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Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @arkagresearch.bsky.social · Jun 12

Save the Date! Join us for the 2025 Turfgrass Field Day on Aug. 6 at 7:00 a.m. in Fayetteville. Learn the latest on turfgrass research and network with other turf professionals. Learn more: aaes.uada.edu/events/2025-...

Attendees examine a patchy section of short turfgrass during a field day.

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Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @arkagresearch.bsky.social · Jun 2

Blackberries, rice, and even dog food prices are covered in the latest Arkansas Ag Research Report, a roundup of news from the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station. See the report at aaes.uada.edu/news/may-202.... @AginArk @AgIsAmerica #AgInnovation

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Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @arkagresearch.bsky.social · May 28

Dive deeper into the researcher here: doi.org/10.1017/aae....

Assessing the Implicit Prices of Health and Wellness Product Attributes in Pet Food: A Hedonic Analysis Approach

Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @arkagresearch.bsky.social · May 27

What are you paying for your dog's food? Ag economics researchers Andrew Anderson and Lonnie Hobbs Jr. investigated the impact of health and wellness attributes on dog food pricing and the amount that owners are willing to pay. Read more: aaes.uada.edu/news/dog-foo...

Close up photo of dog food bag on a store shelf.

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Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @arkagresearch.bsky.social · May 21

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our dear friend & colleague, Dr. Charles Maxwell. A prof. of animal science with the UA System Division of Ag and Bumpers College, he dedicated nearly 6 decades to his work. He passed away May 12, aged 83. Read more: aaes.uada.edu/news/maxwell...

Studio portrait photo of Charles Maxwell

Genetic control of prickles in tetraploid blackberry

Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @arkagresearch.bsky.social · May 20

The research was published in the G3 - Genes | Genomes | Genetics journal: doi.org/10.1093/g3jo...

Abstract. Prickle-free blackberry (Rubus subgenus Rubus) canes are strongly preferred by growers due to food and worker safety concerns and damage to fruit

Optimizing lab methods for consistent rice milling analysis

Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @arkagresearch.bsky.social · May 20

Pesky thorns can make picking blackberries much more difficult, so a research team led by Margaret Worthington made advances in finding the genetic cause behind the thorny trait. Read more: aaes.uada.edu/news/genetic...

A thorny blackberry cane on the left and a thornless cane on the right

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Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @arkagresearch.bsky.social · May 19

The study, published in the Cereals & Grains Association journal Cereal Chemistry, is titled "Optimizing lab methods for consistent rice milling analysis" - doi.org/10.1002/cche...

Background and Objectives Milling is one of the most important postharvest processes in rice production. Traditionally, the McGill #2 mill has been used for lab milling to assess rice milling perfor...

Arkansas Clean Plant Center Leader Tzanetakis Honored as a Fellow of American Phytopathological Society

Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @arkagresearch.bsky.social · May 15

Proper rice milling increases a #rice farmer's pay and means more rice from the farm to the table. Read about Arkansas Rice Processing Program research making a difference: aaes.uada.edu/news/optimiz...

Griffiths Atungulu and Samuel Oloani, both wearing lab coats, pose for a photo in a lab environment.

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Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @arkagresearch.bsky.social · May 12

Ioannis Tzanetakis, prof. of virology and Arkansas Clean Plant Center director, was named a Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society for his distinguished contributions to plant pathology: aaes.uada.edu/news/tzaneta...

Congrats, @yannistzanetakis.bsky.social!

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Ioannis Tzanetakis, professor of plant virology and director of the Arkansas Clean Plant Center, was recently named a Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society. Tzanetakis has a dual appointmen...

Transport and retention of microplastic fibers in streams are impacted by benthic algae, discharge, and substrate

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Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @arkagresearch.bsky.social · May 9

The study was published in Limnology and Oceanography at doi.org/10.1002/lno.....

Microplastics (particles < 5 mm) are pollutants of emerging concern in aquatic ecosystems worldwide. Streams are key sites of microplastic input, retention, and transport, and empirical measurements ....

Microplastics: What’s Trapping the Emerging Threat in Our Streams?

Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @arkagresearch.bsky.social · May 9

A recently published study from a team of researchers at four universities investigated what's keeping microplastics trapped in streams & results show how cleanup efforts can be carried out most efficiently: aaes.uada.edu/news/micropl....

