safhs impact calendar 2016

Serving Arkansans throughTeaching, Research and Extension

2016 Calendar and Annual Report

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff – School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences

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The 2016 calendar highlights some of the teaching, research and Extension programs and projects of the School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences (SAFHS). The professionals in SAFHS take great pride in this important work provided for the benefit of Arkansans. This work is in line with the university’s 1890 land-grant mission of providing cutting-edge research, teaching, outreach and service programs that respond to social and economic needs of the state and region. We are committed to providing relevant services and making a difference in the lives of Arkansans. Ongoing research and Extension programs address issues such as using high tunnels to help small farmers extend the growing season, developing economic models and analytical tools for seafood markets, serving low-income households with childcare and training, offering 4-H programming to underserved communities and researching alternative protein sources that will help lower the cost of fish feed. Other examples of the services provided by SAFHS include offering the first campus food pantry for low-income students and the university community, as well as preparing students to live and work in a global society with our China Initiative. Details on these and other programs are presented throughout this calendar. The School includes not only the academic departments within the School, but also the Cooperative Extension Program, an 871-acre research and demonstration farm in Lonoke, a 70-acre farm near White Hall, a 50-acre demonstration farm in Marianna, the 260-acre Agricultural Research Station in Pine Bluff, the Aquaculture Research Station with 113 ponds and the Office of International Programs. With your support, we will continue to provide valuable services to the citizens of Arkansas, the region and the world.

Edmund R. Buckner, Ph.D.

SAFHS Interim Dean/Director’s Message

Fish and seafood products are among the most traded foodstuffs worldwide and their international trade is

rapidly increasing. Understanding the global linkages and drivers of fish supply and demand in major global regions is essential in making inferences about future production and consumption of fish and seafood in a given country or region.

The Aquaculture/Seafood Marketing team at UAPB developed several pragmatic economic models and analytical tools that can be used to produce thorough analyses of seafood markets at regional, national and global levels. In the “Fish to 2030 Project” the team collaborated with the International Food Policy Research Institute, the World Bank Group and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to forecast the commodity supply, demand and trade in the next 15 years for 115 countries/regions, including the U.S. The study focused on 16 fish species categories and two fish products (fishmeal and fish oil), but also included 45 other agricultural commodities.

The team shared the findings with various sections of the aquaculture/seafood industry within the U.S. and to some extent globally. Based on these findings, several U.S. aquaculture farmers and processors have started redesigning their business and marketing plans to expand their market size and share. Researchers at Harvard University invited the UAPB team to use some of the models to investigate the impact of aquaculture on nutrition in developing countries.

Market-Based Models Aid Aquaculture Policy Makers on Local, Global Scale

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February 2016

New Year’s Day

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Vegetable producers are usually at the mercy of the seasons when it comes to growing and marketing

produce. However, the use of high tunnels enables producers to extend their growing seasons, increase yields of several crops on a small area of land and further their profits. Farmers who use high tunnels must carefully manage the soil and irrigation inside, as intensive use of the small environment can lead to soil management problems that affect crop production.

Researchers at UAPB conducted high tunnel growing trials that used careful soil and water management techniques. Cool season crops such as mustard and turnip greens and warm season crops such as tomatoes, eggplant, squash and cucumber were grown on raised beds covered with plastic mulches for weed control. They were irrigated and fertilized during the growing season through a drip-irrigation system. A summer cereal and soybean cover crop mixture increased organic matter and replenished nutrient levels in the soil.

Based on the 2015 season, UAPB researchers estimated that in a year, a high tunnel could produce around 8,000 pounds of fresh greens (valued at $4,000 at current farmer’s market value), 2,120 pounds of tomatoes ($3,190), 2,160 pounds of eggplants ($3,988) or 8,240 pounds of cucumbers ($8,240). Understanding the techniques that contribute to suitable soil conditions enable small farmers to efficiently use high tunnels to extend profitable growing seasons.

High Tunnels Help Small Farmers Extend Growing Season

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March 2016

Presidents’ Day

Professor Simon Alexander Haley, director of agriculture at AM&N College, initiated the idea of a Rural Life

Conference. The first conference was held in 1950. Although it was only attended by 15 people, it included a wealth of information for farmers, women, youth and ministers. Topics included economics, poultry, animal husbandry, horticulture, nutrition, health, recreation and social life.

Dr. Sellers J. Parker, who helped organize the first conference, became the conference chair, and in 1955 expanded the format and established it as the Annual Rural Life Conference. During his 30-year role as chair, attendance grew from 15 people to more than 300 people annually.

