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 • Dean’s address to faculty Vision Credits
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Eligible items include invited presentations, awards, trips abroad, election to leadership positions, new faculty and staff, retirements, etc. Include jpg photos @72 dpi. Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness Bruce Ahrendsen was invited to serve as the guest speaker for the USDA Farm Service Agency's 2006 National Farm Loan Programs Policy Meeting in Reno, Nev., Mar. 16. His presentation was titled, "Farm Service Agency Farm Loan Program Effectiveness: Today and Tomorrow." Christos Kolympiris, Michael R. Thomsen and Justin R. Morris presented the selected paper, “An Optimization Model for Winery Capacity Use,” at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Agricultural Economics Association in Orlando Feb. 4-8. Rita Carreira also attended the meetings, where she presented the paper, "How Much is Poultry Litter Worth?" co-authored with H.L. Goodwin Jr. and S.J. Hamm. Dr. Carreira was also one of the judges for the poster competition. Agricultural & Extension Education The Agricultural Communication Services unit received two Gold Awards (first place), two Silver Awards and one Bronze Award in the 2006 Critique and Awards Program of the Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences (ACE). Gold: Bumpers College Centennial Logo, Judy Howard, in the Graphic Design-Logos category; and Value Added - Economic Impact of Agriculture in the Arkansas Economy,Howell Medders, Judy Howard and Fred Miller, in the Publishing-Direct Mail category. Silver: Poultry Science Centennial Display, Karen Eskew, in the Graphic Design Exhibits category; and Bumpers College Recruiting Video, Howell Medders, Diana Bisbee, Aaron Bartlett, Amalie Holland, Script Writing for Visual Media. Bronze: A World of Difference (photo from CD insert and cover of The Graduate, Fred Miller, Photo Illustration. Crop, Soil, & Environmental Sciences Nathan Slaton received the Robert E. Wagner Young Scientist Award from the Potash and Phosphate Institute, which included a $5,000 cash award. Cliff Snyder of Conway, PPI southeast director, presented the award May 22. Nilda Burgos was one of three scientists from the U.S. invited to participate in the Bayer Crop Science International Herbicide Symposium at Frankfurt, Germany, Feb. 22-23. The theme of the symposium was "Visions 2020: Future Perspectives in Weed Management." Larry Purcell gave an invited presentation to the Interdisciplinary Plant Group at the University of Missouri on Apr. 3. The title of his seminar was "Bending the Rules for Crop Growth and Yield." Jason Bond (PhD, Weed Science '04) accepted a position in rice weed and pest management with Mississippi State University at the Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville, Miss. Jeremy Bullington placed 3rd in the Master's category of poster presentations in the recently concluded Gamma Sigma Delta student paper competition at the University of Arkansas. His poster was titled, "Impact of Cultural Practices on Oryza sativa in Roundup Ready Soybean." Vinod Shivrain was chosen as the Spooner Scholar this year and will be traveling to the University of Maine to work in the molecular biology laboratory of Dr. Benildo de los Reyes. He will also travel with Dr. Ken Smith (Arkansas Weed Science Specialist) this summer to survey rice production fields in the Mississippi Delta. Entomology Donn Johnson recently presented several invited talks. "Blackberry pests and raspberry crown borer biology and control," "Grape best management practices" and "Alternative peach pest management" were presented to fruit growers attending the Midwest Fruit Growers Conference in Excelsior Springs, Mo., Jan. 19; and "Integrated pest management of grape," was presented to 100 grape growers attending the Grape Workshop Summit at Redlands Community College in El Reno, Okla., Mar. 11. Dr. Johnson also presented a poster, "Alternative pest management practices in apple," at the 5th National Integrated Pest Management Symposium in St. Louis Apr. 4. Fiona Goggin gave two invited talks: “Genomic analysis of induced responses to aphid feeding in tomato,” at the 17th Biennial International Plant Resistance to Insects Workshop at Purdue University; and “Transcriptional reprogramming in response to insect damage in tomato,” at the Texas A&M University, Department of Entomology Seminar Series in College Station. Dr. Goggin, along with L. Jia and M. Arevalo, also coauthored the presentation titled, “Potential trade-offs between aphid and caterpillar resistance?” which was presented at the Purdue workshop. Food Science Andy Proctor has been invited by the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, to serve for 5 years as an Editorial Advisory Board Member to develop a book series on Issues of Environmental Science and Technology. Human Environmental Sciences Jerald C. Foote gave an invited presentation Apr. 8 to the Texas Dietetic Association in The Woodlands, Texas titled, "The Athlete as the Guinea Pig: Evaluating the Safety of Ergogenic Aids." Vernoice Baldwin received the Outstanding Early Childhood Professional Award from the Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education, Apr. 2 at the William J. Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock. Mary Warnock, Allen Powell and Marjorie Fitch-Hilgenberg presented refereed papers at the Arkansas Association of Family and Consumer Sciences annual meeting held on the UofA campus Apr. 5-7. Dr. Warnock's paper was titled, "Colorfastness Properties of Reactive and Direct Dyed Cotton and Kenaf Fibers"; Mr. Powell's paper was titled, "Partnership in a Hospitality Program - Where Education and Industry Meet"; and Dr. Fitch-Hilgenberg presented "Effect of Smoking on Plasma Vitamin C Levels in Adults of Both Genders." Bill Bailey was a keynote speaker for the meeting, and his topic was, "How Not to Marry a Jerk/ette." Poultry Science Dustan Clark gave an invited presentation Jan. 11 during the Bioterrorism/biosecurity presentation at the Non-Classified Agriculture and Natural Resources staff meeting in Hope. Dr. Clark attended the Arkansas Veterinary Medical Association’s winter meeting Feb. 10-12 in Little Rock and the Arkansas Poultry Veterinary Association’s spring meeting in April; he was also interviewed by NPR radio, the Associated Press and the Wall Street Journal concerning the “bird flu.” Jason Emmert and Jerry Wooley have been conducting judging workshops around the state this spring. Dr. Emmert served as one of four international judges on an Adisseo Rhodimet Research Grant awarded in February. Mr. Wooley met with state health department officials to coordinate the West Nile Monitoring Program with 4-H Poultry Chain Project. Gisela Erf was invited to be an opponent for a Ph.D. defense for Basavarajappa Nagarajappa Hangalapura at the University of Wageningen in the Netherlands Feb. 28 – Mar. 2. While there, Dr. Erf also gave a talk about her research in avian immunology and the educational and research opportunities at the Center of Excellence in Poultry Science. William Huff served as First Vice President for the Southern Poultry Science Society’s annual meeting held Jan. 23-24 in Atlanta. Frank Jones and Casey Owens taught at the National Egg Quality School in Auburn, Ala., Nov. 7-9. Dr. Jones was also invited to join the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management Hazard Mitigation Planning Team in December, and he gave the invited talk, “An Overview of the US Poultry Industry,” at the Professional Poultry Exchange in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Feb. 1-3. Yanbin Li presented a poster, “A prototype capillary biosensor for foodborne pathogens detection” at the PITTCON 2006 Annual Meeting, Mar. 12-17, in Orlando. Co-authors were X. Su, Q. Sun and Z. Ye. Casey Owens taught Poultry 101 at Texas Tech University March 14-16. She also judged the Denton Co. Market Broiler Show in Denton, Texas, Mar. 23. Susan Watkins served as a speaker at two workshops, one for the Manitoba Broiler Producers and one for the Manitoba Turkey Producers in Winnipeg, Canada in December. She also served as invited speaker at the following: Perdue Farms grower meetings in Hartford, Ky.; Annual Iowa Turkey Meeting in Des Moines, and the National Turkey Federation’s Annual Meeting in Orlando in February. Dr. Watkins gave two invited talks on drinking water quality, one at the 5th International MacFarlane Pheasant Seminar in Janesville, Wis., and another at the American College of Poultry Veterinarians meeting in Sacramento. She also served as Chair for the U.S. Poultry & Egg Student of the Year Award in January, and was asked to serve as Chair of the 2006 National Poultry Waste Management Symposium, which will be held in Springdale Oct. 24-25. Valerie Brewer, undergraduate poultry science major, won first prize in the poster category (undergraduate section) at the 2006 Student Research Poster Presentation Competition, sponsored by the Arkansas Chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta Feb. 28 in the Arkansas Union, for her presentation, “Phase-feeding during the grower and finisher phases: impact on growth, uniformity, and production costs.” Jason Emmert and Casey Owens assisted Brewer on her research. Fei Liu, M.S. student of Yanbin Li, won the second prize (master’s section) with her presentation, “Nanoparticles based QCM immunosensor for detection of E. coli O157:H7.” And finally, Madhukar Varshney, a Ph.D. student of Dr. Li, won the third prize (Ph.D. section) for his presentation, “Impedance biosensing