Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
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Table of Contents • Notables HEADLINES Dan Felton, Jr. Building dedicated at LMCRS Agriculture Hall of Fame inducts five Vision Credits
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(E-mail information for Headlines articles and the Vision "Notable" section to Amalie Holland: ahollan@uark.edu. Notable items include awards and honors, foreign trips, invited papers and other presentations, election or appointment to leadership positions, etc.) Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Sherea Dillon, a graduate student in Agricultural Economics, was elected Graduate Vice President for Region III at the 22nd Annual National Convention of MANRRS (Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences) in Birmingham, March 29 - April 1. MANRRS advisor Dan Rainey said Dillon is the fifth UA student to be elected to one of the regional offices since the UA established a chapter in 2001. AEAB welcomes Pieter Verheist, a visiting scholar from the University of Ghent, the capital of East Flanders in Belgium. At the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists conference in Mobile, Ala., Michael Popp presented the invited paper, “Assessment of Alternative Fuel Production from Switch Grass: An Example from Arkansas.” Rita Carreira was the moderator for the session, “Efficiency and Environmental Concerns in Fisheries and Wetlands Management.” Eric Wailes conducted the symposium, “The Impacts of Trade Sanctions on Southern Agriculture: The Case of Rice.” The following invited posters were presented at the conference: “Using ArcView GIS to Illustrate the Poultry Litter Problem,” by R. I .Carreira, J. Smartt and H. L. Goodwin; and “The Growing Organic Market and Extentsion Faculty Perceptions,” by Ronald L. Rainey and Hunter Hauk. The following selected papers were also presented: “Co-processed Poulty Litter and Dewatered Municipal Biosolids: Feasibility as an Alternative Management Approach for Surplus,” by H.L. Goodwin Jr. and Andrew Armstrong; “The Role of Stakeholders’ Perceptions in Addressing Water Quality Disputes in an Embattled Watershed,” by Jennie Popp and German Rodriguez; “The Economics Potential of Composting Breeder and Pullet Litter with Egg Shell waste,” by Nathan Kemper, H.L. Goodwin Jr. and Sandra Hamm; “Using ArcView GIS to Illustrate the Poultry Litter Program,” by R.I. Carreira, J. Smartt and H.L. Goodwin; “The Growing Organic Market and Extension Faculty Perceptions,” by Ronald L. Rainey and Hunter Hauk; and “Correlation of National Soybeans Cash Market Price to state and Local Market Averages – A Case Study in Arkansas,” by C.R. Stark. Agricultural & Extension Education Don Johnson visited Iowa State University Jan. 24-26 where he presented the 2007 F.W. Miller Lecture in Agricultural Education on "The Role of Agricultural Technology in Agricultural Education." He also taught an undergraduate class and consulted with department faculty and stakeholders about the construction of a new agricultural technology teaching laboratory. Undergraduate student Matt Hardin and Don Johnson attended the Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 12-15. Matt presented a poster entitled, "Tractor PTO Performance and NOx emissions with Diesel, B20, and B100 Fuels." Co-authors were undergraduates Tonya Brown and Melanie Roller, and faculty members George Wardlow and Dr. Johnson. Animal Science Charles Maxwell was elected to the Oklahoma Pork Hall of Fame for his accomplishments and contributions to the industry. The announcement and presentation was made at last week's meeting of the Oklahoma Pork Board. Biological & Agricultural Engineering Julie Carrier participated in the 2007 USDA panel Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences Larry Purcell is serving as Technical Editor in the Crop Physiology and Metabolism division of the journal of Crop Science until 2010. Dr. Purcell previously served 1999-2005 as an Associate Editor for Crop Science. Derrick Oosterhuis gave an invited lecture entitled, "Principles of Foliar