Two University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff faculty members have been awarded the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service s 1890 Faculty Research Sabbatical Program. The program provides faculty at 1890 land-grant universities the opportunity to participate in a residency at an ARS laboratory to conduct cooperative research of mutual interest with ARS scientists.
Two University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff faculty members have been awarded the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service s 1890 Faculty Research Sabbatical Program. The program provides faculty at 1890 land-grant universities the opportunity to participate in a residency at an ARS laboratory to conduct cooperative research of mutual interest with ARS scientists.
E-Mail
IMAGE: Cattle graze a native grass pasture in Montgomery County, Tennessee, consisting of big bluestem and indiangrass, similar to the novel systems UTIA researchers will create through the NIFA grant. view more
Credit: Photo by Rebekah Norman, UT Extension agent and county director, Montgomery County, Tennessee.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Researchers at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture have been awarded nearly $500,000 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture to improve productivity, resiliency and overall health of eastern grasslands. While grasslands comprise the largest agricultural land use in the U.S., there is room to improve their productivity and ability to remain vigorous during drought and heat. Pat Keyser, a professor of forestry, wildlife and fisheries who also directs the UTIA Center for Native Grasslands Management, and his colleagues are seeking to change the overall health of these ecosystems by studying novel grassl