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News - May 2024
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May 15, 2024 |
Extension to offer two-day remote produce safety training May 29-30 LITTLE ROCK — To help Arkansas fruit and vegetable growers across the state learn practices to reduce the risk of foodborne illness, the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture will offer a remote, two-day produce safety training workshop via Zoom from May 29-30. |
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May 14, 2024 |
Researchers uncover what makes some chickens more water efficient than others FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — 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. |
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May 13, 2024 |
Nevada Ag Director Goicoechea to kick off Western Conference, moderate panel on state depts of ag FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Every state has an agriculture department, and understanding those departments’ roles as a resource for farmers on regulatory and other issues is something Cort Jensen wants to make very clear. |
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May 13, 2024 |
‘Cicadapolcalypse Now’ as emergence begins in Arkansas LITTLE ROCK — Maybe you haven’t seen them, with their dark green hard-shell bodies and large red eyes, but you may be hearing the trademark buzzsaw sound of the cicada. |
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May 13, 2024 |
Cooperative Extension Service warehouse specialist awarded Quilt of Valor LITTLE ROCK — Never Forgotten in Arkansas, a group of Saline County quilters with the Quilts of Valor Foundation, recently awarded a Quilt of Valor to Johnny Woodley, warehouse specialist for the Cooperative Extension Service, to honor his decades of military service to Arkansas and the United States. |
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May 13, 2024 |
Soil testing time saver predicts key soil health characteristics FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Farmers in a time crunch have a new, speedier option for analyzing the texture and organic matter content of the soil on their fields. |
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May 10, 2024 |
Frustrated Fed not likely to cut interest rates in June LITTLE ROCK — The U.S. economy still hasn’t slowed to the Federal Reserve’s satisfaction, so don’t expect the Fed to cut interest rates at its June meeting, said Ryan Loy, extension economist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. |
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May 10, 2024 |
Fact sheet offers risk analysis for poultry contract growers FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Last year’s closure of chicken processing plants in North Little Rock and Van Buren sparked a few questions in economist Jada Thompson’s mind. |
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May 10, 2024 |
International Avian Influenza and One Health Emerging Issues Summit set for fall 2024 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — 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. |
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May 9, 2024 |
Cooperative Extension Service to host artificial insemination training course for cattle producers HOPE, Ark. — Artificial insemination is a powerful tool that cattle producers can use to improve efficiency and profitability in their herds. |
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May 8, 2024 |
Groce, West honored by University of Central Arkansas CONWAY, Ark. — Mary Beth Groce and Joy West took two very different paths to wind
up as award-winning family and consumer science agents for the Cooperative Extension
Service |
| May 7, 2024 |
NALC Attorneys, AcreTrader to Present May 14 Mid-South Early Bird session FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The early bird gets the free continuing legal education during a pre-event session linked to the National Agricultural Law Center’s 11th Annual Mid-South Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference. |
| May 6, 2024 |
Arkansas Forage and Grassland Council to host spring conference May 17 at Jonesboro LITTLE ROCK — The May 17 Arkansas Forage and Grassland Council Conference at Jonesboro
will offer livestock producers updates on forage improvement research and learn about
the use of drones in agriculture |
| May 6, 2024 |
Water rights, law on agenda for June 13-14 Western Ag and Environmental Law Conference FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Instream water rights and the future of irrigated ag. The Klamath River Basin and the Endangered Species Act. The future of water quality in the West. Legal ethics and state water boards. Each of these issues and more will be on the agenda for the National Agricultural Law Center’s 2nd Annual Western Agricultural & Environmental Law Conference, set for June 13-14 in Reno, Nevada. |
| May 3, 2024 |
Major Arkansas row crops seeing rapid planting across state LITTLE ROCK — You could be forgiven for wondering who fired the starting pistol so early. |
| May 1, 2024 |
Johnson County 4-H agent named 2024 Arkansas Ag Woman of the Year LITTLE ROCK — As an underrepresented group within agriculture, it’s important for women to connect with their industry peers. Jeanie Rowbotham, Johnson County 4-H extension agent with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, was recently named 2024 Arkansas Ag Woman of the Year by Arkansas Women in Agriculture, an organization dedicated to educating and supporting women in the field. |
| May 1, 2024 |
'The Deal with Dicamba' the focus of May 15 NALC webinar FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — The rollercoaster of changing state and federal policies regarding dicamba has kept producers on their toes in recent years. Earlier this year, a federal court in Arizona called into question the future of over-the-top dicamba use for producers. |