Fertilization," at the Fluid Technology Roundup Symposium sponsored by the Fluid Fertilizer Foundation in St. Louis Dec. 11-13. New club officers for the Crop, Soil, & Environmental Sciences Student Club have been elected for 2007: Bodie Drake of Hensley will serve as President; Josh Meyer of Jonesboro will be Vice-President; and Maggie Bailey of Mena will be Secretary/Treasurer. James McD. Stewart spent Mar. 4-11 in Pakistan where he was invited to participate in a Regional Consultation on Genetically Modified Cotton for Risk Assessment and Opportunities for Small-Scale Cotton Growers. His presentation was entitled “Biotechnology: a look into the future.” He also chaired the final session of the conference and was invited to make a presentation at the University of Agriculture in Faisalabad, Pakistan, on “Problems and perceptions associated with biotech cotton.” While in Pakistan he visited the AYUB Cotton Research Institute (CRI), the Nuclear Institute for Agricultural Research (NIAB), and NIBGE, all located in Faisalabad, Pakistan, to discuss their cotton research programs. While visiting the scientists of the latter institute he was asked to provide a review of their research efforts in plant biotechnology. Entomology The Linnaean Games team from Entomology won first place at the Entomological Society of America's Southeastern Branch meeting in Knoxville March 4-7. UA team members were graduate students Jackie McKern, Godshen Robert, Sandra Sleezer, Becky Trout and alternate Cesar Solorzano. The team was coached by Allen Szalanski. Arkansas, as well as second-place Clemson, will represent the Southeastern Branch at the national Entomological Society of America meeting in San Diego, in December. Arkansas has won the regional championship six times. Another student award winner at the Southern Region meeting of the Entomological Society of America was Brandon Corbett, an undergraduate biology major who is working in Fiona Goggin's laboratory. He won the student poster contest award in the M.S. student category. There is no undergraduate category. Food Science Andy Proctor was elected in February to the governing board of the American Oil Chemists' Society. He has been a senior associate editor for the Journal of American Oil Chemists (JAOCS) since 1992, is on the AOCS Analytical Division Board, and has served on many scientific award committees. Dr. Proctor attended the Annual Meeting of the EU-US Atlantis Program in Brussels Mar. 15-17 and presented the invited seminar, “Recruiting and Preparing your students for International Study.” Dr. Proctor is the US lead of an EU-US Consortium on “Renewable Resources and Clean Technology,” which is involved in student exchange and curriculum development. He also visited the University of Ghent to meet with consortium members and other faculty to explore Food Science international student exchange opportunities. Ruben Morawicki has been appointed to the Scientific Advisory Council of the American Frozen Food Institute. Vishal Jain, Ph.D. candidate, received the 2007 inaugural award of the American Oil Chemists' Society Peter and Claire Kalustain Scholarship recognizing outstanding merit and performance of one of the students receiving an AOCS Honor Student Award. The award consists of a $1,000 scholarship and certificate and is open to international competition. Horticulture John R. Clark received the Julian C. Miller Distinguished Research Award from the Southern Region – American Society for Horticultural Science at its annual meeting in Mobile Feb. 5. This is a career achievement award presented to an active member of the Society who has an outstanding record of research for 10 or more years on one or more horticultural crops. Dr. Clark also presented posters at the meeting, as well as an invited presentation titled, “Licensing, Policing, and Germplasm Sharing for Clonally Propagated Plants.” Janet Carson, Jim Robbins and staff from the Cooperative Extension Service communications department were awarded a Blue Ribbon Extension Communications Award at the recent American Society Horticultural Science—Southern Region meeting