method based on interdigitated array microelectrode coupled with magnetic nanoparticles-antibody conjugates for detection of E. coli O157:H7 in ground beef.” The Poultry Science Club recently elected their new officers. They are as follows: President – Neda Tilley; Vice President - Ashley Swaffar; Treasurer - Valerie Brewer; Secretary - Amanda Hancock and Publicity Officers - Brookee Davis & Samantha Blair. The club also gave out end-of-the-year awards, and the winners are: Tamara Leonard – Outstanding Senior of the Year; Samantha Blair – Outstanding Freshman of the Year. Faculty award went to Dustan Clark – Hard Ass Award; and Advisors of the Year went to Jason Emmert and Robert Wideman, Jr.Southwest Research & Extension Center Southwest Research & Extension Center
Biological & Agricultural Engineering C. Griffis and J. Bernhardt. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Automated non-destructive machine-vision system for inspection of rough rice. $24,610. College of Agriculture—ASU W. Baker. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Remote sensing as a scouting and assessment tool for the rice verification program. Cost saving management solutions with aerial imagery and variable rate technology. $28,067. J. Widick. Soybean Promotion Board. Soybean adaptation to restrictive soil environments. $31,200. Cooperative Extension Service L. Espinoza. Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Board. Soybean Promotion Board. Optimizing soil fertility requirements for corn. Soil and nutrition management for high yielding soybeans. $31,430. J. Kelley, L. Espinoza and W. Ross. Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Board. Management practices to increase grain sorghum productivity. $18,800. R. Hogan and T. Windham. Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Board. Economic analysis of corn and grain sorghum production practices. $5,739. J. Kelley, D. TeBeest and R. Cartwright. Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Board. Developing guidelines for fungicide use in field corn to control southern rust and other leaf diseases. $22,218. G. Studebaker. Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Board. Evaluating the profitability of corn and grain sorghum insect management with seed treatment and standard at-planting insecticides. $18,509. J. Kelley and W. Ross. Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Board. Corn and grain sorghum research verification program. $37,052. C. Wilson, T. Windham and J. Branson. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Rice research verification program. $150,267. C. Tingle, T. Windham and T. Reaper. Soybean Promotion Board. Soybean research verification program. $121,729. C. Tingle, G. Lorenz and P. Tacker. Soybean Promotion Board. Improving technology transfer for profitable and sustainable soybean production. Investigating emerging production recommendations for sustainable soybean production. $90,873. P. Tacker, E. Vories and C. Tingle. Soybean Promotion Board. Improving yield and yield stability for irrigated soybean. $52,320. R. Cartwright. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Integrated rice disease management for Arkansas. $111,496. P. Tacker. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Rice irrigation water management for water, labor and cost savings. $30,000. R. Stark. Soybean Promotion Board. Economic analysis of soybean production practices. $13,100. Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences L. Purcell, L. Earnest and D. Stephenson. Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Board. Ultra-short season corn hybrid evaluation. $24,500. M. Mozaffari, N. Slaton and R. Norman. Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Board. Improving economic efficiency of corn production in Arkansas by evaluating new soil testing methods for predicting nitrogen fertilizer requirements. $35,020. L. Oliver and K. Smith. Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Board. Weed control programs in Arkansas corn. $31,514. D. Dombek. Various Sources. Variety testing program (soybean-corn-grain sorghum). Corn-grain sorghum-soybean variety testing. $88,450. J. Mattice. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Environmental implications of pesticides in rice production. $59,786. N. Slaton. Soybean Promotion Board. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Developing guidelines for boron fertilization of soybean. Phosphorus and potassium fertilization of rice on silt loam soils. $60,330. K. Brye. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Influence of land leveling a heavy-clay soil on soil quality and rice production and potential amelioration with deep tillage and soil amendments. $49,649. N. Burgos. