. 12, 2024 |
Division of Agriculture, Bumpers College recognize faculty, staff achievements FERNDALE, Ark. — The extension, research and teaching achievements of faculty and staff within the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences were recognized Friday at the annual Agriculture Awards ceremony. |
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Jan. 12, 2024 |
SIDEBAR: Division of Agriculture recognizes patents by faculty FERNDALE, Ark. — Innovative faculty and their patented creations were recognized Friday during the annual Agriculture Awards ceremony held by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences. |
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Jan. 11, 2024 |
International experiences aid new Division of Agriculture food scientist, engineer FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Food scientist and food processing engineer Sun Ferreira’s diverse background and international experiences will aid him in all three areas of the land-grant mission: research, extension and teaching. |
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Jan. 11, 2024 |
Division of Agriculture has three inductees in the 2024 class of the Agriculture Hall of Fame LITTLE ROCK — Three of this year’s inductees to the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame — Fred Bourland, Mark Cochran and Charles Looney — have connections to the University
of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. |
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Jan. 11, 2024 |
Jan. 24 ‘Path to Prosperity’ event offers look at resources available to help small businesses grow LITTLE ROCK — Owners of small businesses looking to grow their enterprises can learn to gain access to needed capital, understand the role of innovation and technology, and become familiar with the paths to government contracting at the “Path to Prosperity” summit Jan. 24 at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. |
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Jan. 11, 2024 |
CAFF 2024 Beginning Farmer classes start Jan. 18 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Center for Arkansas Farms and Food will begin its 2024 session of Beginning Farmer classes on Jan. 18 online via Zoom while a series of two-day Small Farm Short Courses will be held in person. |
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Jan. 11. 2024 |
Backyard poultry coops prepped for cold still require good ventilation LITTLE ROCK — Backyard chicken flock owners preparing for the wave of extreme cold need to be sure their coops are not only warm, but also well-ventilated, said extension poultry experts for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. |
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Jan. 10, 2024 |
Arctic air means extra care for pets HARRISBURG, Ark. — When arctic air arrives, pets need extra care, said Craig Allen, Poinsett County extension staff chair for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. |
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Jan. 8, 2024 |
Cooperative Extension Service's Grow Your Own Groceries series continues in 2024 LITTLE ROCK — For people interested in learning to grow healthy, nutritious food at home, the Cooperative Extension Service’s Grow Your Own Groceries webinar series offers monthly Zoom presentations on Arkansas-friendly crops for gardeners of all skill levels. |
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Jan. 5, 2024 |
Warm weather prompts early undercover strawberries, but winter’s cold looms NEWPORT, Ark. — Strawberries, which are typically ready closer to Mother’s Day, have been found growing and ripening before Christmas in Jackson County. |
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Jan. 5, 2024 |
Extension hosts meeting for Southwest Arkansas watermelon growers HOPE, Ark. — Specialists with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture will discuss topics geared toward small-acreage watermelon producers at a growers meeting from 5-8 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Hempstead County Extension Office, 1800 E. Third St. in Hope. |
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Jan. 4, 2024 |
Cooperative Extension Service to offer four produce safety grower trainings in 2024 LITTLE ROCK — For commercial growers, it’s critical to keep farms free of microbial contamination and reduce foodborne illness. To support Arkansas growers, the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture will offer four in-person and virtual produce safety trainings in 2024. |
| Jan. 4, 2024 |
NALC webinar will discuss legal issues involved in Rail-to-Trail conversions FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Since the establishment of the National Trails System Act in 1968, current usage of railroad rights-of-way has been transformed by the federal law enabling rail-to-trail conversion including railbanking and interim trail use. |
| Jan. 3, 2024 |
Hope, Don Bragg remembered for their love of science, learning LITTLE ROCK — Now silent, Don Bragg’s office speaks volumes. The awards on the walls attest to his professional excellence as a forester and researcher, but it’s the crayon drawings that show where his heart was. |