Alabama equipment company supports poultry research at Auburn

by Jamie Creamer | May 2, 2018 | Biosystems Engineering, Donor Impact Stories, Feature, Poultry Science

A $500,000 gift to Auburn University’s College of Agriculture from Crossville, Alabama–based D&F Equipment Sales Inc. and its founding Fortenberry family will support ongoing development of the Charles C. Miller Jr. Poultry Research and Education Center, located...

Built from scratch: ’98 horticulture alum grows lofty vision into landscape industry giant

by Jamie Creamer | May 2, 2018 | Alumni Stories, Feature, Horticulture, Lawn & Garden

By Jamie Creamer / May 2, 2018 12:06:29 PM Feature On a mid-March afternoon in 1998, Tony Gibson high-fived friends and family as he celebrated graduating with his horticulture degree from Auburn University. But the festivities were short and sweet, because this new...

Ag Hill faculty dominate Auburn awards ceremony

by Jamie Creamer | Mar 6, 2018 | Biosystems Engineering, Feature, Horticulture, Poultry Science, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences

College of Agriculture faculty members claimed the lion’s share of recognition during Auburn University’s 2018 Faculty Awards Dinner in late February. The ceremony formally honored all Auburn faculty who received the university’s highest awards in the 2017-18 academic...

College inks ag science transfer agreement with Snead State

by Jamie Creamer | Mar 6, 2018 | Horticulture

A formal agreement that top Auburn University, College of Agriculture and Snead State Community College administrators have signed guarantees Snead State students who meet Auburn’s transfer-student admission requirements acceptance into the agricultural science...

Auburn team brings home championship trophy in 2018 Turf Bowl

by Jamie Creamer | Feb 15, 2018 | News

By Jamie Creamer / Feb 15, 2018 11:05:14 AM Bill Maynard, left, GCSAA immediate past president, congratulates Auburn’s Team No. 37 on its first-place finish in the 2018 Collegiate Turf Bowl. With Maynard are, from left, team coach and Auburn associate professor...

Layne to lead Auburn's Department of Horticulture

by Jamie Creamer | Feb 7, 2018 | COA Administration, Feature, Horticulture

AUBURN, Alabama—Desmond R. Layne, currently a horticulture professor and academic program director at Washington State University, has been named head of the Department of Horticulture at Auburn University following a nationwide search. He will assume the position...

York Lecturer to promote collaborative One Health Initiative

by Jamie Creamer | Jan 29, 2018 | COA Administration

A veterinarian and key strategist in the One Health approach to improving public health will speak on the Auburn University campus Tuesday, Feb. 6, as the Spring 2018 E.T. York Distinguished Lecturer. The presentation by George Washington University visiting professor...