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Auburn provost announces faculty promotions
Several College of Agriculture faculty members have been awarded promotion, tenure or both, effective fall semester 2019, Auburn Provost Bill Hardgrave has announced. Seven of those individuals will begin the 2019-20 academic year as full professors. They include Eve...
AAES posts Q-and-A on industrial hemp production online
By Maggie Smith / Feb 5, 2019 2:26:58 PM News In the seven weeks since President Trump signed the 2018 farm bill into law, hemp hype has run rampant across the nation, fueled by the legislation’s legalization of industrial hemp production in the U.S. If the deluge of...
Auburn fisheries to host expo, field day April 6 at Shell Center
Auburn University’s School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences will host a Fisheries Expo and Field Day Saturday, April 6, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at the E.W. Shell...
Auburn provost announces faculty promotions
Several College of Agriculture faculty members have been awarded promotion, tenure or both, effective fall semester 2019, Auburn Provost Bill Hardgrave has announced....
AAES posts Q-and-A on industrial hemp production online
In the seven weeks since President Trump signed the 2018 farm bill into law, hemp hype has run rampant across the nation, fueled by the legislation’s legalization of industrial hemp production in the U.S.
Auburn scientists work to mitigate drought in peanuts
By Paul Hollis A research team led by Auburn University is working to help peanut farmers maintain and improve their production in a changing environment that’s certain to include increasingly limited water resources. “Adequate water availability for all crops is an...
Federal research funding pays hefty dividends
By Paul Hollis By most any standard, a $1.85 return on an initial investment of $1 is a good deal. According to a recent study, that’s what federal investments into agricultural research pay back through additional investments from state, local and private-sector...
$5 million grant addresses Southeastern water issues
By Paul Hollis Auburn is joining with three other Southeastern universities in a $5 million research effort to help ensure water for agricultural production while maintaining healthy rivers and springs. The project—funded by a five-year grant from the United States...
Cover crops evaluated for herbicide tolerance
By Steve Li Cover crops can provide many benefits to peanut and cotton rotations in terms of suppressing weeds, conserving soil moisture for planting, increasing soil organic matter, reducing soil erosion and more. In fields where residual herbicides are used during...
Meeting consumers’ demand for quality poultry meat
By Paul Hollis Have you ever bitten into your favorite fast-food chicken sandwich only to find the meat is tough and chewy? This could become a rarity, thanks to a process an Auburn University researcher is developing to rapidly detect poor meat quality in chicken...
Alabama Water Watch celebrates 25th anniversary
By Ravali Bheemanathini Alabama has enough miles of rivers and streams to circle the earth five times, and for the past 25 years, a devoted group of citizen volunteers has worked to protect these bountiful water resources. The group is Alabama Water Watch, and as it...
2017 cow-calf producer conference set Aug. 12 in Auburn
AUBURN, Ala.—Cow-calf producers across the state will gain valuable insight on how to rebuild their herds successfully during the Auburn University Department of Animal Sciences’ 2017 Beef Cattle Conference Saturday, Aug. 12, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Ham Wilson Livestock...
A healthy impact: fruits and vegetables boost Alabama’s economy
By Paul Hollis While fruits and vegetables are undeniably good for the body, they’re also a major boost for Alabama’s economy, Auburn University and Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station economists found in a recently completed analysis of the industry. “Specialty...
Study points to flexibility in peanut seeding rates
By Austin Hagan Seed accounts for up to 20 percent of the total variable production cost for peanut producers, especially for larger-seeded cultivars such as Georgia-06. One option for saving money is to reduce seeding rates, but can this be done without negatively...
New training and research facility debuts at NPTC
With the summer months approaching, the National Poultry Technology Center at Auburn University hosted about 80 poultry managers and technicians April 19 for a hands-on training seminar on hot-weather housing, ventilation and equipment issues. The event was the first...
Market at Ag Heritage Park opens 2017 season May 11
The Market at Ag Heritage Park kicks off its 2017 season Thursday, May 11, from 3 to 6 p.m. on the Auburn University campus and will be open every Thursday, same time and place, through Aug. 24. The weekly farmers market is held on the grounds of Ag Heritage Park’s...
