by agwpadmin | Oct 28, 2025 | Feature, Poultry Science
By Machaira Christopher When Ally Jackson first came to Auburn, she felt at home — so much so that she stayed for three degrees. Having completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in poultry science on the Plains, Jackson is currently working toward a doctorate in...
by agwpadmin | Oct 21, 2025 | Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture, News, Research
The common parasitic horn fly (Haemotabia irritans) can drain up to a pint of cow blood every week, and they are fast becoming resistant to insecticide. Researchers at the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station are working to develop smarter solutions for Alabama’s...
by Kristen Bowman | Oct 7, 2025 | Animal Sciences, Feature
Partnership with CERES TAG to enhance data collection The Department of Animal Sciences in the Auburn University College of Agriculture recently announced a partnership with CERES TAG, a leading global animal health intelligence platform to improve livestock...
by agwpadmin | Oct 3, 2025 | Feature, Poultry Science
By Machaira Christopher When Dr. Rana Waqar Tabish came to Auburn to begin working toward his PhD, he already had one doctorate under his belt. After treating poultry for diseases as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) back home in Pakistan, Tabish decided to pursue...
by agwpadmin | Sep 30, 2025 | Feature, Horticulture
By Graham Brooks New and special beer releases are a point of pride at New Realm Brewing–Auburn and that will continue with the unveiling of Pine Hill Pumpkin Amber as a new pumpkin beer just in time for spooky season and Oktoberfest. Named after Auburn’s oldest...
by Kristen Bowman | Sep 29, 2025 | Animal Sciences, News
After more than 40 years of teaching, scholarship, leadership development and service, Auburn University Associate Professor Don Mulvaney announced his professional retirement, effective Oct. 1. A longtime faculty member in the Department of Animal Sciences, Mulvaney...
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 Kristen Bowman | Sep 17, 2025 | Animal Sciences, Feature
At Auburn University, students are taught to meet a practical world with hard work, knowledge to work wisely, and minds and hands trained to work skillfully. Few places embody this charge outlined in the Auburn Creed more vividly than the Auburn University Equestrian...
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 Kristen Bowman | Aug 27, 2025 | Animal Sciences, News
Auburn University Professor of Animal Sciences Wayne Greene was recognized by a national organization for significant contributions to animal sciences through teaching, research, service or industry. The Distinguished Professional Animal Scientist Award is presented...
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 Kristen Bowman | Aug 22, 2025 | News, Research, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
Postdoc recognized by the American Society of Parasitologists A postdoctoral fellow in the School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences recently received the highest national honor bestowed upon early-career researchers in the field of parasitology. Micah...
by Adam Cletzer | Aug 20, 2025 | Aquaculture & Fisheries Business Institute, College of Agriculture, Research, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
Scientists at Auburn University are shifting their catfish vaccine development strategy to bring vaccines to farmers. “We are developing more cost-effective killed-bacterin vaccines and exploring new ways to get vaccines to Alabama farmers,” said Timothy Bruce,...
by Kristen Bowman | Aug 19, 2025 | Entomology & Plant Pathology, Feature
It was in Honduras, at the Soto Cano Air Base, where Capt. Tolulope Morawo and Lt. Col. Steven “Mark” Pelham met an enemy they had never encountered before. Morawo, an entomologist, and Pelham, a veterinarian, were on Army Reserve deployment facing the New World...
by Kristen Bowman | Aug 13, 2025 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Feature
The College of Agriculture Scholarship Committee selected Alexandra “Lexie” Hare as the summer 2025 Dean’s Award recipient, recognizing her for academic excellence and service to the College of Agriculture. Hare graduated Saturday with a Bachelor of Science in...
by Kristen Bowman | Aug 11, 2025 | News
Every year, the Auburn Family unites our pocketbooks for 24 hours to support the university’s teaching, research and extension missions for the year ahead. This year, we are celebrating the 10th anniversary of Tiger Giving Day, which will fall on Sept. 10. The College...
by Kristen Bowman | Aug 5, 2025 | Feature, Poultry Science
A Madison, Alabama, native will lead her classmates into the 2025 commencement ceremony at Auburn University this Saturday. Ella Taylor, an agricultural science major with a minor in poultry science, is the August 2025 graduation marshal for the College of...
by Kristen Bowman | Aug 5, 2025 | News
Auburn Agriculture alumni and friends are invited back to the Plains this fall for the 2025 Ag Roundup, set for Saturday, Sept. 13. One of the College of Agriculture’s most beloved traditions, Ag Roundup offers a chance to reconnect with classmates, celebrate Auburn...
by Adam Cletzer | Aug 5, 2025 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, National Poultry Technology Center, Poultry Science, Research
Researchers at Auburn University recently developed new methods for safely using poultry processing wastewater for food-grade hydroponic crop production. By eliminating pathogens, like salmonella, the research team was able to use wastewater from a poultry processing...
by Kristen Bowman | Aug 4, 2025 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, News
Auburn University Professor Charles Chen was recently recognized for outstanding contributions to his field of peanut breeding and genetics. At the 57th annual meeting of the American Peanut Research & Education Society (APRES) July 15-17 in Richmond, Virginia,...
