by Jamie Creamer | Sep 17, 2015 | Poultry Science
Wayne Farms LLC, the sixth-largest vertically integrated poultry producer in the U.S., has pledged $175,000 to the construction of a state-of-the-art poultry research unit at Auburn University. “We’re happy to invest in a new farm facility that will thrive, not only...
by Jamie Creamer | Sep 11, 2015 | Animal Sciences
A one-day educational program targeted toward children and teens who own or have a passion for horses is set for Saturday, Oct. 24, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Stanley P. Wilson Beef Teaching Unit on the Auburn University campus.Co-sponsored by Auburn’s Department of...
by Jamie Creamer | Sep 9, 2015 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, COA Administration, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences
Charles Chen, associate professor and peanut breeder in Auburn University’s Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, has been recognized by the International Peanut Genome Initiative for his contributions to ongoing efforts to establish links between...
by Jamie Creamer | Sep 4, 2015 | Biosystems Engineering, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
Dennis DeVries, professor in the School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, has been inducted into the inaugural class of fellows of the American Fisheries Society. He received the honor in recognition of his outstanding contributions in leadership,...
by Jamie Creamer | Sep 2, 2015 | Poultry Science
Although she was still a year and a half away from college, the science-loving high school junior from Birmingham had made up her mind that she was going to major in either sports medicine or biomedical engineering. But then she discovered the fascinating world of...
by Jamie Creamer | Sep 2, 2015 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, COA Administration, Poultry Science
Auburn University poultry scientists Joe Giambrone and Ken Macklin are using funding from the U.S. egg industry to investigate how the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, which has decimated poultry populations in the Midwest in the past nine months, spreads to...
by Jamie Creamer | Aug 31, 2015 | Ag Land & Resource Management, Animal Sciences, Biosystems Engineering, COA Administration, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Development, Horticulture, Poultry Science, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
Auburn University’s 2015 homecoming celebration and football game are set for Saturday, Oct. 3, and so is the 36th annual Fall Roundup and Taste of Alabama Agriculture. The latter will take place at Ag Heritage Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Auburn–San Jose State...