Nathan Slaton

Assistant Director of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station & Professor of Soil Fertility;

[Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @ArkAgResearch]

Potassium fertilization increased cotton yields up to 70% in potassium-deficient soils. Read more about a two-year study at three Arkansas locations: https://t.co/UkAjXWnTyk @AginArk @DrescherGerson @UARK_SoilTest @bumperscollege

[Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service @AR_Extension]

Extension entomologist Kelly Loftin will provide updates on the Asian Longhorned tick and Theileriosis at 11:30 a.m. today in a Zoom webinar. No cost to attend.
Register now: https://t.co/zubGJGhdIV
@AginArk @ARCattlemen

[Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @ArkAgResearch]

@DrescherGerson loves working in the field, conducting soil testing and nutrient analysis and developing recommendations that help growers maximize yield and improve sustainability.

@AginArk

#Soil #Farming #Environment #BehindTheDiscovery

[Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @ArkAgResearch]

Food industry veteran Craig Bacon recently became the new head of the Department of Food Science. Read more: https://t.co/yXt4egFoNI @AginArk @AR_Extension @BumpersCollege @UArkansas

[Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @ArkAgResearch]

Rice plants can trap and kill small fall armyworm caterpillars, possibly attracted to the trap by floral volatiles. Read more: https://t.co/3vvhpmNwSZ @AginArk @ArkansasEPP @bumperscollege

[Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service @AR_Extension]

Extension entomologist Kelly Loftin & Kirsten Midriff, animal health specialist, will discuss the Asian Longhorned tick and Theileria during a May 22 webinar. Read more: https://t.co/PXOfrueUwz
Register: https://t.co/Hhz9u75wpd
@AginArk

[Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @ArkAgResearch]

At the Rice Industry Alliance Meeting, Rice Extension Agronomist Dr. @JHardke and Dr. Griffiths Atungulu, director of the Arkansas Rice Processing Program, provided updates on rice planting and post-harvest research. @AR_Extension

[Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @ArkAgResearch]

After a 35-year career in food production, Craig Bacon is bringing his love of teaching and research to @UArkansas as its next food science department head. Read more: https://t.co/yXt4egFoNI @AginArk @bumperscollege @AR_Extension

[Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @ArkAgResearch]

Rice plants and Venus flytraps share something in common that was not scientifically documented until recently. Read more: https://t.co/3vvhpmNwSZ @AginArk @ArkansasEPP @bumperscollege

[Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @ArkAgResearch]

Researchers have pinpointed the genetic region that controls primocane-fruiting in blackberries, a discovery that helps speed development of improved varieties with better yield, fruit quality and regional adaptability. Read more: https://t.co/Rs7h8i6WfP @AginArk @UAFruitBreeding @uarkhort @bumperscollege #NIFAImpacts

[Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @ArkAgResearch]

Evolving milling rates of new cultivars and commingling at the mill can decrease head rice yield by up to 2% per bushel, research from the Arkansas Rice Processing Program shows.

Read more: https://t.co/Wi6JvWB0Wt.

@AginArk @AR_Extension @bumperscollege @Arkansas.Rice @NEArkRice @UarkBENG

[Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @ArkAgResearch]

From rice processing to floating solar panels, April was packed with research highlights. Catch the full roundup in the latest Arkansas Ag Research Report: https://t.co/s73GMHekiS
@AginArk @bumperscollege

[Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @ArkAgResearch]

Congratulations, Dongyi Wang, for your National Science Foundation CAREER award! We look forward to your continued success. Read more: https://t.co/1sXBVgyZBz @AginArk @UarkBENG @UofA_Engr @bumperscollege @NSF

[Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @ArkAgResearch]

The latest advancements in rice research, economics and technology are the focus of the 2026 Arkansas Rice Processing Program Industry Alliance Meeting, May 19, at the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences. Read more and register: https://t.co/iMDvJBxjtV @AginArk @NEArkRice @Arkansas_Rice @ARRiceBoard

[Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @ArkAgResearch]

Researching the use of floating solar arrays, including public perceptions, is a new project underway at the Rice Research & Extension Center in Stuttgart. Take the survey and read more: https://t.co/9oO1iLwSWa @uarkaeab @Arkansas_Rice @bumperscollege @UarkBENG @UofA_Engr

[Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @ArkAgResearch]

An @AginArk collaborative study offers validation of a genotyping method on a wide array of #grapes that can save years of time and valuable resources to develop seedless #muscadines. Read more: https://t.co/qT2UQwvLS0 @AginArk @uarkhort @bumperscollege @AgIsAmerica @USDA_NIFA @USDA_ARS #JASHS

[Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @ArkAgResearch]

Thanks to a $615K grant from @USDA_NIFA to @AginArk researchers, #spinach breeding efforts are stronger. Read more: https://t.co/XNLFKBMa32 @uarkhort @ArkansasEPP @bumperscollege @AgIsAmerica #NIFAimpacts

[Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service @AR_Extension]

Three new research publications on cotton variety, soybean performance & soil fertility are now available on the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station website: https://t.co/51giks0zYW
@ARCrops @AginArk

[Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @ArkAgResearch]

The latest advancements in rice research, economics and technology are the focus of the 2026 Arkansas Rice Processing Program Industry Alliance Meeting, May 19, in Fayetteville. A two-day Rice Quality and Evaluation Short Course will follow. Read more: https://t.co/iMDvJBxjtV @AginArk @bumpersollege

[Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @ArkAgResearch]

To improve feral hog management plans, Nana Tian, a forest economics researcher for @UAM_Cfanr, explored perspectives and attitudes of landowners. Read about her studies on the subject at https://t.co/F4HVb51HXV @AginArk @txresearch