Faculty Spotlight
Highlighting faculty and their research.
Jun Zhu
Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Project Title: Agriculture waste management and resource recovery
Project Goal: To achieve zero waste or minimize waste production from agriculture by recovering waste products…
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Mike Daniels
Extension Specialist for Water Quality and Nutrition Mgt & Co-Director for the Arkansas Discovery Farm Program
Project Title: Arkansas Discovery Farm Program
Project Goal: To work with farmers to address issues…
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M. Elena Garcia
Extension Fruit and Nut Specialist
Project Title: High tunnel strawberry production for season extension
Project Goal: The goal of this project is to provide Arkansas strawberry growers…
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Kristen Gibson
Department of Food Science Assistant Professor
Project Title: Enhancing farmers market food safety practices for fresh produce handling
Project Goal: To improve food safety practices at farmers…
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Donn Johnson
Department of Entomology
Project Title: Systems-based strategies for organic management of spotted wing drosophila
Project goal: To apply information on biology, ecology, behavior and…
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Dirk Philipp
Associate Professor of Animal Science
Project Title: Cattle Diet Effects on Nutrient Concentrations in Runoff from Fecal Patches
Project Goal: To evaluate the effects of specialized cattle diets on nutrient concentrations in runoff…
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Benjamin Runkle
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological and Agriculture Engineering
Project Title: Landscape Flux of Rice Production
Project Goal: To determine if alternative systems will result in a decrease in net methane emissions…
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Faculty Spotlight
Highlighting faculty and their research.
Jun Zhu
Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Project Title: Agriculture waste management and resource recovery
Project Goal: To achieve zero waste or minimize waste production from agriculture by recovering waste products and creating something of value.
Mike Daniels
Extension Specialist for Water Quality and Nutrition Mgt &
Co-Director for the Arkansas Discovery Farm Program
Project Title: Arkansas Discovery Farm Program
Project Goal: To work with farmers to address issues in natural resources sustainability, conservation and stewardship in a cost effective manner.
M. Elena Garcia
Extension Fruit and Nut Specialist
Project Title: High tunnel strawberry production for season extension
Project Goal: The goal of this project is to provide Arkansas strawberry growers with the skills and resources necessary to advance and extend strawberry production.
Kristen Gibson
Department of Food Science Assistant Professor
Project Title: Enhancing farmers market food safety practices for fresh produce handling
Project Goal: The goal of this project is to improve food safety practices at farmers markets through several objectives that examine perception and knowledge of managers, vendors and consumers with regards to food safety practices and develop educational resources for market managers and customers.
Donn Johnson
Department of Entomology
Project Title: Systems-based strategies for organic management of spotted wing drosophila
Project goal: The goal of this project is to apply information on biology, ecology, behavior and control of SWD to develop organically appropriate management programs.
Dirk Philipp
Associate Professor of Animal Science
Project Title: Cattle Diet Effects on Nutrient Concentrations in Runoff from Fecal Patches
Project Goal: To evaluate the effects of specialized cattle diets on nutrient concentrations in runoff.
Benjamin Runkle
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological and Agriculture Engineering
Project Title: Landscape Flux of Rice Production
Project Goal: To determine if alternative systems will result in a decrease in net methane emissions without a significant yield decline.