The Auburn University peanut breeding program has made significant strides in a surprisingly short amount of time, with one of its varietal releases now commanding 40-50% of the peanut acreage in Alabama.
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Hague named new head of Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences Department
An internationally recognized cotton breeder has been selected as the next head of the Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences in the Auburn University College of Agriculture. Steven Hague, most recently a professor in the Department of Soil and Crop...
Student-led study automates redox tracking with rhizosphere camera
What happens in a wetland? It’s a simple question with a not-so-simple answer that Auburn University graduate student Olivia LeFevre started studying as an undergraduate under the direction of Associate Professor Thorsten Knappenberger. “I came to Dr. Knappenberger...
Soil Judging Team wins Southeastern Region Contest
The Auburn University Soil Judging Team recently took home a big win. Oct.17-20, the team traveled to Clemson, South Carolina, to compete in the annual Southeastern...
Buchanan to give special lecture on agricultural research
A seasoned agriculturalist who spent 21 years with the College of Agriculture at Auburn University will give a special lecture on agricultural research at 4 p.m....
Koebernick named to USDA Plant Variety Protection Board
Jenny Koebernick, associate professor in the Department of Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences in the Auburn University College of Agriculture, has been appointed...
2014-15 brings record enrollment in agriculture at Auburn
Enrollment in Auburn’s College of Agriculture for fall semester 2014 hit a record 1,355 students, a number that includes the most undergraduates ever—1,079—as well as 276 graduate students. Again for 2014-15 academic year, male students are in the minority on Ag Hill,...
Dean announces 2014 faculty and staff awards
AUBURN, Ala.— Dr. Bill Batchelor, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, announced recipients of the 2014 college and experiment station faculty and staff awards during a reception Tuesday, December 2 at the...
2014 Corn and Wheat Short Course registration now open
AUBURN, Alabama–Registration for the Alabama Extension 2014 Corn and Wheat Short Course is now open. This year’s workshop is set for December 15-16 and will be held at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center. The conference will feature a...
Monks named AAES director of research operations for outlying units
AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn University professor, researcher and Extension specialist Dale Monks has been named director of research operations for outlying units of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Dean and Director Bill Batchelor has announced. The appointment...
New study shows progress towards eradicating cogongrass infestations
AUBURN, Ala.— Auburn University College of Agriculture associate professor and Extension specialist Stephen Enloe, along with Nancy Loewenstein, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences research fellow, published a new study that reports significant progress in the...
VIDEO: What sets the AU turfgrass program apart?
by NATHAN KELLY Auburn's turfgrass management degree program, housed in the Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, is one of the oldest and best in the nation. What sets the program apart? Find out in this short video featuring faculty members Dr. Beth...
Outstanding in their field
The team who keep Auburn’s athletic turf in championship shape are backed by one of the best turfgrass programs in the States.
Fall semester brings six new faculty to college
The College of Agriculture has welcomed six new faculty members for fall semester 2014. Thorsten Knappenberger, most recently a postdoctoral researcher at Washington State University, has joined the crop, soil and environmental sciences department as assistant...
Auburn’s Ortiz part of nationally recognized climate change project
Associate professor and extension specialist Brenda Ortiz is part of a team whose efforts aim to help Southeastern farmers cope with the results of climate change.
On-campus garden plot helps feed community
Auburn University Ph.D. student Zack Ogles had picked a ton of produce—closer to 2,200 pounds, actually—from the eight-row garden he has on the Auburn campus.
Standing up to Roundup®
Glyphosate-Resistant Weeds Taking Root in Alabama Fields by NATHAN KELLY It’s becoming an all-too-common occurrence in Alabama agriculture: another weed added to the list of aggressive, undesirable weeds that can hold their own against the broad-spectrum herbicide...
International agriculture leaders visit Auburn University campus
Researchers with the Auburn University Peanut Team are partnering with an international organization to help farmers in the world’s driest and poorest regions feed the hungry.
Spirit of Sustainability awards honor College of Agriculture faculty, alumnus and student
AUBURN, Ala.—The Auburn University Office of Sustainability recently announced its 2014 Spirit of Sustainability Award recipients, naming several individuals affiliated with the College of Agriculture as recipients. Bill Walton and researchers from the Auburn...
Auburn College of Agriculture honors exceptional alumni
AUBURN, Ala. —Nine successful and influential professionals who hold degrees from Auburn University’s College of Agriculture have been selected as winners in the college’s newly established alumni awards program. The honors, formally presented Friday, April 18,...
On-campus plant collection home to healing herbs
by JAMIE CREAMER A College of Agriculture agronomist who established a research plot on the Auburn University campus eight years ago to evaluate medicinal plants as high-value alternative crops for Alabama growers has converted the verdant patch into a teaching and...
Environmental science major merits 2014 President's Award
AUBURN, Ala. —Sara Geonczy, a senior majoring in environmental science, feels lucky to have had the opportunity to attend Auburn University. Geonczy, who is a first-generation American citizen as well as a first-generation college student, will graduate in May, just...
Turfgrass management master’s now offered online
Professionals in the turfgrass industry can earn a master’s degree in turfgrass management completely online in the newest distance education degree program available through the College of Agriculture’s Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences. The...
Online master’s in turfgrass management at Auburn gets green light
AUBURN, Ala.—The Alabama Commission on Higher Education has approved an online master of turfgrass management program for Auburn University’s College of Agriculture. The program is designed for working professionals and offers 100 percent of its curriculum online. The...
Mask named to new role as Auburn ag, Extension liaison
AUBURN, Ala.—Paul Mask, a 31-year veteran of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, has been named assistant director for agriculture, forestry and natural resources programs and assistant dean for Extension at Auburn University, effective, Jan. 1, 2014, College of...
