Arkansas Food, Farms and Forests

Arkansas Food, Farms and Forests


Latest Episodes

Ep. 03 — Better Beer Brewing, Night Pollinators and Weedy Rice
February 01, 2022

In our first episode of 2022, Nick Kordsmeier, director of Arkansas Ag Experiment Station Communications, spoke with Scott Osborn, associate professor of biological and agricultural engineering, about his improved method for carbonating beer and how it’s

Ep. 02 — Story of ARoma 17 Rice and Talking Fruit Breeding with John Clark
December 21, 2021

In this episode, Science Writer John Lovett shares the story of how ARoma 17, an aromatic rice variety developed by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, came to be used as the base for an award-winning gin. And Nick Kordsmeier, director of AAES c

Ep. 01 — Farm Apprenticeships, Thanksgiving Food Safety, and Poultry Meat Quality
November 23, 2021

In the inaugural episode of the Arkansas Food, Farms and Forests podcast, Science Writer John Lovett spoke with the Center for Arkansas Farms and Food about their apprenticeship program; AAES Director of Communications Nick Kordsmeier invited food safety