Drop-in reception set for departing dean A drop-in reception for Greg Weidemann, dean of the University of Arkansas Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, and his wife, Rozanne, will be held from 4-6 p.m. today in Boyer Hall, Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House. Provost Bob Smith will make remarks at 5 p.m.
Dean Weidemann has accepted a position as dean and director of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Connecticut, effective June 30.
A watch, plaque and framed proclamation from the Bumpers College Faculty Council were presented to Weidemann by Faculty Council Chair man Dick Oliver at the spring faculty meeting May 2.
Weidemann joined the UA Department of Plant Pathology in 1983. He was named associate director of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and associate dean of Bumpers College in 1995 and was appointed dean and Division of Agriculture associate vice president for research in January 2002. When a separate position was created for associate vice president for research in August, Weidemann's appointment was changed to dean of Bumpers College and associate vice president for academic programs of the Division of Agriculture. Dedication set for byproduct feeds research barn A dedication program is set for noon Wednesday for the Byproduct Feeds Research and Demonstration Barn at the Southwest Research and Extension Center in Hope. Center Director Vic Ford said the new facility will be used in research and demonstration projects on the use of alternative cattle feed ingredients.
Paul Beck, assistant professor, has been conducting research on use of alternative feed ingredients for several years and said feed formulations are tested in feedlot feeding trials and trials on replicated grass pastures for feed supplements. Some of the ingredients being evaluated include distiller's grain and other byproducts of biofuels production, corn gluten, rice bran, cotton seed cake, soybean hulls and hominy from corn milling.
The new facility provides flexibility to purchase byproducts when they are cheaper and store them, Beck said. Producers who can benefit from the research findings are those who supplement grass and hay diets with blended feeds and those who feed weaned calves in stocker operations to add value to cattle they eventually sell to feedlots. Tyson Food Policy chair candidate to present seminar on Thursday All are invited to attend a seminar by a candidate for the Tyson chairman in Food Policy position in the University of Arkansas Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness. Rudy Nayga of Texas A & M University will present a seminar on "Nutrition and Health: Policies and Economic Research Challenges"at 11: 30 a.m. Thursday in AGRI 115. Horticulture Field Day set in Hope The 2008 Horticulture Field Day at the University of Arkansas Southwest Research and Extension Center is set from 3: 30-8 p.m. June 5 in Hope.
Those interested in attending are asked to RSVP by May 25 by calling (870 ) 777-9702, ext. 109, or by emailing qchen @ uaex. edu. Registration is $ 8.
The research program at the southwest center includes variety testing of peaches, blackberries, blueberries and ornamental plants. Information gained from these trials is used to provide variety recommendations to farmers and homeowners.
Presentations to be given in the field include a blackberry and peach breeding update from John Clark, professor, fruit breeding; managing tomato nematode with biofumigation crops, Terry Kirkpatrick, professor, plant pathology; and lawn and turf weed management, Quingfang Chen, program associate.
After a barbecue dinner, Sherrie Smith, director of the Plant Disease Clinic in Lonoke; and Ronnie Bateman, director of the Arkansas Nematode Diagnostic Clinic in Hope; will host a walk-in plant disease clinic.
Participants may bring specimens from their homes, gardens or lawns for diagnosis and suggestions for how to correct problems. Fruit specialist recognized The President's Council on Service and Civic Participation selected Elena Garcia, a fruits specialist in the University of Arkansas Department of Horticulture, to receive the 2008 President's Volunteer Service Award. The award is issued on behalf of the president to recognize and encourage volunteer service.
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