Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station

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)
Arkansas, Energies, Midwestern Region, Water

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

Floating solar arrays may offer a path to generate electricity without removing farmland from production. Read More

Rice plant. (Photo by Pixabay via Pexels.)
Arkansas, Midwestern Region, Other Crops, Regional Roundup

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)
Arkansas, Avian, Chickens, Livestock, Midwestern Region, Poultry

Poultry processing robotics advances with ChicGrasp



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

PLANT MEMORY — Researchers with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station have shown how soybean plants can pass on adaptive traits to progeny after experiencing drought and herbivory (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo by Manish Gautam)

Study: Soybeans seem to inherit the bad memories of their parents

  • By John Lovett │ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Rice injury 10 weeks after emergence. (Photo courtesy of University of Arkansas Extension.)

Fluridone offers flexibility for rice growers

SOIL FERTILITY — The annual Wayne E. Sabbe Arkansas Soil Fertility Studies publication guides nutrient management recommendations to improve soil health and crop yield. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo)

Publication reveals soil lab use, fertility findings for blackberries, row crops, forages

  • By Maddie Johnson │ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture