UA System Division of Agriculture
Megan Markham Hired as VP, Marketing at the Little Rock Regional Chamber (Movers & Shakers)
She previously served as foundation relations manager at Conway Regional Health System. read more >
Baptist Health Names New VP & Chief Medical Officer (Movers & Shakers)
Mackenzie Clyburn has been promoted to vice president of hospital operations at Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock, and Dr. David Shenker has been promoted to chief medical officer. read more >
Labor Shortage Drives Innovation in Poultry Industry
Securing reliable, seasonal labor, as well as maximizing efficiency using technology as just a couple of ways Arkansas poultry is seeing improvements. read more >
by Lara Farrar -
UA to Use $1M Grant to Design Robotics for Poultry Plants
A $1 million grant will help University of Arkansas researchers design robotics for use in poultry processing plants. read more >
Alexander Named to UAM Board (Movers & Shakers)
Terry Alexander has been appointed to the board of directors of the University of Arkansas at Monticello Foundation Fund. read more >
Reed Named Chairman for Cotton Producers (Movers & Shakers)
Nathan Reed has been elected chairman of the American Cotton Producers of the National Cotton Council for 2022. read more >
Growing of Hemp Proves a ‘Tough Go’
Many farmers, and wannabe farmers, in Arkansas were excited when the federal Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 made hemp farming legal, but the early rush into hemp farming in Arkansas has proved problematic. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Chatman Returns to Williams Baptist (Movers & Shakers)
Tim Chatman will join his alma mater, Williams Baptist University in Walnut Ridge, as dean of students, effective in October. read more >
UAEX’s Alton Johnson Sees Rice Up to the Challenge from Climate Change
Alton Johnson, the University of Arkansas’ new rice research leader, studies new crop strains and technology to help farmers succeed. read more >
Lovett Makes Exit From Journalism
John Lovett, an eight-year fixture at the Southwest Times Record in Fort Smith, has joined a parade of journalists giving up daily newspaper work. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Roberts Digs In at UAEX (Movers & Shakers)
Trent Roberts has been appointed endowed chair in soil fertility research at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. read more >
Watson, Flippo Advance at Williams Baptist (Movers & Shakers)
Andrew Watson and Angela Flippo have been assigned new roles at Williams Baptist University in Walnut Ridge. read more >
Hopper Joins Arkansas Research Alliance (Movers & Shakers)
Amy Hopper has been hired as program manager by the Arkansas Research Alliance in Conway. read more >
Bourland Recognized by Cotton Ginners (Movers & Shakers)
Fred Bourland has received the A.L. Vandergriff Cotton Pioneer Award for his cotton breeding and research from the Southern Cotton Ginners Association, headquartered in Memphis. read more >
Mader Makes Grade at UAEX (Movers & Shakers)
Bryan Mader has been promoted to assistant professor and health specialist at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture-Cooperative Extension Service in Little Rock. read more >
Dromborg Castle Entices Buyers as Possible Winery
The owners of Fayetteville’s Dromborg Castle are still grinding away trying to sell their 8,825-SF creation in south Fayetteville. read more >
UA’s Quiet Land Deal Gets Look From FBI
The FBI has been asking questions about the planned sale of 6,300 acres by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, a deal that has drawn allegations that bid manipulation produced a lower sale price and a higher broker commission. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Fortenberry Joins UA System Division of Agriculture (Movers & Shakers)
Bridget Fortenberry has accepted a position as the director of human resources at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture in Little Rock. read more >
Discovery Farms Program Helps Farmers Save Money While Saving Face
The Arkansas Discovery Farms Program is giving farmers data to help them farm sustainably, which, in turn, increases profitability, participating farmers and other state agriculture experts say. read more >
A-State Gets $419K Grant for Cancer Research (Movers & Shakers)
Guolei “Jason” Zhou of Jonesboro, associate professor of cell and cancer biology at Arkansas State University, and his research group have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue their work. read more >
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