Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station

Rice is more than a side dish. Proteins in the byproducts of #rice milling offer different properties for plant-based cheese, offering more market potential for one of Arkansas' leading crops, says food scientist Mahfuzur Rahman. Read more: aaes.uada.edu/news/rice-prot… @AginArk @bumperscollege

Farmers market vendors can learn more about food safety in a new way with the free online game "Market, Set, Go!" The game was developed in collaboration with @ArkFoodSafety and @nmsu's Learning Games Lab as part of a @USDA_NIFA grant. Read the story: aaes.uada.edu/news/farmers-m… @AginArk @bumperscollege

Automated #robotics research in #poultry processing will be explained April 9 at the Center for Scalable & Intelligent Automation in Poultry Processing Field Day. Learn more & register: aaes.uada.edu/news/2026-poul… @AginArk @UarkBENG @UNLincoln @FVSU @GTRI @USDA_NIFA

Join us April 7 at the Vegetable Research Station for the Organic Field Crop Production & Marketing Meeting. The free event is focused on growers interested in organic production with buyers from the region. Read more: aaes.uada.edu/news/2026-orga… @AginArk @AR_Extension @UARK_SoilTest @uarkhort

TOMORROW: Learn ways to add value to ag byproducts in "Transforming Worthless Rice Husks Into Valuable Materials," a free webinar by Ali Ubeyitogullari of @AginArk, 11 a.m. CDT March 18, hosted by @ARAllianceOrg. Read more and register: aaes.uada.edu/news/webinar-w… @bumperscollege @UofA_Engr #ResearchMatters

A proof of concept for advancement in further automation of poultry processing is ChicGrasp, a robotic arm taught by humans through imitation learning which adapts to challenges using AI. Read more: aaes.uada.edu/news/chicgrasp @AginArk @bumperscollege @UarkBENG @UofA_Engr

Learn more uses for ag byproducts with “Transforming Worthless Rice Husks Into Valuable Materials," a free webinar by Ali Ubeyitogullari of @AginArk, March 18, hosted by @ARAllianceOrg. Read more: aaes.uada.edu/news/webinar-w… @bumperscollege @UofA_Engr @UarkBENG #ResearchMatters

Scientists in Arkansas & Florida showed that native rice stink bugs have greater genetic variation than two invasive species, which genetic mapping traced from Florida to Cuba. Read more: aaes.uada.edu/news/rice-stin… @AginArk @bumperscollege @ArkansasEPP @UF_IFAS

As part of a @USDA_NIFA grant, the new online game "Market, Set, Go!" — developed in collaboration with @ArkFoodSafety and @nmsu's Learning Games Laboratory — was created to help farmers market vendors learn more about food safety. Read more: aaes.uada.edu/news/farmers-m…

Reminder, this, Thursday: "Addressing Food Insecurity in Arkansas" Hembree Auditorium (AFLS 107E) at 3:30 Open to everyone Registration link to attend virtually if you cannot attend in person: uada.zoom.us/.../register/W… AG | FOOD | LIFE

Rice-based proteins extracted from bran, brown rice and broken kernels show different properties when making plant-based cheese, including meltability and firmness. Read more: aaes.uada.edu/news/rice-prot… @AginArk @bumpescollege

Robotics engineers with @AginArk have developed ChicGrasp, an autonomous robotic arm that can pick up and hang a chicken carcass on a shackle conveyor for further processing. The proof-of-concept signals advancement for further automation in poultry processing. Read more: aaes.uada.edu/news/chicgrasp/ @UarkBENG @UofA_Engr @AgIsAmerica

Ali Ubeyitogullari will present “Transforming Worthless Rice Husks Into Valuable Materials," a free webinar hosted March 18 by @ARAllianceOrg, on research his team has done to make #biodegradable materials out of #rice husks. Read more: aaes.uada.edu/news/webinar-w… @AginArk @bumperscollege @UofA_Engr #ResearchMatters

Rice stink bugs are found in every rice-growing state except California, causing millions of dollars in damage. By mapping the bug's genetics, entomologists discovered clues that could help limit insecticide resistance. Read more: aaes.uada.edu/news/rice-stin… @AginArk @ArkansasEPP

"Market, Set, Go!" is a new online game that helps farmers market vendors learn food safety. The game is one result of a multi-state @USDA_NIFA grant in collaboration w/ @ArkFoodSafety. Read more: aaes.uada.edu/news/farmers-m… @AginArk @bumperscollege

Animal scientists testing biodegradable microneedle pain patches in pigs found the dose was too low, but the concept works. Read more: nifa.usda.gov/about-nifa/blo… Thanks to @USDA_NIFA for the blog write-up highlighting this innovative animal science work. @AginArk @AgIsAmerica @bumperscollege

Supporting a healthier Arkansas and enhancing food security is at the top of the list for the @AginArk 10-year strategic plan, "Growing. Stronger." Thank you @bumperscollege for hosting this important seminar Thursday, March 12.

Rice might be the next big thing in alternative cheese. 🌾 Mahfuzur Rahman and his food science team studied what each part of the rice kernel can contribute to making hypoallergenic cheese alternatives. Their findings appear in Future Foods. Read more: aaes.uada.edu/news/rice-prot… @AginArk @bumperscollege @AgIsAmerica

The Center for Human Nutrition offers tips on how to best increase your #protein intake for the updated recommendations in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Read more: aaes.uada.edu/news/protein-n… @AginArk @AR_Extension @bumperscollege

As an associate professor of food science and director of the UADA Center for Human Nutrition, Jamie Baum studies the impacts of nutrition on overall well-being and translates the science into clear, practical guidance that helps people make healthy choices. #Protein #Nutrition