Guertal president-elect of Crop Science Society of America
Beth Guertal, a professor in Auburn University’s Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, has been voted president-elect of the Crop Science Society of America, or CSSA, and will advance to the role of president at the organization’s 2018 meetings in...
Online tool offers guidance on thrips management in cotton
By JAMIE CREAMER April 1 marked the launch of a free, online crop management tool designed to help cotton producers in Alabama and the Southeast get the upper hand on thrips, the region’s most consistent pests of seedling cotton. Developed at North Carolina State...
Auburn trustees greenlight construction of three new agriculture facilities
Construction will begin this summer on three new College of Agriculture facilities that the Auburn University Board of Trustees signed off on at its April 7 meeting in Auburn. The project list includes an 8,150-square-foot administration building at the Charles C....
Keys to making top corn yields in red clay
By Eddie McGriff Henderson Farms in Madison, Alabama, topped the 2016 National Corn Growers Association state contest for Alabama in the irrigated (305.7 bushels per acre) and the non-irrigated categories (232.7 bushels per acre). Mike Henderson along with son, Chad,...
Auburn researchers selected to participate in SEC Academic Conference
Three Auburn University researchers will be among more than 60 academic and governmental researchers to participate in the SEC Academic Conference to be held this month. Eve Brantley, Extension specialist and associate professor, Department of Crop, Soil and...
Auburn’s Youssef recognized for catfish research
The award recognizes Youssef’s abstract, “Effect of combined transgenic channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus growth hormone (GH) and their siblings on growth rate of channel catfish in earthen ponds,” which summarizes her research on the growth performance of male and female transgenic channel catfish growth hormone (GH) cDNA and their full siblings in earthen ponds at different ages.
New peanut variety is first of its kind for Auburn
Auburn University might be relatively new to the peanut breeding business, but its just-released runner peanut variety is already winning accolades for its high yields, resistance to disease and healthy traits. The new release is the product of a peanut breeding program operated jointly by the Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences and USDA’s National Peanut Research Lab.
Research, education crucial weapons in battling drought
In Alabama, farmers often say that, during the summer, they’re always 10 days away from being in a drought. So this past year, when some parts of the state went for more than 70 consecutive days without measurable rainfall, many—including farmers, municipalities and others who rely on a plentiful water supply—were unprepared.
Webinar to feature results of target spot research
Austin Hagan, professor in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology and Alabama Extension plant pathologist, will discuss the results of a two-year study on developing integrated strategies for managing target spot in cotton in a webinar scheduled for Monday,...
Precision agriculture workshops presented
The Alabama Precision Agriculture Extension Program will be presenting several precision agriculture workshops in 2017. The following are topics and other information about the programs. Use of Soil Sensors for Irrigation Scheduling. This workshop will discuss the...
Auburn scientists work to mitigate drought in peanuts
By Paul Hollis A research team led by Auburn University is working to help peanut farmers maintain and improve their production in a changing environment that’s certain to include increasingly limited water resources. “Adequate water availability for all crops is an...
Federal research funding pays hefty dividends
By Paul Hollis By most any standard, a $1.85 return on an initial investment of $1 is a good deal. According to a recent study, that’s what federal investments into agricultural research pay back through additional investments from state, local and private-sector...
$5 million grant addresses Southeastern water issues
By Paul Hollis Auburn is joining with three other Southeastern universities in a $5 million research effort to help ensure water for agricultural production while maintaining healthy rivers and springs. The project—funded by a five-year grant from the United States...
Cover crops evaluated for herbicide tolerance
By Steve Li Cover crops can provide many benefits to peanut and cotton rotations in terms of suppressing weeds, conserving soil moisture for planting, increasing soil organic matter, reducing soil erosion and more. In fields where residual herbicides are used during...
Meeting consumers’ demand for quality poultry meat
By Paul Hollis Have you ever bitten into your favorite fast-food chicken sandwich only to find the meat is tough and chewy? This could become a rarity, thanks to a process an Auburn University researcher is developing to rapidly detect poor meat quality in chicken...
Alabama Water Watch celebrates 25th anniversary
By Ravali Bheemanathini Alabama has enough miles of rivers and streams to circle the earth five times, and for the past 25 years, a devoted group of citizen volunteers has worked to protect these bountiful water resources. The group is Alabama Water Watch, and as it...
