by Paul Hollis | Jun 21, 2019 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Animal Sciences, Feature, Research
By Paul Hollis While cattle production represents a $2.5 billion industry in Alabama, the economic impact could be even greater if not for the limiting factor of reproductive inefficiency. That’s why Auburn University researchers are creating a basis of knowledge that...
by Paul Hollis | Jun 19, 2019 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Feature, Horticulture
By Paul Hollis Would you be more willing to buy a bag of sweet potatoes, basket of peaches or a jar of honey if you knew from the label that it was grown in Alabama? A recent survey conducted by researchers at Auburn University shows that the state’s specialty crop...
by Paul Hollis | Jun 19, 2019 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences
Henry Kinnucan and Brittney Goodrich, agricultural economists in Auburn University’s College of Agriculture, comment on the heavy rain and floods affecting U.S. corn farmers, especially in the Midwest, who face delayed planting. Consumers also face rising grocery and...
by Paul Hollis | Jun 19, 2019 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, News
By Paul Hollis / Jun 19, 2019 3:14:04 PM News Henry Kinnucan and Brittney Goodrich, agricultural economists in Auburn University’s College of Agriculture, comment on the heavy rain and floods affecting U.S. corn farmers, especially in the Midwest, who face delayed...
by Paul Hollis | Jun 5, 2019 | News, Poultry Science
By Paul Hollis / Jun 5, 2019 1:32:14 PM News Auburn University’s National Poultry Technology Center (NPTC), a leader in poultry housing and associated technologies for more than a decade, and Tyson Foods Inc. (NYSE: TSN) today announced the opening of the largest...
by Paul Hollis | Jan 9, 2019 | Feature, Poultry Science, Research
By Paul Hollis / Jan 9, 2019 4:43:14 PM Feature A novel approach to improving food safety during the storage and transportation of raw poultry and seafood has earned Auburn poultry science assistant professor Amit Morey one of only nine New Innovator in Food and...
by Paul Hollis | Oct 16, 2018 | Biosystems Engineering, Feature, Research
By Paul Hollis / Oct 16, 2018 2:09:04 PM Feature Auburn University researchers are leading a $2 million U.S. Department of Energy project that promises to improve fuel efficiency and economy. The project will create a bio-based fuel additive that can be blended with...