Processing researcher focus is on farmers
As Arkansas rice producers face increasing agronomic and economic challenges, new assistant professor of post-harvest grain processing Kaushik Luthra is ready to roll up his sleeves and get to work.
Luthra joins the biological and agricultural engineering department as part of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service, the research and Extension arms of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. He is based at the Division of Agriculture’s Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center in Harrisburg.
Luthra plans to strengthen producer profitability by addressing post-harvest challenges in grain management, from on-farm storage to off-farm processing. He will work closely with Arkansas growers, grain elevators, mills and processors to enhance grain quality, improve operational efficiency and ensure product and worker safety across the supply chain.
