Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station

A bulk cargo loaded with grain in port. (Adobe Stock-#629708202 │ Seneca CDR)
Arkansas, Crops, Midwestern Region, Water

Low river, lower prices: Mississippi disruptions hit Southern farmers hardest

Low Mississippi River levels can drive up barge costs and reduce the prices farmers receive for corn and soybeans, according to new agricultural research. Read More

Close up of Yellow paddy rice plant. (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #108959162 - ananaline)
Arkansas, Midwestern Region, Other Crops, Regional Roundup

Anheuser-Busch grant supports Arkansas rice research

Cutting chicken fillet. (Adobe Stock-#300899613 │ ffolas)
Health & Wellness, Home and Family

Want to incorporate more protein in your diet? Balance and healthy sources are key

Michael Popp, Harold F. Ohlendorf Professor of agricultural economics and agribusiness for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, stands on a floating solar array in Spain in 2024. (Photo courtesy of Mike Popp)

New project ‘floats’ idea of solar panels on irrigation reservoirs

  • By John Lovett │ University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Rice plant. (Photo by Pixabay via Pexels.)

Transforming useless rice into a product

CHICGRASP — The autonomous robotic arm was programmed with imitation learning, trained by a human, to move a chicken carcass onto a shackle conveyor for further processing while adjusting to challenges. (UADA photo)

Poultry processing robotics advances with ChicGrasp

  • By John Lovett │ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
GLP-1s are widely prescribed for weight loss. (UADA photo)

What does ‘GLP-1 friendly’ mean?

  • By Mary Hightower │ U of A System Division of Agriculture
Organic soybeans growing in a no-till test plot on Oct. 7, 2025, during the No-Till & Organic Field Day. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo by John Lovett)

Organic weed control field trial pits no-till vs. conventional till in soybean

  • By John Lovett │ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Broiler chick held by Rebekah Drysdale, a Ph.D. student in the poultry science department for the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences at the University of Arkansas. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo by Paden Johnson)

Calcium tests in poultry offer chance for improved feed efficiency

  • By John Lovett │ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
PROBIOTICS — A resilient strain of probiotic for both poultry and swine was co-developed by researchers with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and recently released as a direct-fed additive. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo)

New direct-fed probiotic for poultry, swine commercially released

Smart Farming with IoT. Growing Corn Seedlings with Infographics. (Adobe Stock │ #668050742 - Thawatchai Images)

AI and its impact symposium Sept. 15