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Mitigating the development of herbicide-resistant red rice. Determining the flowering behavior of red rice biotypes and Clearfield rice with respect to planting dates. $100,107. D. Miller and M. Savin. Rice Research and Promotion Board. A comparison of the distribution, movement and reactions of fertilizer nitrogen applied to clay and silt loam soils. $16,645. R. Norman. Various Sources. Influence of soils, crop residues and nitrogen fertilizer on rice production in Arkansas. Editing and publishing the B.R. Wells Rice Research Studies. Soil fertility and plant nutrition. $131,819. P. Chen. Various Sources. Breeding high-yielding Roundup Ready and conventional soybean cultivars with multiple pest resistance. Identification and utilization of exotic germplasm to improve genetic diversity and productivity of southern soybeans. Soybean genetic research. $185,558. L. Oliver and R. Scott. Soybean Promotion Board. Weed management, resistance, and interference. $32,783. N. Slaton and C. Tingle. Soybean Promotion Board. Phosphorus and potassium fertilization of soybean. $20,172. M. Savin. Rice Research and Promotion Board. US Geological Survey. Assessment and improvement of soil quality with cover crops, poultry litter, and fertilizers to improve rice production in the White River region. Occurrence and antibiotic resistance in fecal indicator bacteria upstream and downstream of wastewater treatment plants in North Arkansas. $35,256. L. Purcell. Soybean Promotion Board. Soybean drought tolerance research. $70,658. L. Purcell, L. Oliver and M. Popp. Soybean Promotion Board. Production and economic tradeoffs for irrigation, seeding density, and weed control options for early-maturing soybean. $37,500. D. Oosterhuis. Cotton Incorporated. Rohm and Haas Co. Measurement and prediction of boll internal temperature for comparison with ambient temperatures for calculation of heat unites to determine defoliation timing. Cotton (general). $49,000. Entomology P. McLeod. USDA CSREES—Prime. Southern region IR-4. $5,000. D. Johnson. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Missouri Grape & Wine Board. Scouting method sand chemical ecology of the rice stink bug. Demonstration and verification of best management practices for winegrape production in the Ozark Mountain region. $59,405. R. Luttrell. Soybean Promotion Board. Understanding stink bug threat to early and late soybean production in Arkansas. $16,103. D. Steinkraus. Cotton Incorporated. Surveillance, diagnosis, and prediction of cotton aphid fungus. $26,000. Food Science T. Siebenmorgen. Various Sources. Rice processing research. Characterizing the causes of milling quality and property variation at harvest. $87,008. J. Morris. Various Sources. Consumer evaluation of canned vegetables. Evaluation of rootstock for improvement of fruit and wine compositions. Thermal processing initiatives. Enology and viticulture research. $20,500. L. Howard. A.M. Todd Company. Bush Brothers & Company. Thermal processing research. $16,500. Y.-J. Wang. TH Foods. MGP Ingredients. Carbohydrate research. $8,225. J.-F. Meullenet. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Rice Tec, Inc. Chemical and physical determinants of rice quality as affected by pre- and post-harvest factors. Rheology and sensory research program. $60,728. T. Siebenmorgen and D. Gardisser. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Validation of on-farm drying model. $17,956. P. Crandall. Willis Shaw Express. Microbiology testing. $400. R. Buescher. Pickle Packers International, Inc. Value-added pickled vegetable research. $10,000. Horticulture D. Karcher. Various Sources. Turfgrass (general). Grass research. $13,462. M. Evans. Sun Gro Horticulture. Greenhouse crops research. $15,085. Interdisciplinary—Division of Agriculture K. Smith, L. Oliver and L. Espinoza. Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Board. Development of effective weed control with crop safety. $20,374. R. Scott, L. Oliver and K. Smith. Soybean Promotion Board. Developing cost effective weed management systems. $98,612. R. Scott, N. Burgos, K, Smith and L. Oliver. Rice Research and Promotion Board. A team approach to improved weed management in rice. $250,000. E. Wailes, B. Watkins and R. Hogan. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Economic analysis of Arkansas rice farms. $62,151. T. Kirkpatrick and R. Cartwright. Soybean Promotion Board. Comprehensive disease screening of soybean varieties in Arkansas. $117,470. Northeast Research & Extension Center F. Bourland. Various Sources. Evaluation and utilization of resistance to tarnished plant bug in cotton. Cotton variety testing 2006. $42,000. D. Stephenson. Soybean Promotion Board. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Determining the feasibility of twin-rows in an irrigated soybean production system. Determining the potential of furrow- versus flood-irrigated rice production systems. $27,000. Plant Pathology J. Correll and F. Lee. