FEATURED

Tomi Obi is an assistant professor with the Center of Excellence for Poultry Science and is eager to find ways to identify and control foodborne pathogens in the poultry industry.

NEW or UPCOMING

MONTICELLO, Ark. — Black bear population are slowly rising in the bottom land hardwood forest of southern and eastern Arkansas according to wildlife expert, Don White, Jr. By Traci Rushing. 505 words. With art.

MONTICELLO, Ark. — A nearly twofold increase in standing timber in Arkansas, coupled with a decline in housing demand, is keeping prices soft and tightening margins for loggers, according to economists at the Arkansas Center for Forest Business. By Mary Hightower. 667 words. With art.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Muscadines again rose to the top in the Arkansas Quality Wine competition, a testament to the skills of state’s vintners handling this beloved and somewhat quirky and cantankerous grape. By Mary Hightower. 750 words. With art.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Austin Jones wants the world to know that there’s so much more to insects and arthropods than creatures that sting or ruin your picnics, and he’s taking that message on the road. By Mary Hightower. 670 words. With art.

JONESBORO, Ark. — VIPs from industry and academia will be cutting the ribbon for the grand opening of the Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center on Aug. 30.

By Mary Hightower. 390 words. With art.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Law students interested in agricultural law have student associations available to them for networking, learning and other career opportunities, they just have to know where to look — or, how to build one. By Drew Viguet. 466 words. With art.

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas fruit and vegetable growers will have one more opportunity in 2024 to attend a produce safety training offered by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. By Rebekah Hall. 350 words. Art planned.

EARLIER

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Center for Arkansas Farms and Food is leading the Arkansas Organic Agriculture Project, a statewide effort to help producers transition to organic production and promote diversity within the agricultural industry. By Jenifer Fouch. 876 words. With art.

JONESBORO, Ark. — Potential labor strikes against Canadian railways and at ports in the United States could intensify an already difficult fall for agriculture. By Mary Hightower. 520 words. With art.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT show promise as a useful means in agriculture to write simple computer programs for microcontrollers, according to a study published this month. By John Lovett. 712 words. With art.

In the northland much of the ground is always frozen and only a few feet thaw out during the short summer months. This trip has been my first introduction to permafrost. With art.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Aug. 26 — ONLINE — Registration opens for Walk Across Arkansas.
• Aug. 29 -— ONLINE — Grow Your Own Groceries: Pawpaws
• Aug. 30 — POINSETT COUNTY — NERREC grand opening.
• Sept. 3 — MEMPHIS, Tenn. — 2024 Southern Soybean Breeders Tour
• Sept. 4 — FORT SMITH — Capacity Building Through Grant Writing - Sebastian County
• Sept. 9-11 — LITTLE ROCK and STUTTGART — International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics
• Sept. 11 — ONLINE — Growing Careers: Planning for Success in Starting and Maintaining an Agricultural Law Student Association
• Sept. 17 — HOPE — Ornamentals and turf field day.
• Sept. 18 — ONLINE — Right to Repair and Agriculture
• Sept. 24 — Dinner at the Vines
• Sept. 26 — LITTLE ROCK — Produce Safety Training
• Sept. 27 — WEST MEMPHIS — Gardening School & Master Gardener Advanced Training
• Sept. 30-Oct. 4 — FAYETTEVILLE — International Avian Influenza and One Health Emerging Issues Summit
• Oct. 10 — PARAGOULD — High tunnel workshop

2025

• Feb. 5 — ONLINE — Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Certification with Karen Castle

See our events calendar

Questions? Contact Mary Hightower