Field to Film: Featured Research

Dr. Beth Kegley, professor of animal science with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, leads a project investigating the impact of soy products on cattle nutrition. Early results from her research indicate that soy-based feed can positively impact the health of cattle, benefitting their inflammatory response, ability to deal with environmental stresses and…

Dr. Jeremy Ross, extension soybean agronomist with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, heads two checkoff-funded research projects. Each project aims to give Arkansas soybean producers the information they need to make planting decisions. The tech transfer project focuses on distributing research results to producers around the state. Also published in that program…

John Carlin, director of the Arkansas Crop Variety Improvement Program (ACVIP) at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture (UADA), manages the soybean official variety trials (OVTs). This program tests soybean varieties at eight different sites across the state and distributes seeds to Carlin’s colleagues for their research projects that contribute to the final…

Before Mike Daniels, professor and soil and water specialist with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, started researching resource conservation at Dabbs Discovery Farm, there was no data available. Previously, experts had to depend on models. The research done at the Dabbs Discovery Farm provides valuable data that helps inform Daniels’ efforts in improving…

Arkansas Research Arms Soybean Farmers Against Southern Root-Knot Nematodes By Laura Temple Soil harbors countless beneficial microorganisms that help plants thrive. But it also harbors plant-killers. In Arkansas and other areas of the Mid-South, the southern root-knot nematode decimates soybeans. “Nematodes are tiny, non-segmented round worms,” explains Dr. Travis Faske, professor and Extension plant pathologist…

Dr. Jason Kelley, an agronomist with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, recently concluded a nine-year project looking for ways to increase soybean yields in Arkansas. The findings of this project are now being used to help producers make the most profitable crop rotation decisions. Kelley considered how yields respond, how crops respond…