Research News of June 2022
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Did Biosecurity Lessons in 2015 Curb the 2022 Bird Flu Outbreak Deaths? An Arkansas Agricultural Economist Has a Clue
Did lessons in biosecurity from the 2015 avian flu outbreak help save domestic birds in the 2022 outbreak? Jada Thompson said one factor indicates proper biosecurity may have had a significant impact.
U of A, UA System Division of Agriculture Sign Special Agreement
The University of Arkansas and the UA System Division of Agriculture (UADA) have signed a special agreement to guide the ongoing cooperation and fundamental interactions between the two entities.
Research Tracking Cattle Disease Turns Up Invasive Ticks in Washington County
Scientists conducting research on tick-transmitted cattle diseases in Arkansas have turned up new samples of the invasive Asian longhorned tick.
New Ag Economist Focuses on Food Systems and Agricultural Supply Chains
A new agricultural economist who works with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station says marketing in a world with endless options requires producers to know more about consumer demand.
Meullenet Earns Excellence in Leadership Award from Southern Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors
The director of AAES, the research arm of the UADA, was recently named the 2022 recipient of the Southern Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directorsβ Excellence in Leadership Award.
Water Conservation Focus of First Poultry Science Research Day
The Center of Excellence for Poultry Science and the Poultry Science Graduate Association hosted the first Poultry Science (POSC) Research Day on May 25...
Crop Insurance Ratings, Precision Agriculture Focus of Arkansas Agricultural Economist
With farmers in the national spotlight amid soaring production costs, crop risk mitigation practices like crop insurance and futures options are more important than ever for the nationβs producers of food, fiber and fuel.
Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences Professor Named Assistant Director of Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station
As an assistant director of AAES, Mary Savin will expand collaborative efforts that advance food and agriculture research initiatives on a state and national level.