The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) is establishing educational centers related to climate-smart agriculture and aquaculture on campus and at the UAPB Farm in Lonoke, Arkansas, according to Dr. Tomekia White, facilitator of UAPB’s water quality/water quantity edge-of-field monitoring project. Dr. Mike Daniels, co-founder of Arkansas Discovery Farms, will collaborate with Dr. White in…
Three students of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences won awards at the 21st Research Symposium of the Association of 1890 Research Directors, Inc. (ARD), which was recently held in Nashville, Tennessee. In the poster competition, Sujan Bhattari, graduate student of aquaculture and fisheries, was awarded…
In Arkansas, there are two types of armyworms–true armyworms and fall armyworms. Armyworms are caterpillars, the larval form of moths, according to Dr. David Fernandez, Extension livestock specialist and interim dean of graduate studies for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. “True armyworms are most often a spring-time pest, especially in northern Arkansas on…
Joe Friend, forester for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, has been chosen to receive the Presidential Field Forester Award by the Society of American Foresters. The award recognizes foresters for their innovative methods and record of excellence in the profession. Friend was hired by UAPB in 2016 as part of the university’s “Keeping…
The Southwest Arkansas Small Farms Conference is set for April 17 at Hempstead Hall of the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT), 2500 S. Main Street in Hope, Arkansas. The event is for small and limited-resource farmers, gardeners and community members. Hosted by the UAHT and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), the conference…
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