News - November 2026

Extension to host Arkansas Veterans' Business Summit Nov. 13 

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas military veterans looking to start or expand their business will find resources at the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture’s Arkansas Veterans' Business Summit on Nov. 13 in Little Rock. 

Discovery journal research explores barriers to careers in veterinary medicine

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A study examining barriers that may discourage minority students from pursuing careers in veterinary medicine headlines the 2026 issue of Discovery, the undergraduate research journal of the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences at the University of Arkansas.

NALC webinar to examine changing food ingredient laws, regulations

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — From new state food labeling laws to shifting federal ingredient approval processes, 2026 has brought significant changes to the legal landscape governing what goes into the nation’s food supply.

Dec. 2 workshop offers farm survival strategies

NEWPORT, Ark. — Amid continuing economic turbulence, the Dec. 2 Agribusiness Talk workshop will offer expert advice and tools to aid farm survival going into the 2027 growing season.

UA Alumni Association honors Brye, Waldrum

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Two professors with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture — Kris Brye and Joe Waldrum — are being honored by the University of Arkansas Alumni Association.

Freeman: Expect laws over ownership of ag data to become more complex 

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Who owns data collected on a farm and how private is it? The answer depends on where the farm is and the type of operation, said D. Reed Freeman, partner and chair of the privacy practice group at ArentFox Schiff.