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Economic Contribution Of Agriculture And Food To Arkansas’ Gross Domestic Product 1997-2021, Leah English, Jennie Popp

AAES Research Reports and Research Bulletins

Agricultural production, processing, and retail industries are major contributors to Arkansas’ GDP. Agriculture contributes to the state economy through direct agricultural production, value-added processing, and agricultural retail activities. The Agriculture and Food Sector, which is comprised of agricultural production, processing, and retail industries, promotes economic strength through various interactions with other industries. The use of non-agricultural goods and services as inputs into the agricultural sector promotes diversified growth in Arkansas’ economy and thus plays a vital role in maintaining economic stability throughout the state. This report 1) compares the relative size of the Agriculture and Food Sector in Arkansas with …

The Casnr L.I.N.K.S. Newsletter: Learning Innovation Network For K-12 Schools, Edition 10, November 2022, Bailey Feit, Tammy Mittelstet

CASNR L.I.N.K.S. Newsletter

The purpose of this L.I.N.K.S. newsletter is to provide a monthly update of opportunities and resources for K-12 schools to connect with the University of Nebraska's CASNR Food, Energy, Water, and Societal Systems (FEWS²) programs and partners.

Included in this edition:

Curriculum and classroom resources for all levels

K-12 Partners website is live

Eye on curriculum and resources

Teacher opportunities

Link to list of new partnerships

Ask an expert

Eye on CASNR research: Yu Feng Ge

Student experiences

Send your students to campus: Husker weekday visit

Success stories: Art, science, and ag combine in a mural and Lincoln Northeast High …

Nebline, November/December 2022

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Holiday Wellness Tips by Alyssa Havlovic

Holiday Food Safety Quiz by Alyssa Havlovic

Recipe of the Month: Acorn Squash Cranberry Kale Salad by Alyssa Havlovic

Winter Protection for Potted Trees and Shrubs by Sarah Browning

Garden Guide: Things to Do This Month

What's the Deal With Smelly Well Water? by Becky Schuerman

Cover Crop Grazing Conference, Nov. 1

Pantry Pests by Kait Chapman

Bedtime Blues for Young Children by Hayley Jackson

Heart of 4-H Volunteer Award: Beatrice 77 Livestock and Lon and Carol Bohling

State 4-H Archery Outdoor Results

20 Years of Heart of 4-H Award!

4-H Announcements for Enrolled …

Pestfacts Wa Issue 20 - November 2022, Ciara Beard, Geoff J. Thomas, Dustin Severtson

PestFacts WA

PestFacts WA Issue 20 - November 2022 contents:

• Phomopsis can be a risk when grazing lupin stubble
• Meet PestFacts WA team member – Dusty Severtson

Identifying Early-Life Behavior To Predict Mothering Ability In Swine Utilizing NuTrack System, Savannah Gabrielle Millburn

Department of Animal Science: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Early recognition of indicator traits for swine reproduction and longevity supports economical selection decision making. Gilt activity is a key variable impacting a sow’s herd life and productivity. The purpose of this study was to examine early- life behaviors contributing to farrowing traits including gestation length (GL), number born alive (NBA), number weaned (NW), and herd life (HL). Herd life was a binary trait representing if a gilt was culled after one parity. Beginning at approximately 20 weeks of age, video recordings were taken on 480 gilts for 7 consecutive days and processed using the NUtrack system. Activity traits …

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Professional Agricultural Workers Journal

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Evaluating The Effect Of Woodchips On Soil Matric Potential, Temperature, Weed Biomass, And Yield Of Selected Crops, Leonard Githinji, Patrick Johnson

Professional Agricultural Workers Journal

Organic mulches are very popular for weed control in sustainable agricultural systems where the application of synthetic herbicides is restricted. A study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of organic mulch in controlling weeds, enhancing soil matric potential, and soil temperature. Blended hardwood mulch was applied to the soil surface at a thickness of 10 cm. The experimental design was laid out as a completely randomized design with two treatments, viz., mulch and no-mulch, replicated 5 times. Data were collected during the growing period for weed biomass, soil matric potential, soil temperature, and yield of selected crops. Results from a …

Prevalence Of Gastrointestinal Parasites In Lactating Kiko Does And Their Kids In Woodlands With Supplements, Bhuwan Shrestha, Uma Karki, Anand Tiwari, Santoshi Chaudhary, Lila Karki, Chukwuemeka Okere

