News - July 2024

Avian influenza, USDA-APHIS response topic of NALC's July 17 webinar

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — In the more than two years since the current outbreak began, highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, has proven to be a highly adaptable foe, infecting not only poultry, but also dairy cattle and their human handlers. 

Invasive tick found in Boone County cattle, July 11 webinar to address concerns

LITTLE ROCK – A tick found in a Boone County cattle herd has been confirmed as the invasive Asian longhorned tick, known for carrying a parasite that can be deadly to cattle.

SIDEBAR: USDA grant helps Arkansas researchers track invasive tick

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Researchers with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture have landed a $270,000 grant to map the spread of an invasive tick species in Arkansas.

Improving rice quality focus of NIFA-funded Arkansas research

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Research in Arkansas to improve rice quality was recently supported with two new U.S. Department of Agriculture grants that total over $885,000.

High tunnels, Arkansas Diamonds featured at 2024 Horticulture Field Day

HOPE, Ark. — Last week 97 growers, gardeners and horticulture enthusiasts headed to Hope, Arkansas to hear about fruit, vegetable and ornamental research being conducted at the Southwest Research and Extension Center.

Cotton, soybeans are up, corn tumbles, seed shortage moves rice  toward medium grain

LITTLE ROCK — The June “Acreage” report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed cotton with its highest acreage in more than a decade and soybeans on the rise, while corn tumbled and rice shuffled between long and medium grain acres in Arkansas.

Seed funding incubates ideas to improve agriculture through engineering

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Ingenuity in agriculture requires collaboration, and seed funds, to make an impact.

RCA trellising system, microclimate control enhances pest management in Arkansas blackberries

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — As blackberry season peaks in Arkansas, research is shedding light on a trellising system that could improve pest management for blackberry growers.