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The latest advancements in rice research, economics and technology are the focus of the 2026 Arkansas Rice Processing Program Industry Alliance Meeting, May 19, at the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences. Read more and register: aaes.uada.edu/news/rice-indu… @AginArk @NEArkRice @Arkansas_Rice @ARRiceBoard

Researching the use of floating solar arrays, including public perceptions, is a new project underway at the Rice Research & Extension Center in Stuttgart. Take the survey and read more: aaes.uada.edu/news/floating-… @uarkaeab @Arkansas_Rice @bumperscollege @UarkBENG @UofA_Engr

An @AginArk collaborative study offers validation of a genotyping method on a wide array of #grapes that can save years of time and valuable resources to develop seedless #muscadines. Read more: aaes.uada.edu/news/grape-phe… @AginArk @uarkhort @bumperscollege @AgIsAmerica @USDA_NIFA @USDA_ARS #JASHS

Thanks to a $615K grant from @USDA_NIFA to @AginArk researchers, #spinach breeding efforts are stronger. Read more: aaes.uada.edu/news/pythium-t… @uarkhort @ArkansasEPP @bumperscollege @AgIsAmerica #NIFAimpacts

Three new research publications on cotton variety, soybean performance & soil fertility are now available on the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station website: aaes.uada.edu/communications… @ARCrops @AginArk

The latest advancements in rice research, economics and technology are the focus of the 2026 Arkansas Rice Processing Program Industry Alliance Meeting, May 19, in Fayetteville. A two-day Rice Quality and Evaluation Short Course will follow. Read more: aaes.uada.edu/news/rice-indu… @AginArk @bumpersollege

To improve feral hog management plans, Nana Tian, a forest economics researcher for @UAM_Cfanr, explored perspectives and attitudes of landowners. Read about her studies on the subject at aaes.uada.edu/news/feral-hog… @AginArk @txresearch

As a new extension soil fertility specialist, Ana Morales-Ona Smith's hopes to build on @AginArk's current soil fertility program through a “Farmer-centered, data-informed” approach.. Read more about @a_mosmith at aaes.uada.edu/news/smith-soi… @NEArkRice

What an honor to attend today’s historic White House event celebrating our nation’s hardworking farmers. Grateful for this administration’s efforts to support farmers, strengthen agricultural trade, and protect domestic markets for years to come!

Ever wondered what it’s like for farmers to take their voices to DC? 🌾🏛️ This week on Grainiacs: Riceland’s government affairs team, Rich Hillman, & Shannon Davis share key takeaways from the DC fly-in, trade updates, and how to stay engaged. Listen: bit.ly/3PpaGe6

Checkout the latest on Arkansas rice

ChicGrasp, an AI-infused robotic arm, signals further automation in poultry processing. Read more: aaes.uada.edu/news/chicgrasp. @AginArk @bumperscollege @UofA_Engr

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

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

What started out as a response to labor shortages in poultry processing plants during the COVID-19 pandemic has turned into a robotics system that can learn by imitating human movements to handle chickens. Learn more at bit.ly/AES-ChickGrasp. @AgInArk

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

Ana Morales-Ona Smith, @AgInArk's new extension soil fertility specialist and assistant professor, followed a winding path, crossing both decades and continents, to her current field of study. Learn about her research at bit.ly/Ark-soil-fert-…. #Arkansas

Lynhe Demesyeux, @AgInArk extension nematology educator & director of the Arkansas Nematode Diagnostic Laboratory, said her interest in farming — and the countless organisms that lie beneath the soil — began at an early age. Learn more at bit.ly/Ark-Demesyeux.

Thanks to a $425K grant, @AginArk scientists are putting up 20 weather stations across Arkansas to improve data collection for ag experiments, with public online access to the data. Read more: aaes.uada.edu/news/weather-s… @AR_Extension @uarkhort @bumperscollege

Flying drones to monitor blackberry flowering saves time and creates a scientific standard for blackberry breeders. Read how ag engineers worked with horticulturists to prove the concept: aaes.uada.edu/news/uavs-blac… @AgIsAmerica @AginArk @UarkBENG @uarkhort @bumperscollege @UAFruitBreeding @AgIsAmerica