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Race identification, genetic characterization, and screening for resistance. $27,606. J. Correll, Y. Jia and F. Lee. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Examination of resistance stability to rice blast disease. $49,529. J. Rupe and C. Rothrock. Soybean Promotion Board. Effects of genotype on severity of charcoal rot and yield in soybean. Control of seedling disease by fungicide seed treatment, cultural practices, and cultivar selection, and their effect on soybean establishment, yield, and weed control. Effect of fungicide, cultivar, and cropping sequences on aerial blight of soybean. $121,215. P. Fenn. Soybean Promotion Board. Identifying and utilizing resistance to seed pathogens to improve soybean seed quality. $36,078. C. Rothrock. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Managing seedling disease problems on rice through the development of cold-tolerant cultivars with seedling disease resistance. $34,756. D. TeBeest. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Fungal and bacterial diseases of rice seeds and seedlings. $37,762. R. Cartwright and Y. Yang. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Control of bacterial panicle blight using seed detection and seed treatments. $35,405. R. Robbins. Soybean Promotion Board. Rotation of Roundup Ready and non-Roundup Ready soybean varieties with different soybean cyst nematode resistance sources in SCN-infested fields. $29,101. K. Korth. Soybean Promotion Board. A screen for soybean lines with potential for enhanced insect resistance. $17,868. E. Milus. USDA ARS. Cooperative research for screening and development of wheat germplasm with improved resistance to strip rust. $14,325. Poultry Science C. Owens. Prince Agri Products. Poultry processing technology. $6,500. N. Anthony. Midwest Poultry Research Program. Growth and development of the commercial pheasant reared under different environmental conditions. $10,000. Rice Research & Extension Center M. Anders. Various Sources. Helping Arkansas farmers exploit market opportunities by improved use of soybean, wheat, and corn in rice rotations. $99,750. J. Gibbons. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Rice Tec, Inc. Rice breeding and genetics. Rice genetics research. $324,914. J. Gibbons and K. Moldenhauer. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Rice breeding and genetics—technical support. $147,865. K. Moldenhauer. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Rice Tec, Inc. Breeding and evaluation for improved rice varieties. Rice evaluation enhancement. $356,411. F. Lee. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Discovery, definition and utilization of resistance genes for Arkansas rice disease control. $155,345. G. Eizenga. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Continued evaluation of blast resistance in genes in rice wild relatives (oryza spp.) and unique O. sativa accessions utilizing DNA markers. $38,905. D. Gealy. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Identifying and classifying potential red rice hybrids from farm fields through DNA fingerprinting. $43,026. J. Bernhardt. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Screening for rice stink bug resistance. Tools and strategies for management of rice insect pests. $114,599. C. Wilson. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Agronomic production issues in rice. $114,566. C. Wilson and R. Norman. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Continuation of the DD50 program to include seeding date affect on grain yield and development of new cultivars. $62,174. P. Counce. Rice Research and Promotion Board. Water savings for rice producers using a model to predict safe draining dates for rice fields (Grand Prairie region). $14,752. K. Moldenhauer, J. Gibbons and C. Deren Rice Research and Promotion Board. Quality analysis for rice breeding and genetics. $162,870. School of Forest Resources H. Liechty. USDA CSREES—Prime. SARE. Defining the feasibility and environmental impact of applying poultry litter to forests of the Western Gulf region. $5,000. Southwest Research & Extension Center P. Beck. Barenbrug USA. Beef cattle. $5,400. T. Kirkpatrick. Bayer CropScience. Eden Bioscience Corporation. Nematology research. $8,000.Top  Articles Published Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness Willett, K., D.M. Mitchell, H. L. Goodwin Jr., B. Vieux and J.S. Popp. 2006. The Opportunity Cost of Regulating Phosphorus from Broiler Production in the Illinois River Basin. J. Environ. Planning and Management 49(2):181-207. Animal ScienceOgden, R.K., W.K. Coblentz, K.P. Coffey, J.E. Turner, D.A. Scarbrough, J.A. Jennings and M.D. Richardson. 