for their Horticulture Highlights CD. In December and January, Mike Richardson gave invited seminars at the Kansas Turfgrass Association Conference, the Texas Turfgrass Association Conference, the Virginia Turfgrass Conference and the Tennessee Turfgrass Association Conference. Human Environmental Sciences Jennifer Webb has been appointed to the board of directors for the Journal of Interior Design, a scholarly, refereed publication dedicated to issues related to the design of the interior environment. Her term will run May 2007-May 2010. Jerald C. Foote gave an invited presentation to the Razorback Athletic Trainers Association on Feb. 7. The title was, "Evaluating the Safety of Ergogenic Aids." Dr. Foote also gave an invited presentation to the Network 8 Renal Conference in Nashville titled, "Evaluating Herbal Supplement use in Renal Patients." Poultry Science Annie Donoghue, Dan Donoghue, Billy Hargis and Guermillo Tellez received the 2007 Federal Laboratory Consortium's National Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer for their novel technology to reduce human foodborne pathogens in poultry. Annie Donoghue is director of the USDA-ARS Poultry Production and Product Safety Research Unit and an adjunct member of the Poultry Science faculty. Frank Jones served as host and organizer for the International Short Course on Modern Poultry Production held Feb. 26 – Mar. 2 at the Center of Excellence for Poultry Science. Billy Hargis and Walter Bottje presented information about portable biosensors (a project by Yanbin Li) for rapid screening of avian influenza viruses and a bacterial vectored vaccine for avian influenza at the 2007 Agricultural Science and Education Exhibition/Reception on Capitol Hill held at the Rayburn congressional building Feb. 28 in Washington D.C. Casey Owens helped host Poultry 101 classes Feb. 26-Mar. 2 at Texas Tech University in Lubbock in cooperation with Texas Tech faculty member Christine Alvarado and Auburn faculty member Shelly McKee. Park Waldroup and H.L. Goodwin Jr. both gave invited presentations for Pew's National Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production in Fayetteville Feb. 12. The commission was in town to hear presentations, conduct meetings and take tours of animal agriculture facilities, which Susan Watkins helped organize. Susan Watkins hosted "Reducing Energy Usage in Poultry Houses" for poultry growers at the Applied Broiler Research Farm in conjunction with Winrock on Dec. 12. Over 100 poultry growers attended the meeting. Dr. Watkins was also an invited speaker at the following events this spring: The Poultry Federation Spring Symposium, The Arkansas Poultry Veterinary Association meeting, the 3rd Annual Arkansas Women in Agriculture Conference, The Louisiana Poultry Seminar, The Midwest Poultry Federation Convention and The Virginia Poultry Health Seminar Poultry science undergraduate and graduate students received awards at the International Poultry Scientific Forum Jan. 22-23 in Atlanta. Krishna Hamal, doctoral student of Gisela Erf, received the Alltech Student Manuscript Award for his paper on maternal antibody transfer to offspring in broilers. This is the third year in a row a UA student has received this award. Stacy Higgins, doctoral student of Billy Hargis, received a best poster award for a poster on probiotic treatment of chicks, and Sheri Layton, doctoral student of Billy Hargis, received a best paper award for her presentation on an avian influenza vaccine. Senior Ashley Swaffar won the first ever undergraduate research award given at this event for her presentation on broiler breeder reproduction. Rice Research & Extension Center Debra Ahrent received the Outstanding Service Award for 2006 at the 2007 Regional Variety Testing Working Group meetings in Key Largo Feb. 1. Southwest Research & Extension Center Paul Beck gave an invited presentation, “Effect of Pasture Management Practices on Animal Performance and Nutrient Runoff” at the Southern Section of the American Society of Animal Science meeting in Mobile Feb. 6. (Grants information is obtained from monthly reports published by the AAES Grants Office.) December 2006-January 2007 Animal Sciences E. Kegley. Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. Effects of on-arrival vs. delayed modified live virus and clostridial vaccination timing on health, performance, BVD titer levels and stress indicators of newly received beef cattle. $25,000. C. Maxwell. Land O’Lakes Purina Feed LLC. Swine nutrition research. $22,000. J. Apple. Lonza, Inc. Red meat research. $27,160. Biological & Agricultural Engineering C. Griffis. Bar-S foods, Inc. Bar-S Hot Dogs, formulated without purasal. $2,873. College of Agriculture—ASU W. Baker. Cotton Incorporated. Remote sensing as a scouting tool for the cotton research verification program. $8,549. Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences D. Oosterhuis. The Cotton Foundation. Cotton Incorporated. Cotton research. Proceedings of the Annual Cotton Research Meeting and Summaries of Research in Progress and Cotton Graduate Student Award and Annual Research Summaries of Graduate Research. Effect of high temperatures early in the season, and early irrigation, on squares and subsequent reproductive development, yield and fiber quality. $28,725. L. Oliver. CEREXAGRI. Weed science. $1,500. R. Norman. Rice Tec, Inc. Soil fertility and plant nutrition. $9,300. N. Burgos. Allen Canning Company. Weed physiology. $3,400. Entomology D. Johnson. Various Sources. Survey and control of aerial and root grape phylloxera on grape cultivars and rootstocks in the Ozark Mountain region. Entomology. $21,154. P. McLeod. Allen Canning Company. Entomology research. $6,100. Food Science J. Morris. Missouri Wine and Grape Board (PRIME). Evaluation of wines made from new hybrid grape cultivars. $10,000. P. Herrera. USDA CSREES. NRICGP. A novel approach for screening Salmonella enteritidis for in vitro invasion of laying hen follicles. $84,378. Y.-J. Wang. SK Patil & Associates. Carbohydrate research. $7,000. L. Howard. Bush Brothers & Company. Thermal processing. $15,000. Horticulture M. Richardson and D. Karcher. Evaluation of tall fescue cultivars in Arkansas. $12,500. M. Evans. Mr. R.P. Vetanovetz. Greenhouse crops research. $1,850. T. Morelock. Allen Canning Company. Cucumbers, spinach and peas research. $6,953. D. Karcher. Amega Sciences. Aquatrols Corporation of America. Turfgrass. $11,750. Interdisciplinary—Other R. Davis and B. Haggard. Arkansas Soil and Water. Watershed investigative support to the Beaver Water District. $42,000. Northeast Research & Extension Center F. Bourland. Cotton Incorporated. Genetic improvement of cotton for Arkansas conditions. Development of COTVAR program. $15,000. F. Bourland and D. Oosterhuis. Cotton Incorporated. Development of cotton breeding techniques and germplasm to enhance cotton yield and quality. $43,000. Other USDA—Non Division of Agriculture W. Limp. USDA CSREES—Prime. RGIS Mid-South. $185,000. Plant Pathology C. Rothrock. Various Sources. Diseases of cotton research. Cotton research. $16,800. T. Kirkpatrick and R. Robbins. Cotton Incorporated. Comparison of the ecology and survival of reniform nematodes in Northern, Central and Southern Arkansas. $18,488. R. Robbins. Worldwide Soy Technologies. Nematode research. $1,736. R. Gergerich. AC Diagnostics. Plant virology. $2,800. Poultry Science K. Bramwell. Cobb-Vantress, Inc. Effects of incubation temperature on live performance and skeletal development. $1,800. Rice Research & Extension Center J. Bernhardt. Mr. Darin Allred. Rice insect research. $1,000. School of Forest Resources H. Liechty. Weyerhaueser Company. Analysis of water quality and quantification of the effects of forest management in the Little Glazypeau Watershed—FY 07. $25,000. (Authors should send the complete citation for published articles to ahollan@uark.edu in the format of the citations listed below.) Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness Kemper, N.P., J.S. Popp, H.L. Goodwin Jr., W.P. Miller and G.A. Doeksen. 2006. The Economic Power of Poultry in the Ozarks. J. Appl. Poult. Res. 15:502-510. Biological & Agricultural Engineering Pradhan, A.K., Y. Li, J.A. Marcy, M.G. Johnson and M.L. Tamplin. 