Professional Agricultural Workers Journal

Gastrointestinal (GI) parasites pose a major health concern in goats raised in pastures. The study objective was to evaluate GI parasites’ prevalence in lactating Kiko does and kids stocked in woodlands with supplemental grazing or feedstuffs. Seventeen lactating Kiko does, and their thirty-three kids were divided into two groups. Group 1 was supplemented with grazing in silvopastures and Group 2 with ad libitum hay and corn (0.5% of metabolic weight) along with stocking in woodland plots rotationally. Fecal samples were analyzed for type and quantity of GI parasites from animals having FAMACHA score 3 and higher. Group-1 does showed a …

Establishing A Small-Scale Pastured Poultry Operation In Kentucky, Frederick N. Bebe

Professional Agricultural Workers Journal

Pastured poultry is poultry rotationally raised on pasture, as opposed to large-scale confinement operations. There has been a growing demand for pastured poultry as a result of the adverse effects of the use of antibiotics in large-scale caged systems and pastured poultry’s attributable nutritional and economic benefits to consumers. As a result, an increasing number of small-scale farmers in Kentucky have begun raising birds both for personal consumption and for supplemental income, in conjunction with other farm enterprises. Poultry is the number one agricultural commodity in Kentucky. Thus, knowledge of how to establish small-scale pastured poultry operations as an alternate …

Incidence Of Drug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Strains In Organic And Conventional Watermelons Grown In Tennessee, Onyekachukwu Akaeze, Agnes Kilonzo-Nthenge, Dilip Nandwani, Abdullah Ibn Mafiz, Maureen Nzomo, Tobenna Aniume

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research

The production and consumption of organic fresh produce have constantly increased since the 1990s. Consumers prefer organic produce because it does not contain synthetic chemical residues that are often implicated in health problems. The contamination of fresh produce by pathogenic Enterobacteriaceae strains remains a major challenge, and is responsible for frequent foodborne disease outbreaks. The use of antibiotics has proved an effective treatment, but the increase in occurrences of antibiotic resistance is becoming a health challenge. This study seeks to establish the presence of antimicrobial resistance in Enterobacteriaceae on organic and conventional watermelon fruits. Watermelons used for this study were …

Effect Of Microbial Nitrosation Inhibitors On The Formation Of Flavor Substances In Air-Dried Sausage, Chen Yuan-Yuan, Ma Kai-Hua, Zhang Yu-Ting, Zheng Xiang-Fei, Zhang Xin-Yu, Ma Li-Zhen

Food and Machinery

Objective: To study the effects of microbial nitrification inhibitors on the formation and changes of flavors in air-dried sausages. Methods: Four groups of air-dried sausages were designed: MNI group: 0.05% of microbial nitrosation inhibitors (MNI) were added; MNIP group: 0.05% MNI and an inoculation of PRO-MIX5 commercial starter (Staphylococcus xylose, Lactobacillus sake,and L. plantarum) were added; FBFAP group: fermented beef flavorings and compound antioxidants were added, and the sausages were inoculated with the PRO-MIX5 commercial starter; and CK group: blank control (CK). The flavor of air-dried sausages was determined by an amino acid analyzer, Heracles iii ultra-fast gas phase electronic …

Optimization Of The Biotransformation Process Pumpkin Polysaccharide By Using Lactobacillus Plantarum, Li Xiao-Jie, Guo Yi, Ma Qing, Wang Pu, Xiao Ping

Food and Machinery

Objective: This study aimed to improve the technological conditions of antioxidant activity of pumpkin polysaccharide. Methods:The effects of temperature, pumpkin powder/distilled water ratio of solid to liquid, inoculation amount and shaking speed on the extraction rate of bio-transformed pumpkin polysaccharide were investigated, and the scavenging ability of pumpkin polysaccharide on DPPH free radical was studied. Results:The optimal conditions were inoculation amount 1% and solid-liquid ratio 1∶30 (g/mL), with shaking speed of 100 r/min at 37 ℃. Under the control of these conditions, the scavenging rate of DPPH free radical was (54.61±1.58)%. The in vitro antioxidant activity of the …

Research Progress Of Triplex Nucleic Acid In Food Safety Detection, Sun Hai-Yan, Lei Yan-Li, Chen Wei-Ju, Quan Ke

Food and Machinery

This paper reviews the structure and stability of triplex nucleic acid, the progress of triplex nucleic acid-based fluorescence, electrochemical, colorimetric platform in detecting food borne hazards, and discusses the challenges and future development prospect of triplex nucleic acid-based detection technology in food safety field.

