Congratulations to Rebekah O'Neal on successfully defending her thesis on "The Market for Local Beef and Local Beef Processing Investment"!!

This week's news digest is on the street! Check it out: conta.cc/4kVvrsE

Congratulations to graduate student, Andrew Dilley, on successfully defending his thesis, "Consumer Behavior and Food Choice: An Analysis of Food Consumption Effects of GLP-1 Agonists and Trust in Meat and Poultry Product Labeling Claims."

🚨 Bird flu in cattle? 🐄🦠 Don’t miss Scientific American's latest Science Quickly podcast episode, featuring our own Dr. Jada Thompson, as she breaks down why this outbreak caught dairy farmers off guard. Scientific American Jada Thompson 🎧 Listen now: scientificamerican.com/podcast/episod…

Growing up on a farm, Michael Popp knows the risks farmers face. As a Uark Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness professor, he aims to accelerate research & improve access to findings that enhance profitability and resource efficiency at farms in Arkansas & beyond. UA System Div of Ag Agriculture is America

Faculty Research Extension Highlight: Dr. Bruce Ahrendsen 📊 Dr. Ahrendsen's research shows minority farmers face higher loan default rates, highlighting the need for tailored credit support, not one-size-fits-all policies.

Our grad students are crushing it this summer! 🎓👏 Big congrats to Ethan Kendall on successfully defending his thesis, “Heterogeneity Effects of Cover Crops.”

Congrats to Rupasri Sura on successfully defending her thesis, "Decomposition of expected values of sport-type horses sold in online auctions." "I am grateful to everyone in the department whose support made a huge difference in my experience."

Farm bankruptcy filings are rising in 2025, a sign that agriculture is facing the same high financial pressures it saw pre-pandemic, says ag economist Ryan Loy. bit.ly/Farm-Bankruptc…

Big congratulations to Besuthu Nkambule on successfully defending his thesis, "Intention to take pre-exposure prophylaxis (PREP) as an HIV Preventative medication in South Africa: An Application of the Health Belief Model and Theory of Planned Behavior."

Catch ⁦Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service⁩ ⁦Uark Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness⁩’s Ryan Loy on ⁦KATV News⁩ at 10p, talking about the rise in #farm bankruptcies.

ICYMI: Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Uark Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness's Ryan Loy discussed farm rising bankruptcies with KATV News's Andrew Mobley. katv.com/news/local/dea…

Jacob Easley, Uark Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness student, talks about his workforce development project, in which he researched and catalogued internship opportunities in more than a dozen counties in Arkansas. Easley was one of eight Experiential Scholars Program presenters this morning.

.Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service's Ryan Loy talks BRICS and the US economy: farmprogress.com/commentary/can… Uark Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness

Congrats to Sophiea Borengasser on successfully defending her thesis, "Market Potential and Consumer Behavior Towards Low Glycemic Index (GI) Rice in the Philippines." "Working under Dr. Nalley has been so rewarding, and I am beyond grateful to have been given this opportunity."

We once again hosted participants, teachers & others for the Arkansas (State) 4-H O'Rama state level contests. We provided lunch & chances for students to learn more about us & our majors. FB photo album: t.ly/QJvrh🍀🍀🍀🍀 #WeLove4H #4H #AgFoodLife

Griffiths Atungulu, Joanna Fiddler, Shannon Speir, Scott Lafontaine, Brandon McFadden, Nick Johnston, Ali Ubeyitogullari & Samantha Robinson, faculty members & researchers, among group selected for collaborative research funding: t.ly/XGsLZ #AgFoodLife

We had a blast at the AAEA Business Meeting! 🎉 Special shoutout to our Atlantis alumni for reconnecting and congrats to Misti Sharp on receiving the AAEA Distinguished Teaching Award! Stay tuned for more AAEA highlights. #AAEA2025

.Uark Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness's James Mitchell giving the low down on the #cattle industry. Give it a listen: facebook.com/ArkansasFarmBu…

Some more looks at our time at the 2025 Annual AAEA Business Meeting. We had some incredible presentations and posters, including Dr. Bruno Pinto. Check out the list of posters/presentations/papers: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…