Table of Contents
WHO, WHAT,
WHEN, WHERE
HEADLINES
Tyson gift puts campaign over goal
Summer abroad adventures begin in Scotland
'Global Issues' classmates tour Scotland
Delta Classic raises CSES scholarship funds
Poultry Science hosts youth conference
Philpot to host 'Party of the Century'
Basin Park Hotel hosts new course
Arkot 9203-03 and Arkot 9203-17 cotton lines released
Kwon receives NIH grant for Salmonella genome research
Student builds new tool or precision agriculture education
History exhibit features 1938 chair
Teaching Resources Center survey
Farm Management and Marketing Newsletter
Farm Bill resources added to AgLaw web library
ALL ABOUT ADVISING
August 2005 issue (PDF)
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Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
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July-August 2005 • Vol. 31, No. 4
Grants ReceivedApril/May 2005
Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
M. Cochran and D. Danforth. Cotton Incorporated. COTMAN software development and delivery (2005). $24,228.
E. Wailes, H. Goodwin and K. Young. USDA-SBIR Prime. Bale and deliver chicken litter. $10,000.
Animal Science
Z. Johnson and C. Maxwell. Agtech Products. Evaluation of the effect of Lactobacillus Brevis 1E-1 on pre- and post-weaning growth performance and modulation of the immune system. $51,582.
C. Maxwell. Alltech Biotechnology Center. Swine nutrition research. $4,900.
C. Maxwell. Agtech Products. Swine nutrition research. $6,500.
C. Maxwell. Alltech Biotechnology Center. Swine nutrition research. $4,900.
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
M. Matlock. Parsons Engineering. Use attainability & water quality assessment of Ouachita River, Southern Arkansas. $66,200.
B. Haggard. USDA ARS. Research support. $11,337.
College of Agriculture- ASU
J. Widick. Cullum Seed, LLC. Chloride screening research. $1,500.
Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences
P. Chen. USDA ARS. Develop high yielding soybean lines with high protein, higher sugar and low phytate content. $47,750.
P. Chen. USDA ARS. Breeding high yielding MG4-6 soybean lines with midoleic acid (50-60%) for the mid-south. $39,625.
P. Chen. Integrative Nutrition, Inc. Soybean genetic research. $1,260.
D. Oosterhuis. The Cotton Foundation. Cotton research. $12,500.
N. Slaton. Helena Chemical Company. Soil testing and plant analysis. $10,000.
J. Stewart. Delta Pine Seed Company. Introgression of genetic resistance to reniform nematode into cotton. $294,000.
P. Chen. USDA ARS. Identification and utilization of exotic germplasm to improve soybean productivity 2005. $54,625.
M. Savin. USDA SARE Prime. Rotational grazing on land receiving manure applications: impacts of land management practices on soil and water quality. $4,500.
D. Carroll. S & F Farms II. Soil testing. $315.
J. Barrentine. Monsanto Company. Crop safety of MON3539 round up ready flex cotton. $5,000.
P. Chen and L. Purcell. USDA ARS. Drought stress tolerance in Arkansas. $120,000.
P. Chen. Mr. John Everett. Soybean genetic research. $500.
Entomology
D. Steinkraus. Cotton Incorporated. Surveillance, diagnosis, and prediction of cotton aphid fungus. $26,000.
P. McLeod. Monsanto Company. LP094_05 YGII FAW, SWCB & CEW efficacy test – Marianna, AR. $12,000.
F. Stephen and W. Limp. USDA FS. Development of geospatial techniques for the prediction and assessment of red oak decline due to red oak borer. $35,000.
F. Stephen. USDA FS. Assessment, monitoring, and analysis of red oak borer populations. $36,850.
D. Johnson. USDA CSREES- Prime. Insecticide efficacy trials for raspberry crown borer on blackberry, 2005. $3,000.
F. Stephen. USDA FS. Applied silvicultural assessment of upland oak-hickory forests and the red oak borer in the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas. $250,000.
