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News - June 2025
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June 27, 2025 |
Sorghum proteins offer resilient 3D printable ‘bioink’ base FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Food scientists are paving the way for 3D-printed food and pharmaceuticals based on drought-tolerant grain sorghum protein that won’t turn into a blob. |
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June 26, 2025 |
Rice rebels: Research reveals the grain’s brewing benefits FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Christian Schubert and Scott Lafontaine are fighting an old prejudice: that rice doesn’t belong in beer. |
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June 25, 2025 |
Division of Agriculture earns National Agricultural Alumni Development Association awards WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The “Food, Farms and Forests” podcast series tied for first-place in the 2025 National Agricultural Alumni Development Association awards. |
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June 23, 2025 |
12 Division of Agriculture employees recognized with APW awards CONWAY, Ark. — A video about Razorback mascot Tusk VI, the origin story about a weed scientist and a voter guide to Arkansas ballot issues were among winners on Saturday in the 2025 APW Communications contest. |
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June 23, 2025 |
North Little Rock Students Get a Front-Row Seat to Life on the Farm at UAM MONTICELLO, Ark. — From show bulls to elk skulls, fifth graders from the North Little Rock School District got a behind-the-scenes look at animal science and wildlife programs during a hands-on visit to the University of Arkansas at Monticello. |
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June 23, 2025 |
With most Arkansas cotton in the ground, growers wary of ‘wet feet’ |
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June 23, 2025 |
Meet the finalists: Arkansas 4-H Governor’s Award LITTLE ROCK — Horticulture. Wildlife. Photography. Fine arts. Four Arkansas teens with widely varied interests have one thing in common: They are the 2025 4-H Governor’s Award finalists. |
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June 20, 2025 |
Arkansas Master Gardeners of the Year announced at 2025 state conference SEARCY, Ark. — Angelia Hudson and Joanne York were recently named the 2024 Arkansas Master Gardeners of the Year in honor of their contributions to the volunteer organization, which trains members to lead horticulture education and beautification projects throughout the state. |
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June 17, 2025 |
Improving farm profitability tops to-do list for new grain processing researcher FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — As Arkansas rice producers face increasing agronomic and economic challenges, new assistant professor of post-harvest grain processing Kaushik Luthra is ready to roll up his sleeves and get to work. |
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June 17, 2025 |
Division of Agriculture to host sanitation, Listeria workshop LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture will host a sanitation and Listeria prevention workshop at the Cooperative Extension Service Little Rock State Office on Aug. 12-14. |
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June 16, 2025 |
Study: Mississippi River's 2022 low water levels reduced soybean crop value by up to $293 million UNDATED — Effects from record low levels on the Mississippi River could’ve reduced the value of Arkansas’ 2022 soybean crop up to $293 million, according to research by two agricultural economists with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. |
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June 16, 2025 |
Farm safety net sees significant, encouraging updates in latest federal spending bill LITTLE ROCK — Agriculture is facing hard times. |
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June 16, 2025 |
A decade in, Arkansas Diamonds program continues to shine LITTLE ROCK — Ten years later, the Arkansas Diamonds program is doubling down on its plant trials as it continues to parse the best plants for Natural State Gardens |
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June 16, 2025 |
Hyperspectral sensor pushes weed science a wave further FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — By combining artificial intelligence and sensors that can see beyond visible light, Arkansas researchers have developed a system that exceeds human discernment when it comes to measuring herbicide-induced stress in plants. |
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June 16, 2025 |
After a season of ‘hail and fire,’ Arkansas blackberry production looks toward a better summer CLARKSVILLE, Ark. — At the annual Blackberry Field Day, held June 10, growers from across Arkansas and neighboring states gathered to learn more about the state of the industry, including new varieties in development and new technology that promises to make operations more efficient and profitable. |
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June 13, 2025 |
Space lasers, AI used by geospatial scientist to measure forest biomass FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Satellite data used by archaeologists to find traces of ancient ruins hidden under dense forest canopies can also be used to improve the speed and accuracy to measure how much carbon is retained and released in forests. |
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June 12, 2025 |
Extension to help Arkansans apply for USDA Local Agriculture Market Program grants LITTLE ROCK — Amanda Philyaw Perez, extension associate professor of food systems and food safety specialist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, said she encourages Arkansas farmers to take advantage of $26.5 million in grant funding available under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Local Agriculture Market Program. |
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June 12, 2025 |
Wingo named extension immunization educator in collaboration with USDA, CDC LITTLE ROCK — Heather Wingo, extension immunization educator for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, knows that time is of the essence. |
