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Sustainable beef production system could improve profitability

When Brandon Smith discusses his research on sustainable beef production, he’s speaking not only as an assistant professor in the Auburn University Department of Animal Sciences but also as someone who is intimately familiar with the needs of producers. “I come from a...

Beckmann receives NSF CAREER Award

Agricultural grants boost research funding, equipment purchases

One of several grants offered through the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station (AAES) research program for the current fiscal year will allow for the continuation of groundbreaking research originally established at Auburn University that focuses on using beneficial bacteria for promoting plant growth, plant health, nutrient uptake and insect pest prevention.

Auburn Fisheries facilities help farmers battling supersized catfish

By Kelley Young Did you know that Alabama produces roughly 30% of the nation’s catfish? Catfish are farmed both on small, family-owned farms and in large-scale operations focused on the consumer market. Currently, the industry is battling the problem of fish who are...

Auburn College of Ag, AAES present 2018 faculty, staff awards

Nineteen Auburn College of Agriculture and Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station faculty who collectively secured more than $11.8 million in research funding in the past fiscal year were among the 32 honorees in the college’s 2018 faculty and staff awards program in...

Two in horticulture merit national awards

Mahnaz Kargar, a Department of Horticulture doctoral candidate working under the direction of professor Floyd Woods, won a second-place U.P. Hedrick Award during competition held as part of the American Pomological Society’s 2018 annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

Auburn College of Ag, AAES present 2018 faculty, staff awards

Nineteen Auburn College of Agriculture and Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station faculty who collectively secured more than $11.8 million in research funding in the past fiscal year were among the 32 honorees in the college’s 2018 faculty and staff awards program in...

Two in horticulture merit national awards

Mahnaz Kargar, a Department of Horticulture doctoral candidate working under the direction of professor Floyd Woods, won a second-place U.P. Hedrick Award during competition held as part of the American Pomological Society’s 2018 annual meeting in Washington, D.C.