Approved Situation And Problems Of The Spirulina Health Foods, Fu Yu, Jiang Yu, Wang Jin-Bo, Zhang Bo-Jin, Song Chen, Sun Ming-Xia

Food and Machinery

The approved health food products in China were analyzed from the following five aspects: the number of approved products, the use of raw materials, the claim of health function, the distribution of dosage forms, and the index of signature ingredients. It was found that almost all Spirulina powder was the primary processed product, and the homogeneity was serious. Moreover, the characteristic components were different from those of β-carotene and phycocyanin specified in the record. Based on these problems, the healthy development of health food industry should be promoted by broadening the idea of product research and development, and then improve …

Effects Of Composite Probiotics On The Intestinal Function In Mice, Wang Jia-Qi, Kang Wen-Li, Wu Zhong-Kun, Tang Rong-Xue, Peng Can, Dai Zhi-Yong, Dong Ling, Pan Li-Na

Food and Machinery

Objective: The study aimed to explore the effects of composite probiotics on the intestinal regulation. Methods: By constructing mouse model of constipation, intestinal damage and diarrhea, the intestinal ink propulsion, defecation and intestinal mucosal tissue sections in the control group, model group and probiotics-intervention group were evaluated. The diarrhea index and intestinal mucosal damage index were also considered for comprehensively assessment. Results: Compared with the model group, the mid-and high-concentration of composite probiotics could significantly improve the defecation amount and weight, and the small intestinal ink propulsion rate. Moreover, the intestinal mucosal damage score and histopathological damage …

Study On The Preparation Of Ace Inhibitory Peptides By Probiotic Fermentation Of Quinoa, Li Shuai, Yuan Ya-Hong, Yue Tian-Li

Food and Machinery

Objective: The potential ability of probiotics to prepare angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory fermentation broth from quinoa and the effects of fermentation process on it were investigated. Methods: In this study, 18 strains of lactic acid bacteria and 12 strains of yeast were screened for their ability to prepare ACE inhibitory fermentation broth using quinoa as the raw material and the ACE inhibition rate as an indicator. The inoculum amount, fermentation temperature and fermentation time were optimized by orthogonal tests. Finally, the peptides in the fermentation broth were identified, and the selected peptides were tested in vivo to evaluate …

High-Throughput Detection Of Copper Ions In Water By Polypeptide Probe Hwehh, Xu Di-Ya, Zhang Hai-Man, Zhang Xin, Zhang Ya-Dan, Wang Fang, Zhang Lin

Food and Machinery

Objective: A high-throughput detection method for Cu²⁺ was developed with a well designed water-soluble fluorescent probe(HWEHH) and the microplate reader. Methods: The specificity of the fluorescent probe for Cu²⁺ determination was studied with the selectivity experiment. The linear range and detection limit of the probe for Cu²⁺ determination was detected with titration experiment, and the accuracy of the probe for the detection of Cu²⁺ in water was studied with sample spiked recovery method. Results: The fluorescent probe was able to specifically detect Cu²⁺. When the concentration of peptide probe was 2 …

Effects Of Yam Powder On The Quality Of Xylitol Chiffon Cake, Zhang Min-Hua, Zheng Zong-Ping, Chen Hong-Bin, Wang Bao-Bei, Ma Li-Na, Li Jin-Gui

Food and Machinery

Objective: The yam powder was applicated and added in xylitol chiffon cake to investigate its effects on the quality of cake. Methods: In the process of preparing xylitol yam chiffon cake,the specific volume, relative density of batter, moisture content, color and texture of cake were taken as the investigation indexes to study the effects of different proportions of yam powder (10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%) on thequality of cake. Results: The specific volume of cake decreased, whereas the relative density and moisture content of batter increased with the increasing amount of yam powder. On the other hand, …

Preparation, Selenium Content And Stability Of Antihypertensive Peptides From Selenium-Enriched Moringa Oleifera Seed Protein By Enzymatic Hydrolysis, Chen Bing-Bing, Yang Yi, Li Jia-Yi, Jin Chang-Yan, Cheng Bin-Pei, Deng Yong-Qi, Lin Bi-Min, Liang Dong, Tang De-Jian, Meng Li, Miao Jian-Yin