D. Johnson. Bayer CropScience. Insecticide efficacy trials for raspberry crown borer on blackberry, 2005. $3,000.
Food Science
L. Howard. USDA CSREES. NRICGP. Processing effects on the content and absorption of grape and berry polyphenolics. $220,000.
J.-F. Meullenet. The Coca-Cola Company. Food Science Building expansion and renovation. $3,500.
L. Howard. PomWonderful. Thermal processing research. $1,000.
Y.-J. Wang. Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Carbohydrate research. $40,000.
J. Morris. Missouri Department of Agriculture. Evaluation of rootstock for improvement of fruit and wine composition. $9,500.
J. Morris. Allen Canning Company. Institute of Food Science and Engineering. $4,500.
Y.-J. Wang. Melissa’s World Variety Produce. Rice and carbohydrate research. $1,200.
J.-F. Meullenet. Tyson Foods, Inc. Food Science Building expansion and renovation. $17,820.
J.-F. Meullenet. BC Natural Foods. Food Science Building expansion and renovation. $8,500.
Y.-J. Wang. MGP Ingredients. Carbohydrate research. $6,735.
T. Siebenmorgen. Kellogg’s Corporate Citizenship Fund. Rice processing research program. $20,000.
Horticulture
M. Evans. Sun Gro Horticulture. Greenhouse corps research. $1,000.
D. Hensley and C. Rom. Stanley Smith Horticulture Trust. International internship experience for horticulture students in Arkansas and Scotland. $16,000.
M. Richardson. Pennington Seed. Grass research. $6,000.
D. Karcher. Helena Chemical Company. Grass research. $9,400.
Human and Environmental Sciences
F. Farmer. US Department of Commerce. Manufacturing sector dynamics in economic development for the 21st century: optimizing strategies for the economic development administration. $107,820.
J. Foote. Fayetteville Public Schools. Dietary instruction and training for Fayetteville public school employees. $500.
Interdisciplinary
R. Babcock, E. Clausen and M. Popp. US Department of Transportation. Mack Blackwell Transportation Center. Biodiesel production from varying grades of beef tallow and chicken fat. $24,305.
Plant Pathology
C. Rothrock. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. Cotton disease research. $17,000.
E. Milus. USDA ARS. Management of fusarium head blight in Arkansas. $76,114.
C. Rothrock. The Cotton Foundation. Diseases of cotton. $3,500.
C. Rothrock. Wilbur-Ellis Company. Diseases of cotton. $12,000.
J. Correll. Rice Tec, Inc. Rice research. $1,000.
R. Robbins. Worldwide Soy Technologies. Soybean nematode research. $4,430.
R. Riggs. Monsanto Company. Monsanto SCN project (service order #18). $25,000.
Poultry Science
C. Coon. Lonza, Inc. The effect of carnitine and feed restriction programs on performance, lipid metabolism, nutrient transfer and welfare of broiler breeder hens. $185,973.
C. Coon. ILC Resources. The effect of calcium carbonate particle size and solumbility on the utilization of phosphorus from phytase for broilers. $31,250.
N. Anthony. MacFarlane Pheasants, Inc. Growth and development of the commercial pheasant reared under different environmental conditions. $5,000.
W.J. Kuenzel and A. Jurkevic. USDA, NRI/CGP. A neurobehavioral approach to address fertility in male broiler breeders’. $360,000.
Southeast Research and Extension Center
K. Smith. Cotton Foundation. Cotton defoliation work group committee uniform harvest aid evaluation program. $1,600.
C. Coker. Monsanto Company. Evaluation of glyphosate efficacy against Asian rust on soybean. $10,000.
Southwest Research and Extension Center
T. Kirkpatrick. Syngenta Crop Protection Inc. Plant diseases. $675.
T. Kirkpatrick. The Cotton Foundation. Plant diseases. $3,700.
T. Kirkpatrick. Delta and Pine Land Co. Plant disease. $1,250.