by Kacey Watson | Sep 23, 2025 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Agriculture, News
There are few professions that embody a humble spirit more than being a farmhand. Whether it’s tilling the land or helping a cow deliver her first calf, the humble farmhand knows the value of manual labor but is rarely recognized for their toil and devotion. In...
by Kacey Watson | Sep 9, 2025 | College of Agriculture, Fruits & Nuts, News, Research
From its roots in China to commercial fame in New Zealand, kiwifruit has landed in Clanton, Ala. —where researchers are now digging into its potential as a specialty crop. Kiwifruit is a high-value specialty crop with great potential to work for Alabama commercial...
by Kacey Watson | Sep 2, 2025 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Entomology & Plant Pathology, News
In an already stressful and trying growing season, researchers at Auburn University and Alabama Cooperative Extension professionals have confirmed an invasive insect, the two-spot cotton leafhopper, in cotton fields in Alabama. The insect is also commonly known as the...
by Kacey Watson | Aug 26, 2025 | Entomology & Plant Pathology, Horticulture, Outreach, Research
Right in the heart of central Alabama, research is conducted throughout the year to find ways to protect one of the state’s most precious commodities—peaches. Among the most damaging diseases affecting stone fruit—especially peaches—is bacterial spot. As a result,...
by Kacey Watson | Jul 30, 2025 | AL Cooperative Extension, Biosystems Engineering, Research, Student Research
Auburn University’s Biosystems Engineering faculty and students garnered high honors and awards recognition through a prestigious international organization. Earlier this month, the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) and their...
by Kacey Watson | Jun 18, 2025 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Agriculture, Hunger Solutions Institute, News, Research
Double Up Food Bucks Alabama is enhancing communities by making fresh local produce more affordable and accessible at select grocery stores and farmers markets. The program is funded in part by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) with matching funds from state...
by Kacey Watson | Jun 16, 2025 | Entomology & Plant Pathology, Feature, Research
The annual U.S. Beekeeping Survey results are in for the 2024-2025 calendar year. In collaboration with Auburn University, the Apiary Inspectors of America, Oregon State University and others, the national survey estimated that 55.6% of managed honey bee colonies were...