Food and Machinery

Objective: To develop selenium-enriched (Se-enriched) Moringa oleifera seed protein resources. Methods: Using Se-enriched Moringa oleifera seed protein powder as raw material, the enzymatic hydrolysis conditions of Se-enriched Moringa oleifera seed protein antihypertensive peptides from Se-enriched Moringa oleifera seed protein were obtained by single factor and response surface optimization, and the ACE inhibitory activity, Se content and stability of the optimal enzymatic hydrolysate were analyzed. Results: The optimal enzymatic hydrolysis conditions of Se-enriched Moringa oleifera were as follows: enzymatic hydrolysis time 3 h, temperature 34 ℃, pH 8, concentration of substrate 7%, enzyme to substrate ratio 0.3%. Under …

The Overview Of Sn-2 Palmitate Content In Breastmilkand Current Research Status, Dong Ling, Zhou Xin-Yue, Jiang Yi-Kang, Li Wei, Pan Li-Na

Food and Machinery

Thecomparisonofsn-2palmitatecontentinhumanmilk and animal milk in China， Europe and the United States， aswellastheresearchreports onthe physiological functionofinfants and young children were reviewed.The application andpotential prospect of sn-2 palmitate in infant food were also pros-pected.

Effects Of Lactic Acid Bacteria Ferment Ated Pollenson The Inhibition Of A-Glucosidase, Luo Yue-Peng, Yang Yuan-Fan, Yu Yang-Jun, He Jun-Zhu, Wu Ling

Food and Machinery

Objective：This study focus on improving the a-glucosi-dase inhibition rate of Camellia pollens.Methods：Usinga-gluco-sida se inhibition rate as the index， the response surface method-ology was used to optimize the effects of lactic acid bacteria in ocu-lation amount， fermentation temperature and fermentation timeon the results of Camellia pollens fermentation.Results：It wasfound that the number of lactic acid bacteria inoculated had thegreatest effect on α- glucosidase inhibition， followed by ferment a-tion temperature.The optimized fermentation conditions of Ca-melli a pollens were 0.9%lactic acid bacteria inoculation at 37℃for 3 days.Under the control of the optimized conditions， the in-hi bition rate of αglucosidase …

Screening Of Pde-5 Inhibitors In Health Wine By Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Hu Jia-Yong, Zhou Tao-Hong, Yao Xiao-Fan, Yuan Min-Wen, Liu Di

Food and Machinery

Objective: A surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) method was developed for non-targeted screening of PDE-5 inhibitors in health wine. Methods: An appropriate SERS base of colloidal gold was prepared, and SERS analysis was conducted after the base was mixed with 78 kinds of PDE-5 inhibitors. The spectrogram screening database was established, and whether the matching degree was higher than 70% was used as the basis for judging whether the PDE-5 inhibitors were suspected to be added. Finally, the sensitivity and specificity of the method were investigated. Results: The best method of preparing PDE-5 inhibitors of SERS base was …

Thermal Analysis Of Ws Series Cooling Agent, 1li Yi-Rong, Zhu Rui-Zhi, Jiang Wei, Jiang Li-Hong, Yang Ji

Food and Machinery

Objective: Evaluation of the safety of WS series cooling agents for cigarettes. Methods: In this paper, pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) and thermogravimetric (TG) methods were used to study the pyrolysis behavior and content distribution of WS series cooling agents in tobacco under different atmospheres. Results: Through TG/DSC analysis, WS-3, WS-5, and WS-23 had only one obvious thermal weight loss stage, and the maximum weight loss rates occurred at 251.8, 281.6, and 206.5 ℃, respectively. The three cooling agents all showed sharp endothermic peaks before weight loss, and a phase transition process of melting occurred. It was speculated …

Research And Enlightenment On Quality And Safety Supervision System Of Agricultural Food Products In Bangladesh, Li Guan-Si, Cao Xiao-Gang, Li Ke, Li Zhi-Yong, Wei Shuang

Food and Machinery

According to the United Nations trade policy review documents, notifications, comments, special trade concerns and official authoritative research reports, the Bangladesh agricultural food product quality and safety regulatory bodies, laws and regulations, standard system, and other aspects were reviewed. It was suggested that Chinese export enterprises take advantage of local agricultural food products to actively explore the import and export trade market between China and Bangladesh. Moreover, Chinese regulators should be followed Bangladesh agricultural food products regulatory system changes, to further strengthen the assistance of agricultural and food product safety system in Bangladesh. Functional advantages can better promote bilateral trade …