This year celebrates the 60th Annual Rural Life Conference. The objectives, as developed by Haley and Dr. Parker, remain relevant today–to help Arkansans improve the quality of their lives through education and collaboration. Early conferences were sponsored by AM&N College and Arkansas Farm Bureau. Today, under the leadership of the School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences, the conference still enjoys the support and collaboration of agricultural, educational and service agencies across the state and nation. Through the years, the Rural Life Conference has provided participants with cutting-edge information related to agricultural production, family and farm management, enterprise development and other related subjects.

Celebrating the 60th Annual Rural Life Conference

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UAPB-SAFHSRural LifeConference

UAPB SpringBreak Week

(March 21 - 25)

Largemouth bass are the most popular sportfish in Arkansas. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

(AGFC) indicated a need to better understand sportfish stock enhancement practices to optimize use of their hatchery resources to ensure a sustainable yearly stock of bass. The AGFC wanted to know what environmental factors specific to Arkansas lakes help regulate how many juvenile bass will become adult bass for anglers to catch.

UAPB conducted research targeting bass populations in eight lakes in Southeast Arkansas. During the project’s first phase, researchers explored the lake factors that produced the strongest yearly classes of bass in the wild. Findings showed that, though numbers of juvenile bass produced in each lake were strongly related to the numbers of adult “spawning” bass in that lake, the numbers of juvenile bass that survived through the summer and fall were ultimately dictated by environmental factors specific to each lake.

UAPB’s research indicated that AGFC should prioritize largemouth bass stockings with sufficient dissolved oxygen and moderate water temperatures during summer and fall months. Moderate phytoplankton abundances and higher spring rainfall also appeared to augment juvenile bass survival. The results can help the AGFC prioritize future bass stockings in the lakes in Southeast Arkansas that are most conducive to young bass survival, so anglers will have access to larger populations of adult bass.

Researchers Determine Ideal Water Conditions for Bass Populations

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The UAPB Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership serves households with extremely low incomes.

Often, parents in these households cannot afford to pay for child care and do not have access to adequate resources. Arkansas Department of Education reports indicate that by third grade students from these households are not adequately prepared to perform at grade level. Other data show that children who are failing by third grade are less likely to continue their education beyond high school and more likely to enter the prison system.

Staff members at the UAPB Child Development Center operate from an understanding that when access to quality child care services occurs early in life, children have a better chance of performing well throughout the school years and later in life. Early care experiences that include a rich learning environment with responsive and trained teachers that value family connections contribute to their holistic wellbeing, including social-emotional and intellectual development.

The UAPB Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership is a five-year program that provides families living in poverty in the targeted areas access to free, high-quality, full-time child care that will prepare their children for the transition into preschool. The services will additionally support parents’ efforts to fulfill their parental roles and move toward self-sufficiency.

Partnership Offers Free, Full-time Child Care to Those in Poverty

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June 2016

Memorial Day

UAPB SpringCommencement

4-H is a national organization that began in 1902 to introduce youth in rural farming communities to

agricultural science and technology. Today’s 4-H mission is to provide meaningful opportunities for youth and adults to work together on sustainable community change while focusing on good citizenship, healthy living and science. Despite the organization’s extensive history and national impact, communities of color have traditionally been underserved.

In 2014, 4-H agriscience clubs were formed at Dollarway High School and Pine Bluff High School. The university started an additional five 4-H clubs in Jefferson County and Southwest Arkansas, with another two clubs in the planning stages. These clubs focus on the impact of agricultural science on our daily lives, while also teaching leadership skills and community service.

Over the year, 4-H members in both clubs increased their knowledge of the impact of agriculture as measured in pre- and post-testing. One student won first place in the UAPB Science Fair for an agricultural project. Four students attended the National 4-H Council’s Citizenship Washington Focus in Washington, D.C., where they learned about the legislative process, met their Congressman and developed a community service project. About 70 participants attend the 4-H meetings each month, 87 percent of whom are African-American.

UAPB Expands 4-H Program in Historically Underserved Communities

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July 2016

First Dayof Summer

USDA-APHIS/UAPB-SAFHS AgDiscovery (June 11-24)

UAPB-SAFHS Adventure Camp (June 26 - July 1)

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August 2016Independence Day

Pea plant breeders often diversify the types of peas they breed to satisfy both the ease of production

for farmers, as well as for consumer taste. Medium-sized, cream-type fresh peas are currently popular with consumers.

