by Kacey Watson | Nov 6, 2025 | College of Agriculture, Crop Production, Entomology & Plant Pathology, News, news-release
For more than a century, faculty in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology have been studying and managing plant diseases. Researchers within the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station have a united goal to address the major issues facing the world’s...
by Kacey Watson | Nov 3, 2025 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Agriculture, Crop Production, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Forestry & Wildlife, Major Row Crops, News, news-release
From seed selection to pesticide application, farmers work diligently to manage every factor that influences yield—but wildlife damage in row crops remains one of the most troublesome aspects to control. To help find solutions, assistant professor and Alabama...
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...