2017 cow-calf producer conference set Aug. 12 in Auburn
AUBURN, Ala.—Cow-calf producers across the state will gain valuable insight on how to rebuild their herds successfully during the Auburn University Department of Animal Sciences’ 2017 Beef Cattle Conference Saturday, Aug. 12, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Ham Wilson Livestock...
A healthy impact: fruits and vegetables boost Alabama’s economy
By Paul Hollis While fruits and vegetables are undeniably good for the body, they’re also a major boost for Alabama’s economy, Auburn University and Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station economists found in a recently completed analysis of the industry. “Specialty...
Study points to flexibility in peanut seeding rates
By Austin Hagan Seed accounts for up to 20 percent of the total variable production cost for peanut producers, especially for larger-seeded cultivars such as Georgia-06. One option for saving money is to reduce seeding rates, but can this be done without negatively...
New training and research facility debuts at NPTC
With the summer months approaching, the National Poultry Technology Center at Auburn University hosted about 80 poultry managers and technicians April 19 for a hands-on training seminar on hot-weather housing, ventilation and equipment issues. The event was the first...
Market at Ag Heritage Park opens 2017 season May 11
The Market at Ag Heritage Park kicks off its 2017 season Thursday, May 11, from 3 to 6 p.m. on the Auburn University campus and will be open every Thursday, same time and place, through Aug. 24. The weekly farmers market is held on the grounds of Ag Heritage Park’s...
Guertal president-elect of Crop Science Society of America
Beth Guertal, a professor in Auburn University’s Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, has been voted president-elect of the Crop Science Society of America, or CSSA, and will advance to the role of president at the organization’s 2018 meetings in...
Online tool offers guidance on thrips management in cotton
By JAMIE CREAMER April 1 marked the launch of a free, online crop management tool designed to help cotton producers in Alabama and the Southeast get the upper hand on thrips, the region’s most consistent pests of seedling cotton. Developed at North Carolina State...
Auburn trustees greenlight construction of three new agriculture facilities
Construction will begin this summer on three new College of Agriculture facilities that the Auburn University Board of Trustees signed off on at its April 7 meeting in Auburn. The project list includes an 8,150-square-foot administration building at the Charles C....
Keys to making top corn yields in red clay
By Eddie McGriff Henderson Farms in Madison, Alabama, topped the 2016 National Corn Growers Association state contest for Alabama in the irrigated (305.7 bushels per acre) and the non-irrigated categories (232.7 bushels per acre). Mike Henderson along with son, Chad,...
Auburn researchers selected to participate in SEC Academic Conference
Three Auburn University researchers will be among more than 60 academic and governmental researchers to participate in the SEC Academic Conference to be held this month. Eve Brantley, Extension specialist and associate professor, Department of Crop, Soil and...
Auburn’s Youssef recognized for catfish research
The award recognizes Youssef’s abstract, “Effect of combined transgenic channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus growth hormone (GH) and their siblings on growth rate of channel catfish in earthen ponds,” which summarizes her research on the growth performance of male and female transgenic channel catfish growth hormone (GH) cDNA and their full siblings in earthen ponds at different ages.
New peanut variety is first of its kind for Auburn
Auburn University might be relatively new to the peanut breeding business, but its just-released runner peanut variety is already winning accolades for its high yields, resistance to disease and healthy traits. The new release is the product of a peanut breeding program operated jointly by the Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences and USDA’s National Peanut Research Lab.
Research, education crucial weapons in battling drought
In Alabama, farmers often say that, during the summer, they’re always 10 days away from being in a drought. So this past year, when some parts of the state went for more than 70 consecutive days without measurable rainfall, many—including farmers, municipalities and others who rely on a plentiful water supply—were unprepared.
Webinar to feature results of target spot research
Austin Hagan, professor in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology and Alabama Extension plant pathologist, will discuss the results of a two-year study on developing integrated strategies for managing target spot in cotton in a webinar scheduled for Monday,...
Precision agriculture workshops presented
The Alabama Precision Agriculture Extension Program will be presenting several precision agriculture workshops in 2017. The following are topics and other information about the programs. Use of Soil Sensors for Irrigation Scheduling. This workshop will discuss the...