by Josh Woods | Dec 20, 2024 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Feature, News
Effective Jan. 1, Paul Patterson is stepping away from his roles as dean of the College of Agriculture and director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station. He led both to record numbers in the areas of teaching, research and outreach since he assumed the...
by Josh Woods | Dec 19, 2024 | Entomology & Plant Pathology, News
The annual U.S. Beekeeping Survey, designed and administered by Auburn University and Apiary Inspectors of America, indicates the highest colony losses since the 2010-11 beekeeping season, when colony loss rates were first determined. U.S. beekeepers lost an estimated...
by Josh Woods | Dec 18, 2024 | News
Auburn University’s Kip Balkcom, Eddie McGriff and Simerjeet Virk will be among the researchers presenting at the National Conservation Systems Cotton and Rice, Southern Soybean and Corn, Delta States Irrigation and Southern Precision Ag conferences being held Jan. 27...
by Adam Cletzer | Dec 16, 2024 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Animal Sciences, Research
Research made possible by $300,000 USDA-NIFA grant The scale of pork production in the U. S. is such that reducing the average pig’s time on feed by just one day can put $76 million back into pork producers’ pockets. Animal scientists at Auburn University are...
by agwpadmin | Dec 12, 2024 | Poultry Science
Networking with industry professionals is a crucial step to success for any undergraduate student. It is especially important for students studying poultry science at Auburn University, as the broiler industry is Alabama’s top agricultural commodity. Making...
by Kristen Bowman | Dec 12, 2024 | Animal Sciences, Feature
Auburn University Marching Band member Rachel Robinson has one more march to make. The animal sciences (pre-vet) major is the student marshal for the College of Agriculture at the 2024 winter commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 14. Robinson’s time as an...
by Paul Hollis | Dec 11, 2024 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, News, Research
Auburn-developed method could advance efforts to breed a drought-tolerant peanut Auburn University researchers have devised a new means of measuring the physiological characteristics of peanut plants that should prove to be instrumental in speeding the breeding...
by Adam Cletzer | Nov 21, 2024 | Feature, Research, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
Catfish farmers may be hurting their profitability by needlessly sacrificing male catfish when collecting sperm for breeding, according to a recent Auburn study. The same study discovered the indicators farmers commonly use to select males for breeding, like head size...
by Josh Woods | Nov 8, 2024 | Feature, News
Arthur Appel will serve as interim dean of the Auburn University College of Agriculture and interim director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, effective Jan. 1. Appel has served in his current role as associate dean for research and assistant director of...
by Josh Woods | Oct 24, 2024 | Feature, News, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
Andrew L. Rypel will serve as director of the Auburn University School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, effective March 22. He comes from the University of California at Davis, where he currently serves as director of the Center for Watershed Resources...
by Josh Woods | Oct 11, 2024 | Horticulture, News
Amy Wright, professor of horticulture and associate dean for instruction, was named an American Society for Horticultural Science Fellow at the society’s annual conference Sept. 23-27. ASHS is globally recognized as one of the most respected and influential...
by Josh Woods | Oct 11, 2024 | Horticulture, News
Sushan Ru, assistant professor of horticulture, won first place in the Early Career Competition at the American Society for Horticultural Science Annual Conference Sept. 23-27. ASHS is globally recognized as one of the most respected and influential professional...
by Paul Hollis | Oct 9, 2024 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Feature, Research
When can there be too many deer even for a hunting enthusiast? When that same enthusiast is a row-crop farmer, and the deer are using their fields as an all-you-can-eat buffet. While deer grazing on crops has been a consistent problem for decades, it has escalated in...
by Adam Cletzer | Sep 27, 2024 | Biosystems Engineering, Feature, News, Poultry Science
The average broiler chicken lives 6–8 weeks and spends much of that time indoors, but researchers at Auburn University are investigating the use of natural light in broiler houses and its effects on bird performance and welfare. A team of agricultural engineers,...
by Josh Woods | Sep 26, 2024 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, News, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
Two College of Agriculture faculty members were announced among Auburn University’s five 2024 Alumni Professors Sept. 20. Eve Brantley, a professor and associate director of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, is a renowned expert in water quality and...
by Josh Woods | Sep 25, 2024 | News, Water Resources Center
The Auburn University Water Resources Center welcomed a record 370 attendees to its annual Alabama Water Resources Conference in Orange Beach Sept. 4-6. The conference has been held since 1987. This year’s conference included eighty undergraduate and graduate students...
by Paul Hollis | Sep 13, 2024 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Feature
The line from the classic musical “Oklahoma” that refers to corn being “as high as an elephant’s eye” would not apply to some of the new hybrids becoming available to producers. Reduced-stature corn, also referred to as “short” corn, is a concept that has gained...
by Josh Woods | Sep 3, 2024 | Feature, Horticulture, Research
Alabama blueberry farmers could soon start growing more frost-tolerant cultivars thanks to recent research at Auburn University. Most Alabama growers are still heavily relying on the native species rabbiteye (Vaccinium virgatum Ait), while producers in neighboring...
by Josh Woods | Aug 30, 2024 | announcements, Auburn Family, College of Agriculture, News
The 45th annual Ag Roundup, hosted by the Auburn Agricultural Alumni Club and Auburn University College of Agriculture, will take place Sept. 14, 3:30-5:30 p.m., at Ag Heritage Park on the Auburn campus. The event is a Homecoming weekend tradition for alumni and...
by Kristen Bowman | Aug 26, 2024 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Animal Sciences, Biosystems Engineering, Entomology & Plant Pathology, Horticulture, Poultry Science
Several faculty and students in the College of Agriculture at Auburn University recently received national awards and recognitions. Read some highlights below. Beckmann receives NSF Career Award John Beckmann, assistant professor of medical-veterinary entomology and...
by Paul Hollis | Aug 21, 2024 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, News, Research
Auburn University’s peanut breeding program is still in its infancy by most standards. It was begun in 2012, compared to similar programs at the University of Florida and University of Georgia that were begun in 1928 and 1938, respectively. And plant breeding, by its...