2006. Ruminal in situ Disappearance Kinetics of Nitrogen and Neutral Detergent Insoluble Nitrogen from Common Crabgrass Forages Sampled on Seven Dates in Northern Arkansas. J. Anim. Sci. 84:669-677. Biological & Agricultural Engineering DeLaune, P.B., B.E. Haggard, T.C. Daniel, I. Chaubey and M.J. Cochran. 2006. The Eucha/Spavinaw Phosphorus Index: A Court Mandated Index for Litter Management. J. Soil and Water Cons. 61(2):96-105. Li, Y., and X.-L. Su. 2006. Microfluidics-Based Optical Biosensing Method for Rapid Detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7. J. Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology 14:96-109. Osaili, T., C.L. Griffis, E.M. Martin, B.L. Beard, A.Keener and J.A. Marcy. 2006. Thermal Inactivation Studies of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-to-Eat Chicken-Fried Beef Patties. J. Food Protection 69(5):1080-1086. Popova, Y.A., V.G. Keyworth, B.E. Haggard, D.E. Storm, R.A. Lynch and M.E. Payton. 2006. Stream Nutrient Limitation and Sediment Interactions in the Eucha-Spavinaw Basin. J. Soil and Water Cons. 61(2):105-115. Vories, E.D., P.L. Tacker and R. Hogan. 2005. Multiple Inlet Approach to Reduce Water Requirements for Rice Production. Appl. Eng. in Agric. 21(4):611-616. Crop, Soil, & Environmental Sciences Antoine, W., J.M. Stewart and B.G. de los Reyes. 2005. The Rice Homolog of the Sodium/Lithium Tolerance Gene Functions as Molecular Chaperon in vitro. Physiologia Plantarum 125:299-310. Ulloa, M., J.McD. Stewart, E.A. Garcia-C., S. Godoy-A., A. Gaytan-M. and S. Acosta N. 2006. Cotton Genetic Resources in the Western States of Mexico: in situ Conservation Status and Germplasm Collection for ex situ Preservation. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 53:653-668. Food SciencePantindol, J., A. Flowers, M.-I. Kuo, Y.-J. Wang and D. Gealy. 2006. Comparison of Physicochemical Properties and Starch Structure of Red Rice and Cultivated Rice. J. Agric. Food Chem. 54(7):2712-2718. Qin, G., and T.J. Siebenmorgen. 2005. Harvest Location and Moisture Content Effects on Rice Kernel-to-Kernel Breaking Force Distributions. Appl. Eng. in Agric. 21(6):1011-1016. Siebenmorgen, T.J., A.L. Matsler and C.F. Earp. 2006. Milling Characteristics of Rice Cultivars and Hybrids. Cereal Chem. 83(2):169-172. Entomology Austin, J.W., A.L. Szalanski, R.H. Scheffrahn, M.T. Messenger, J.A. McKern and R.E. Gold. 2006. Genetic Evidence for Two Introductions of the Formosan Subterranean Termite, Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), to the United States. Florida Entomologist 89(2):183-193. Rashid, T., D.T. Johnson and J.L. Bernhardt. 2006. Sampling Rice Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in and Around Rice Fields. Environ. Entomol. 35:102-111. Thompson, G.T., and F.L. Goggin. 2006. Transcriptomics and Functional Genomics of Plant Defense Induction by Phloem-Feeding Insects. J. Experimental Botany 57:755-766. Poultry Science Yan, F., and P.W. Waldroup. 2006. Nonphytate Phosphorus Requirement and Phosphorus Excretion of Broiler Chicks Fed Diets Composed of Normal or High Available Phosphate Corn as Influenced by Phytase Supplementation and Vitamin D Source. Intl. J. Poult. Sci. 5(3):219-228. Horse Lovers’ Camp. Enrollment closes June 2 for “Horse Lover’s Day Camp,” June 12-16 for youth from 8 to 18, conducted by D.E. King Equine Program. Genomics Position Candidate Presentations May 22-June 5. Candidates for a position emphasizing functional genomics, proteomics or metabolomics in the Department of Poultry Science will give presentations in May and June in the Leland Tollett Auditorium on the second floor of the Poultry Science Center. The lectures are open to all. Massoud Malek, senior scientist from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurick will present "The Use of Molecular and Bioinformatics Tools from Genomics Perspectives" at 3:30 p.m., Monday, May 22. Neil Pumford, research assistant professor with the U of A's Division of Agriculture, will present "Mechanisms for the Phenotypic Expression of Feed Efficiency" at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, May 25. Tun-Ping Yu, manager of the GENUS biology project in Franklin, Ky., will present "Application of Genomics and Functional Genomics in the Improvement of Animal Health and Performance" at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, June 1. Byung-Whi Kong, post-doctoral research associate from the University of Minnesota, will present "Viral Gene Expression in Avian and Mammalian Cells" at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, June 5. College Web Working Group. Thursday, June 22, at 10:00 a.m., Agri 230 (TRC room). Delta Classic Scholarship Golf Tournament. Friday, July 21, at the Helena Country Club. Division of Agriculture Field Days
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