Microplastics, tiny plastic particles found in everyday products from face wash to toothpaste, are an emerging threat to health and ecology, prompting a research team to identify what keeps them trapp...

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Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @arkagresearch.bsky.social · May 8

Kristiina Ala-Kokko might be new as an assistant professor, but she's far from a stranger to the agricultural economics and agribusiness department she's joining. Read more about her @uarkansas.bsky.social roots and how she plans to work with #rice stakeholders at bit.ly/3Sg0X89....

AAES is committed to solving the problems that matter to Arkansans. Our scientists are continuously looking for ways to help farmers be more efficient, more sustainable and more profitable. They are h...

Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @arkagresearch.bsky.social · Mar 18

Happy #NationalAgDay! Today we celebrate agriculture and those who work tirelessly to feed and clothe the world. Check out our research highlights page at aaes.uada.edu/research-hig... for a glimpse of our latest work advancing Arkansas' largest industry.

Research Highlights

February 2025 Arkansas Ag Research Report

Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @arkagresearch.bsky.social · Mar 3

AI & machine learning are increasingly used in agricultural science for predictions & data processing. Check out our latest Arkansas Ag Research Report to learn more about several projects that incorporate #AI in ag science: aaes.uada.edu/news/februar... #AgInnovation #Agriculture

A monthly round-up of top stories from the AAES. How machine learning is used in poultry processing and ecology. Soybean research on impacts of flooding. Agricultural is evolving to include AI and mi...

Cold Plasma-Treated Seeds Show Potential to Protect Plants, Reduce Pesticide Use

Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @arkagresearch.bsky.social · Feb 28

Plasma, the state of matter credited for coloring the sky with the Northern Lights, is being applied to help plants with their growth and guarding against pests.

Read more at aaes.uada.edu/news/cold-pl...

#AgInnovation #PestControl #Entomology #FoodScience

The same substance that paints the sky with the Northern Lights also appears to enhance plant growth and insect defense, according to a new study. Food science and entomology researchers from the AAES...

Conference Explores Sensory Cues Beyond Food Preference

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Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @arkagresearch.bsky.social · Feb 26

With temps in the 60s and 70s across #Arkansas today, it's hard to believe we were covered in snow last week. Here are a few #snow scenes from the Milo J. Shult Ag Research & Extension Center in Fayetteville and the Northeast Rice Research & Extension Center near Jonesboro.

Photo of snow on the ground around the Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center sign with building in the background and flags flying above the sign.

Distant photo of hundreds of ducks flying over a reservoir with snow around the banks.

Rows of dormant plants with blue sky above and snow on the ground below.

Photo of snowy scene with Milo J. Shult Agricultural Research and Extension Center sign in the foreground.

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Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @arkagresearch.bsky.social · Feb 21

#Snow and #ice are still covering roads in much of #Arkansas. H2O-quality researcher Shannon Speir and her team conducted studies to measure road salt and beet brine impacts on freshwater ecosystems. Their initial results were not entirely expected. Read more: aaes.uada.edu/news/road-sa...

Tire tracks in snow and ice on an asphalt road

Close up photo of snow and ice on an asphalt road

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Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @arkagresearch.bsky.social · Feb 19

The UADA Sensory Science Center will host its second Science-Telling-About-Revolution, or STAR, in Sensory Nudges Conference Feb. 27-28. The registration deadline is Feb. 24.

Learn more: aaes.uada.edu/news/sensory...

#FoodScience #SensoryScience

An international conference that explores the impact of sensory cues such as lighting and aroma will be hosted by the UADA’s Sensory Science Center at the end of February. Sensory cues can affect perc...

Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @arkagresearch.bsky.social · Feb 19

Sign up for our monthly research report, featuring our latest ag and food innovations: bit.ly/ArkAgResearc... #AgInnovation

Machine Learning Maps Animal Feeding Operations to Improve Sustainability

Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @arkagresearch.bsky.social · Feb 17

To better manage environmental impacts, it's important to understand where farm animals are located. Bio & Ag Engineering researcher Becca Muenich set out to fill gaps in the data with a new technique for mapping animal feeding operations: aaes.uada.edu/news/machine...

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Understanding where farm animals are raised is crucial for managing their environmental impacts and developing technological solutions, but gaps in data often make it challenging to get the full pictu...