Arkansas Rice Processing Program News Today

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It’s not just for burritos and popcorn. Microwave technology is also being tested as a new tool to destroy weed seeds and decrease herbicide use.

Rice is showing potential to play a more prominent role in beer brewing, and it helps that Arkansas produces a lot of it.

The Andersons Cereals and Oilseeds Award of Excellence, created in 1999, recognizes individuals or teams that have made

The inaugural Agri-Food Innovation Summit offered entrepreneurial scientists and inventors inspiration to make

Griffiths Atungulu is director of the Arkansas Rice Processing Program and associate professor of grain processing and post-harvest system engineering at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. In an Aug. 5 article about using microwaves to dry rice, the universitys name was incorrect.

Using an industrial microwave can shorten the time needed to dry rice bound for beer-making from days to hours and may lend itself to other food uses of the staple grain, Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station researchers found.

Researchers at the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station examined whether the quicker drying time of a microwave would hurt the wort produced from rice that becomes beer after hops and yeast are added. 

Using an industrial microwave can shorten the time needed to dry rice bound for beer making from days to hours and may lend itself to other food uses of the

As part of Womens History Month in March, the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture highlighted women making an impact in research, youth development, public policy and family and consumer sciences in the state.