Research News of March 2023
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Women’s History Month: Division of Agriculture Celebrates Women in Leadership
As part of Women’s History Month, the UADA is highlighting women making an impact in research, youth development, public policy and family and consumer sciences in the state...
Arkansas Native Elected Next President of Southern Agricultural Economics Association
John Anderson will be in a position to provide strategic guidance to the Southern Agriculture Economics Association, an organization he says has helped shape him professionally for more than two decades.
Red Clover Extract Improved Food Intake of Sheep on Toxic Tall Fescue
Research conducted by the AAES using a red clover extract in feed shows promise in offsetting some of the adverse effects of tall fescue toxicosis in livestock...
Arkansas Field Studies Show Strengths of Alternative Fertilizer for Corn, Rice and Soybeans
Struvite, the same substance that makes up kidney stones and irritates sewage plant operators, could be an effective alternative to using a limited supply of mined phosphate for crop fertilizer...
Arkansas to Lead $5 Million Grant-Established Center to Advance Robotics in Poultry Processing
Researchers in Arkansas and two other states will be using a $5 million grant to increase use of artificial intelligence and robotics in chicken processing...
Ag Communications Researchers Aim to Enhance Industry’s Connection with Consumers
Understanding how food and agriculture blogs are used can help improve how industry communicators talk to consumers, said Jefferson Miller, professor of agricultural communications...
Poultry Science Grad Students Earn Awards for Research Presentations at International Meeting
Poultry vaccine research using a technique similar to allergy testing in humans and a project to discern the digestibility of phosphorus from meat and bone have earned two student scientists...
High-Tech Cameras Focused on Chicken Breast Defect Detection
Some research for poultry processing automation is more than meets the eye. A multidisciplinary team of scientists at the AAES are testing to see if hyperspectral images...