2007. Pathogen Kinetics and Heat and Mass Transfer-Based Predictive Model for Listeria innocua in Irregular-Shaped Poultry Products during Thermal Processing. J. Food Protection 70(3):607-615. Sen, S., B.E. Haggard, I. Chaubey, K.R. Brye, T.A. Costello and M.D. Matlock. 2007. Sediment Phosphorus Release at Beaver Reservoir, Northwest Arkansas, USA, 2002-2003: A Preliminary Investigation. Water Air Soil Pollut. 179:67-77. Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences Morsy, M.R., L. Jouve, J.-F. Hausman, L. Hoffmann and J. McD. Stewart. 2007. Alteration of Oxidative and Carbohydrate Metablism under Abiotic Stress in Two Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Genotypes Contrasting in Chilling Tolerance. J. Plant Physiology 164:157-167. Food Science Morris, J., G. Main and K. Striegler. 2007. Evaluation of Wines Made from New Cultivars. In: Proceedings of 22nd Annual Midwest Grape and Wine Conference. Osage Beach, Mo. Feb. 3-5. Pp. 173-180. Human Environmental Sciences Hill, L.L., J.C. Foote, B.D. Erickson, C.E. Cerniglia and G.S. Denny. 2006. Echinacea purpurea Supplementation Stimulates Select Groups of Human Gastrointestinal Tract Microbiota. J. Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics 31:599-604. Turner, M.J., C.R. Young and K.I. Black. 2006. Daughters-in-Law and Mothers-in-Law Seeking Their Place Within the Family: A Qualitative Study of Differing Viewpoints. Family Relations 55(5):588-600. Webb, J. D., K.D.H. Smith and B.T. Williams. 2007. Perceptions of Independent Living: Influences on the Relationship Between Disability and Design. Interdisciplinary Design Research Journal (e-journal) 1(1): http://www.idrp.wsu.edu/googlefd44a7f0b1456374.html Poultry Science Café, M.B., and P.W. Waldroup. 2006. Interactions Between Levels of Methionine and Lysine in Broiler Diets Changed at Typical Industry Intervals. Internat’l. J. Poult. Sci. 5(11):1008-1015. Cerrate, S., F. Yan, Z. Wang, C. Coto, P. Sacakli and P.W. Waldroup. 2006. Evaluation of Glycerine from Biodiesel Production as a Feed Ingredient for Broilers. Internat’l. J. Poult. Sci. 5(11):1001-1007. Waldroup, P.W., E.O. Oviedo-Rondón and C.A. Fritts. 2006. Influence of Dietary Formulation Methods on Response to Arginine and Lysine in Diets for Young Broiler Chickens. Internat’l. J. Poult. Sci. 5(11):1016-1022. Arkansas Animal Science Department Report—2006, edited by Z.B. Johnson and D.W. Kellogg—Research Series 545 Arkansas Soybean Performance Tests, 2006, by D.G. Dombek, R.D. Bond, L. Coffee and I.L. Eldridge—Research Series 546 Arkansas Cotton Variety Test, 2006, by F.M. Bourland, B.S. Brown, J.M. Hornbeck, K. Kaufman and W.C. Robertson—Research Series 547 Impact of the Agricultural Sector on the Arkansas Economy in 2003, by J. Popp, N. Kemper and W. Miller(Submit items for Coming Events and the online calendar to Dave Edmark at dedmark@uark.edu) Division of Agriculture Field Days April 17: Forage & Forestry Field Day, Livestock & Forestry Branch Station, Batesville. April 26: (Beef and Forage Field Day (4:30 p.m.), Southeast Research & Extension Center, Monticello. June 5: Blueberry & Blackberry Workshop, Fruit Substation, Clarksville. Early August (TBD): Southern Pea Field Day, Vegetable Substation, Kibler. August 8: Rice Research and Extension Center, Stuttgart. August 14: Arkansas Cattle Growers Conference at Clark County Fairgrounds, Arkadelphia. Sponsored by Southwest Research & Extension Center. August 16: Crops Field Day, Pine Tree Branch Station, Colt. August 23: Field Day and 50th Anniversary, Northeast Research & Extension, Keiser. Dates to be Determined: Crops Field Day, Southeast Branch Station, Rohwer; Grape Workshop, Fruit Substation, Clarksville. Honors Day Division of Agriculture and Bumpers College awards for students, faculty and staff will be presented at the Honors Day Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Thursday, April 19, in the Arkansas Union Ballroom. Commencement May 12 at 12:00 noon. Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Center.Other events April 24
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