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June 9, 2025 |
Fruit, vegetable growers in NWA try to recover from season-ending hailstorm FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — For some fruit and vegetable growers in northwest Arkansas, a
full-season’s expectations were lost in minutes to a barrage of hail and high winds. |
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June 9, 2025 |
2025 regulations bar over-the-top dicamba applications in soybeans, cotton LITTLE ROCK — A decision last year by a U.S. District Court vacating 2020 registrations means no pesticides containing dicamba have valid state or federal registrations for burndown or over-the-top use in dicamba-resistant soybean and cotton crops in Arkansas. |
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June 9, 2025 |
CAFF to teach sustainable pest control methods for specialty crop growers FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Center for Arkansas Farms and Food is offering a two-day
course in sustainable pest control for fruit and vegetable growers on June 17-18. |
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June 9, 2025 |
National Ag Law Center webinar to examine U.S. grain dealer statutes FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The failure of a grain dealer can have far-reaching impacts on agricultural producers, and an upcoming webinar will examine how grain dealer statutes are designed to provide a safety net in those situations. |
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June 9, 2025 |
MONTICELLO, Ark. — Two Pre-Vet students from the University of Arkansas at Monticello are headed to one of the top veterinary schools in the region. Lifetime friends, Jayden Grider and Ruthann Corker have both been accepted into the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, where they will begin their path to becoming veterinarians. |
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June 9, 2025 |
Division of Agriculture researchers track Asian longhorned tick, related pathogen in Arkansas LITTLE ROCK — Researchers with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture are tracking the spread of an invasive tick affecting cattle in Arkansas. |
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June 6, 2025 |
Upcoming high tunnel production workshops offer insight for veteran growers, newbies alike LITTLE ROCK — The Cooperative Extension Service will host a series of high tunnel workshops beginning in June, helping growers get a running start on the summer production season. |
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June 6, 2025 |
Arkansas 4-H team world champs in junior stock class at 2025 International SeaPerch Challenge COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The Hydro Rappers, one of Grant County’s 4-H SeaPerch teams, defeated 74 other teams to become world champions in the junior stock class of the International SeaPerch Challenge. |
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June 5, 2025 |
Arkansas State 4-H president Connor Henry inducted into Arkansas 4-H Hall of Fame LITTLE ROCK — Scores of 4-H members strive to earn a place in the Arkansas 4-H Hall of Fame, but the annual award goes to just one person who has achieved at the very highest level. |
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June 5, 2025 |
State’s longest-running leadership program announces new LeadAR Class LITTLE ROCK — Members of the newest LeadAR class live in rural and urban areas, work in various industries, and have diverse backgrounds, but they share a goal: They all want to be better leaders so they can make a difference in their communities. |
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June 5, 2025 |
Cooperative Extension Service welcomes 2025 summer interns for hands-on learning experience LITTLE ROCK — John Anderson, head of the Cooperative Extension Service in Arkansas, offered words of advice to the organization’s 2025 summer interns: “Start thinking of yourself as professionals and begin to figure out where your deep interests lie.” |
| June 4, 2025 |
'What's wrong with my lawn?' Research points toward possible answer FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — With spring rains, warm-season turfgrasses such as bermudagrass and zoysiagrass are at risk of a fungal disease called large patch that can leave a lawn marked with large brown areas of dead and dying grass. |
| June 4, 2025 |
Western conference session will tackle how SCOTUS’ Chevron decision impacts ag FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Federal agencies have a significant impact on agriculture in the Western United States, and the effects of a landmark Supreme Court decision on the scope of agency authority will be highlighted at the Western Water, Ag, and Environmental Law Conference. |
| June 3, 2025 |
Extension offers mental health tips for farmers, farm families facing unique stressors LITTLE ROCK — With the uncertainties of weather and global economics, compounded by geographic isolation, farmers and their families are often immersed in high-stress situations that people in other walks of life don’t understand. |
| June 3, 2025 |
Food Safety School teaches fundamentals, regulatory compliance to small businesses FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Food safety basics and regulatory compliance are the focus of Food Safety School, an all-day workshop that will be held on June 17 at the Fayetteville Public Library by food scientists with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and Viriginia Tech. |
| June 2, 2025 |
Soybeans, rice, cotton and BRICS LITTLE ROCK — The global trading landscape is shifting as Brazil, Russia, India, China
and South Africa — along with countries in the Middle East and Southeast Asia — create
their own trading bloc which will have implications for global competitiveness of
soybeans, rice and cotton from the United States. |
| June 2, 2025 |
Chinese demand for soybeans drops in 2025 LITTLE ROCK — The world’s biggest customer for soybeans isn’t quite as hungry for
them in 2025. |
| June 2, 2025 |
Endangered Species Act may be redefined in post-Chevron environment FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A proposal to rescind the definition of “harm” in the Endangered Species Act has people talking — to the tune of more than 300,000 public comments. |