Plant breeders at UAPB developed a new variety of southern pea or cowpea that is suitable for production and marketing in the emerging fresh pea market. The new variety, currently referred to as PB-2, yields long, white fresh pods that become progressively pink-tinted as they reach fresh seed maturity and are ready to be harvested. Its pods are conveniently located on the top of the crop canopy, which makes it easier to harvest either by hand or by a mechanical pea harvester. The plant’s non-bushy plant canopy makes it especially conducive to harvesting by machine.

UAPB’s new pea variety will be released in the fall season of 2016 for farmers who wish to produce and market it. The new type of pea plant produces 15-20 percent higher seed yield than the two most popular commercial varieties, Louisiana QuickPic and Early Scarlet.

Plant Breeders Produce New Pea Variety for Ease of Harvest, Consumer Taste

According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, approximately 555,000 people, 16 years old and up,

fished in Arkansas in 2011 with expenditures totaling $496 million. One of the keys to maintaining this healthy industry is the recruitment and retention of youth anglers.

Since its creation in 2011, the UAPB Fishing Team has hosted many youth fishing activities to encourage the continued growth and stability of fishing in Arkansas and to promote and recruit for UAPB.

The Arkansas Collegiate Series (ACS), a collegiate tournament circuit hosted by the Fishing Team, added between $27,649 and $36,861 in net economic benefit to Arkansas’ economy in 2015 with average participation ranging from 27 students per tournament in 2014 to 47 students per tournament in 2015. The Fishing Team has also volunteered at regional high school tournaments each year, introducing hundreds of students and parents to UAPB programs. As part of a collaboration between the city of Pine Bluff and the UAPB Fishing Team, the Student Angler Federation hosted a Conference Regional Championship at Pine Bluff’s Regional Park in October of 2015. The team has also been featured on programs such as Cabela’s Fisherman’s Handbook, Americana Outdoors and The Fishing University, reaching over 50 million households both nationally and internationally.

Fishing Team Engages Young Anglers, Adds $35,000 to Economy

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September 2016

UAPB-SAFHSLonoke Farm

Field Day

Value-added products and direct marketing are two strategies small, limited-resource farmers can use

to increase their profits. Products can be used to entice consumers and extend the marketing season. Value-added is any step in the production process that changes the form of fruits or vegetables to create a product for consumers that results in a higher net worth.

Creating more revenue for producers is a priority for UAPB’s Value-Added Products Laboratory and Experimental Kitchen. Producers have been taught proper food processing, food preservation and food safety techniques to help them as they identify resources for their value-added products. The Laboratory has also evaluated newly developed value-added products and provided technical assistance with sample analyses for producers. Training also taught producers how to market products for increased profit at such sites as farmers’ markets, restaurants, roadside stands and regional food aggregators.

Many fruit and vegetable value-added products have been developed in UAPB’s Value-Added Product Laboratory and Experimental Kitchen including jams and jellies, cowpea flour and bread, chow-chow, hot pepper sauces and pickles, wine, sweet potato fries, sweet potato chips, sweet potato flour, canned sweet potatoes, apple chips, dehydrated okra, salsa, bitter melon chips, bottle gourd dishes and more. Nearly 50 small, limited-resource farmers are now marketing value-added products such as jellies, chips, wine, salsa and fries as a result of training provided at UAPB.

Helping Producers “Add Value” to Products

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October 2016Labor Day

First Dayof Autumn

Higher learning institutions are increasingly mandated to prepare students to live and work in a

global society, which involves increasing U.S. student participation in education abroad for academic, cultural and career preparation experiences. The national imperative for higher education includes extending education abroad programming to under-represented students.

The Office of International Programs and Studies (OIPS) launched the China Initiative, a pilot education abroad program designed to enable a select number of UAPB students to participate in diverse educational and cultural programs in China. A steering committee was established to develop relations with several Chinese universities to develop faculty and student exchange and research opportunities. Additionally, the committee created an introductory course on Chinese language and culture that was required for all students interested in traveling to China during the summer of 2015.

Five UAPB students enrolled in different universities and programs of study in China thanks to over $25,000 secured in scholarships, grants, donations and tuition and lodging waivers. In addition to completing a diverse range of studies, the students were able to explore some of China’s cultural landmarks, including the Great Wall of China. The pilot program will serve as a model for expanded participation in the 2016 school year.

China Initiative Expands Global Perspectives for Students

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Columbus Day

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Aquaculture is an expanding industry in the U.S., but the price of fish meal has drastically increased in the

last 20 years, from $450 to $2,300 per ton. Rising costs have made it difficult for producers who raise carnivorous fish that require higher amounts of protein in their diet. Alternative protein sources such as soy products can be used as cheap substitutes for fish meal, but in some fish, conventional soy products have been shown to cause adverse effects, including lower digestibility and nutrient absorption rates. These effects are linked to anti-nutritional factors (ANFs) in the processed soybean meal.

