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
Heath Stephens and his crew harvest rice on the farm he operates in Arkansas County near Stuttgart with his father, John Stephens. (UA System Division of Agriculture photo by Fred Miller)

Rice looks for its niche as a malted grain

The quality of pecans will be reduced if not given enough moisture now. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Hot water can sanitize pecans

Soybeans (Journal stock photo.)

Arkansas study to look at ultrasound, fermentation methods

Fertilizer Recommendation Support Tool

USDA-grant supported FRST Project releases new fertilizer prediction tool

  • By John Lovett │ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
IRRIGATION INVESTIGATION — A new study shows impacts of peer influence in agricultural irrigation practices. (U of A System Division of Ag photo by Kevin Lawson)

Neighborly influence on irrigation choices could reinforce sustainable practices

Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Director Jean-Francois Meullenet, left, and Assistant Director Nathan McKinney, right, joined student volunteers Katelyn Helberg and Caroline Wilson for the intake of rice donations to the Jane B. Gearhart Full Circle Food Pantry at the University of Arkansas. (Photo by Karli Yarber, University of Arkansas System.)

Arkansas rice companies partner with University of Arkansas campus food pantry

  • By Robby Edwards │ Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences 
Young turkeys participate in research to curb looming turkey disease outbreak. (University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.)

Turkey disease being researched in Arkansas