Brittaney Mann News Today

High temperatures and disease are both serious enemies in poultry production. That led recent poultry science graduate Alessandro Rocchi to investigate the link between the two.

Rupesh Kariyat designed a program to empower Hispanic student researchers by providing students from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley an opportunity to complete a research project at the U of A.

Cengiz Koparan knows firsthand the need for agricultural technology.

Researchers validated a curriculum development model that increased the confidence and interest of beginning agricultural students learning how to breadboard and program Arduino UNOs, a type of microcontroller.

The covid-19 pandemic strained many poultry processing plants as employees became ill. With the help of a $1 million grant, Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station researchers will soon begin designing robotics to help alleviate that potential strain.

Researchers and industry professionals from around the world joined a virtual event to share how sensory cues can alter perception and behavior toward food.

Food safety education for small producers will take on an interactive gaming form with the help of a collaborative $550,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agricultures National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

Preventing fertilizer run-off from farms is essential to preserving water quality. But preventive measures also help farmers get the most use from their fertilizer.

Microgreens, though tiny, are packed with nutrients and flavor. Their use in salads has grown, but researchers have not yet focused on their susceptibility to foodborne disease outbreaks -- common in the salad green industry.