“Agrivoltaic” research combines solar energy, food production

by Paul Hollis | Oct 6, 2021 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Feature

Auburn University researchers in the College of Agriculture’s Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Department are participating in a new USDA project to optimize design for “agrivoltaic” systems — fields with both crops and solar panels — that will maintain crop...

Survey examines preferences for COVID-19 testing

by Paul Hollis | Aug 24, 2021 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Feature

College of Agriculture Assistant Professor Joel Cuffey is the co-author of a paper recently published by the American Journal of Health Promotion that looks at preferences toward different methods of COVID-19 testing. The project came at a time when U.S. COVID-19...

Bill Taylor, Helen Ulrich to receive $10,000 toward postgraduate studies

by Paul Hollis | Jun 4, 2021 | Animal Sciences, Feature

Two Auburn University students with connections to the College of Agriculture have been named NCAA Jim McKay Scholarship recipients. Auburn’s Bill Taylor and Helen Ulrich will each receive a $10,000 Jim McKay Scholarship, awarded by the NCAA to college athletes who...

Researcher part of international weed genomics effort

by Paul Hollis | Apr 23, 2021 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Feature, Research

An Auburn University professor and researcher is one of the founding members of an international group of scientists and industry professionals that has launched an ambitious new project aimed at improved understanding of the most intractable species of weeds in the...

Study looking at feasibility of more beef processing plants in Alabama

by Paul Hollis | Apr 20, 2021 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Feature

One of the many consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic has been limited supplies and higher prices of U.S. beef products. It’s an outcome that could have been predicted, especially considering supply-chain issues impacting the beef industry. Beef production in the U.S....

Ryan Thomson receives Rural Sociological Society Early Career Award

by Paul Hollis | Apr 6, 2021 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, College of Agriculture, Departments, News

Ryan Thomson, assistant professor in the College of Agriculture’s Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, received The Rural Sociological Society Early Career Award for 2021. Proposals for the award involve small-scale projects that will enhance...

Professor looks at cheaper, more efficient solution to COVID-19

by Paul Hollis | Mar 3, 2021 | Animal Sciences, Feature, Research

While the rapid development and distribution of vaccines for preventing COVID-19 is a phenomenal advancement in the continuing battle against the virus, there are drawbacks, says an Auburn University professor. “Vaccine production is costly and time-consuming,” said...