Research And Application Of Flexible Feeding And Discharging Technology For Storage Tank, Zeng Wei-Zhong, Li Qiang, Li Jun, Zou Jin-Peng, Liu Tian, Liu Chang, Zhang Xing-Quan, Li Jia-Xi

Food and Machinery

Objective: To solve the problems of low whole rate of the tobacco shredded from the cabinet, high rate of broken shreds and high concentration of regional dust. Methods: A flexible feeding and discharging system of the wire storage cabinet was designed, which effectively reduced the shredded tobacco and the regional dust concentration through the automatic telescopic sliding plate and the sliding and lifting raking roller. Results: After adopting the flexible feeding and discharging system of the wire storage cabinet, the change rate of the whole wire rate increased by 1.1%, from 80.2% to 81.1%, and the broken …

Research Progress On Anti-Fatigue Function Of Marine Bioactive Substances, Xiao Mei-Fang, Wang Li, Tian Hao-Ran, Liu Bin, Zeng Feng

Food and Machinery

This review summarizes the mechanism of fatigue and the research achievements of active components in anti-fatigue such as polysaccharides and peptides from marine organisms in recent years. Finally, discussed the shortcomings and future direction of development of marine bioactive substances.

Research Progress On Active Components And Comprehensive Utilization Of Rubus Chingii Hu, Chen Kui-Lin, Huang Da-Rong, Huang Shao-Jie, Yan Jing, Zhang Hui-Ying, Du Bing

Food and Machinery

This review summarized the latest research progress on the active components and comprehensive utilization of R. chingii Hu, and points out that the active components and functional characteristics of R. chingii Hu should be further explored, and it should be widely used in the fields of medical care, food and daily chemical products.

Variation Offood Brittleness Of The Fruit And Vegetable Slicesduring Hotair Drying Process, Wu Xu-Yao, Ma You-Chuan, Huang Wen-Ying, Ma Xin, Wu Zhong-Hua

Food and Machinery

Objective：Aims at the brittleness regulation of fruitand vegetable slices during hotair drying process.Methods：Thisarticle takes fresh potatoes and bananas as the researchmaterials， adopts mechanical and acoustic measuring devices tocollect mechanical and acoustic signals generated by the fruit andvegetable slice samples at the mechanical compression mode，which were collected at different drying times during the hotairdrying process of 80℃， to comprehensively evaluate the fragility of the fruit and vegetable slices.Results：The acoustic emission(AE) signal of the potato slice appeared the drying time of45min， and its AE energy increased gradually with the increaseof drying time.The stress increased rapidly and then …

Beef Quality Recognition Based On Classification Feature Extraction And Deep Learning, Wang Xin-Long, Li Xiang

Food and Machinery

Objective: To reduce the influence of data difference and spectral feature redundancy on beef quality recognition. Methods: A beef quality recognition method based on classification feature extraction and deep learning was proposed. The spectral feature extraction method of classified beef was designed, and the improved DPeak algorithm was used for adaptive clustering analysis of spectral data to realize the difference analysis of data. The objective function of beef spectral feature extraction was defined and solved by discrete lion swarm algorithm. The optimal spectral feature subset of each classification was extracted to minimize feature redundancy. The improved lion swarm algorithm (ILSO) …

Anti Oxidant Capacity And Immuno Enhancing Act Ivity Oflycium Bar Barum Protoplasm, Yang Lu, Zhao Ran, Wu Zhen-Huai, Yuji An-Qiang, Yaang Jia-Mei

Food and Machinery

Objective：This study focused on the antioxidant andimmune enhancing effects of L.bar barumpu ree.Methods：Theantioxidant capacity of L.bar barum puree was measured byes-tab lishing an acute liver injury model.The immune activity of L.bar barum protoplasmwas evaluated by measuring the index ofimmune organs， the content of serum hemolysin and the degreeof plantar thickening.Results：Both low and medium doses of L.bar barum puree could significantly increase the content of glut a-thione peroxidase(GSH PX) in serum(P＜0.05， P＜0.01) andglutathione(GSH) in liver tissue(P＜0.05) ， and significantlydecrease the content ofprotein carbonyl in liver tissue ofmicewith acute alcoholic liver injury(P＜0.05， P＜0.01)andthecontent of malondialdehyde(MDA) (P＜0.05， P＜0.01) …