Auburn gets nod for online environmental science master's degree
AUBURN, Ala.—An online master’s degree program in soil, water and environmental science at Auburn University has gained final approval and will officially launch spring semester 2014, giving working professionals in fields related to natural resource management the...
From hay field to greener pasture
Agronomy graduate’s club involvement, work ethic lead to job by NATHAN KELLY When Jordan and Melissa Toombs married in 2008, Toombs had one major goal: to get his new bride through her final two years of college. But for Toombs, accomplishing one goal means setting...
2014-15 brings record enrollment in agriculture at Auburn
Enrollment in Auburn’s College of Agriculture for fall semester 2014 hit a record 1,355 students, a number that includes the most undergraduates ever—1,079—as well as 276 graduate students. Again for 2014-15 academic year, male students are in the minority on Ag Hill,...
Dean announces 2014 faculty and staff awards
AUBURN, Ala.— Dr. Bill Batchelor, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, announced recipients of the 2014 college and experiment station faculty and staff awards during a reception Tuesday, December 2 at the...
2014 Corn and Wheat Short Course registration now open
AUBURN, Alabama–Registration for the Alabama Extension 2014 Corn and Wheat Short Course is now open. This year’s workshop is set for December 15-16 and will be held at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center. The conference will feature a...
Monks named AAES director of research operations for outlying units
AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn University professor, researcher and Extension specialist Dale Monks has been named director of research operations for outlying units of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Dean and Director Bill Batchelor has announced. The appointment...
New study shows progress towards eradicating cogongrass infestations
AUBURN, Ala.— Auburn University College of Agriculture associate professor and Extension specialist Stephen Enloe, along with Nancy Loewenstein, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences research fellow, published a new study that reports significant progress in the...
VIDEO: What sets the AU turfgrass program apart?
by NATHAN KELLY Auburn's turfgrass management degree program, housed in the Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, is one of the oldest and best in the nation. What sets the program apart? Find out in this short video featuring faculty members Dr. Beth...
Outstanding in their field
The team who keep Auburn’s athletic turf in championship shape are backed by one of the best turfgrass programs in the States.
Fall semester brings six new faculty to college
The College of Agriculture has welcomed six new faculty members for fall semester 2014. Thorsten Knappenberger, most recently a postdoctoral researcher at Washington State University, has joined the crop, soil and environmental sciences department as assistant...
Auburn’s Ortiz part of nationally recognized climate change project
Associate professor and extension specialist Brenda Ortiz is part of a team whose efforts aim to help Southeastern farmers cope with the results of climate change.
On-campus garden plot helps feed community
Auburn University Ph.D. student Zack Ogles had picked a ton of produce—closer to 2,200 pounds, actually—from the eight-row garden he has on the Auburn campus.
Standing up to Roundup®
Glyphosate-Resistant Weeds Taking Root in Alabama Fields by NATHAN KELLY It’s becoming an all-too-common occurrence in Alabama agriculture: another weed added to the list of aggressive, undesirable weeds that can hold their own against the broad-spectrum herbicide...
International agriculture leaders visit Auburn University campus
Researchers with the Auburn University Peanut Team are partnering with an international organization to help farmers in the world’s driest and poorest regions feed the hungry.
Spirit of Sustainability awards honor College of Agriculture faculty, alumnus and student
AUBURN, Ala.—The Auburn University Office of Sustainability recently announced its 2014 Spirit of Sustainability Award recipients, naming several individuals affiliated with the College of Agriculture as recipients. Bill Walton and researchers from the Auburn...
Auburn College of Agriculture honors exceptional alumni
AUBURN, Ala. —Nine successful and influential professionals who hold degrees from Auburn University’s College of Agriculture have been selected as winners in the college’s newly established alumni awards program. The honors, formally presented Friday, April 18,...
On-campus plant collection home to healing herbs
by JAMIE CREAMER A College of Agriculture agronomist who established a research plot on the Auburn University campus eight years ago to evaluate medicinal plants as high-value alternative crops for Alabama growers has converted the verdant patch into a teaching and...
Environmental science major merits 2014 President's Award
AUBURN, Ala. —Sara Geonczy, a senior majoring in environmental science, feels lucky to have had the opportunity to attend Auburn University. Geonczy, who is a first-generation American citizen as well as a first-generation college student, will graduate in May, just...
Turfgrass management master’s now offered online
Professionals in the turfgrass industry can earn a master’s degree in turfgrass management completely online in the newest distance education degree program available through the College of Agriculture’s Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences. The...
Online master’s in turfgrass management at Auburn gets green light
AUBURN, Ala.—The Alabama Commission on Higher Education has approved an online master of turfgrass management program for Auburn University’s College of Agriculture. The program is designed for working professionals and offers 100 percent of its curriculum online. The...
Mask named to new role as Auburn ag, Extension liaison
AUBURN, Ala.—Paul Mask, a 31-year veteran of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, has been named assistant director for agriculture, forestry and natural resources programs and assistant dean for Extension at Auburn University, effective, Jan. 1, 2014, College of...
Auburn gets nod for online environmental science master's degree
AUBURN, Ala.—An online master’s degree program in soil, water and environmental science at Auburn University has gained final approval and will officially launch spring semester 2014, giving working professionals in fields related to natural resource management the...
From hay field to greener pasture
Agronomy graduate’s club involvement, work ethic lead to job by NATHAN KELLY When Jordan and Melissa Toombs married in 2008, Toombs had one major goal: to get his new bride through her final two years of college. But for Toombs, accomplishing one goal means setting...