In a study with sunshine bass, researchers at UAPB replaced fish meal in the diets with three new cultivars of non-genetically modified (non-GMO) soy varieties. The soy products used were selectively bred for higher protein and fewer ANFs. Digestibility and growth trials were conducted to compare the effects of soy meals and fish meal on bass performance.

Fish fed non-GMO soybean meal had better protein absorption than fish fed other meals. In the growth trial, fish fed the non-GMO meals had the same growth and health responses as those fed fish meal and other control diets. The ability to use cheaper plant meals in the diets of carnivorous fish while maintaining fish growth and health could prove to be a significant economic advantage.

Soybean Meal: Cheap, Healthy Alternative to Fish Meal in Bass Diets

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December 2016

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Veterans Day

Thanksgiving Day

College students are facing growing economic hardships. At historically black colleges and

universities, a high percentage of students are from low-income families. During their academic tenure many are low wage earners, struggle with rising college and living expenses, are ineligible for Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and increasingly live in poverty. Because of these challenges, food insecurity among college students is a growing national concern.

An online survey was conducted at UAPB to assess the need and resources available to support an on-campus food pantry. Of the 251 survey respondents, 54 percent were students. Approximately 80 percent of student participants reported having an inadequate supply of food three or more times per semester. The UAPB Collegiate 4-H Club, Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) Club, the Jefferson County 4-H Foundation and the Arkansas Food Bank collaborated to address food insecurity at UAPB with the opening of a campus food pantry in February 2015.

The food pantry served 61 students in the spring 2015 semester. So far, 36 new visitors have been served in the fall 2015 semester, along with returning visitors. Students served range from 17 to 45 years old, with dependents from 1 to 54 years old, and from households consisting of one to seven people.

Campus Food Pantry Addresses Food Insecurities Among Students

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January 2017

Christmas Day

First Day of Winter

UAPB FallCommencement

Christmas DayObserved

146 Faculty, Staff and Graduate Assistants 170 Funded Teaching, Research and Extension Projects

SAFHS Annual Report 2015

$ 1,811,448 UAPB Educational and General (E&G) Support$ 4,217,783 NIFA:USDA Formula Funds (1890 Research and Extension)$ 7,329,523 Competitive Grants and Contracts$ 3,517,289 State Match Funds

$16,876,043

UAPB E&G Support

USDA Formula Funds

Competitive Grants and Contracts

State Funds

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UAPB-SAFHSLonoke, Marianna and Holiday FarmsLonoke and Lake Village Fish Diagnostic LabsOutreach and Technology Transfer Personnel4-H, EFNEP, Young Scholars and SNAP-ED Extension Program AidesAquaculture/Fisheries Extension Program PersonnelSmall Farm Program Extension Associates

UAPB Extension, Research and Outreach Programs

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is fully accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, 230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500 Chicago, IL 60604,1-800-621-7440/FAX: 312-263-7462. A University of Arkansas COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAM, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, United States Department of Agriculture and County Governments Cooperating. Issued in furtherance of Extension work, Act of September 29, 1977, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Dr. Edmund R. Buckner, Interim Dean/Director of 1890 Research and Extension, Cooperative Extension Program, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. The Cooperative Extension Program offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

MayDr. Marilyn Bailey(870) [email protected]

JuneTeki Winston, M.Ed.(870) [email protected]

JulyDr. Shadrach Okiror (870) 575-8196 [email protected]

AugustScott Jones, M.S.(870) [email protected]

SeptemberDr. Jaheon Koo(870) [email protected]

OctoberDr. Pamela Moore(870) 575-8545 [email protected]

NovemberDr. Rebecca Lochmann(870) [email protected]

DecemberTeki Winston, M.Ed.(870) [email protected]

Month-by-Month Contacts

JanuaryDr. Madan Dey (870) [email protected]

FebruaryDr. Sixte Ntamatungiro(870) 575-7143 [email protected]

MarchDr. Edmund Buckner(870) 575-8529 [email protected]

April Dr. Michael Eggleton(870) 575-8100 [email protected]

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff – School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences1200 N. University Drive, Mail Slot 4990, Pine Bluff, AR 71601

Email: [email protected]

University of Arkansas at Pine BluffSchool of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human SciencesMail Slot 49901200 N. University DrivePine Bluff, AR 71601

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