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Researcher seeks to understand how cover cropping prevents weather-related planting loss
The agriculture industry in the United States is one of the most vulnerable to climate change because of its reliance on favorable weather. Because of this, an Auburn University researcher is seeking to fill a need for rigorous, quantitative evidence of how cover...
Native Habitat cofounder visiting April 13
The College of Agriculture will host well-known forester Kyle Lybarger at the invitation of Assistant Professor Ryan Thomson. Lybarger is scheduled to speak April 13 at 11 a.m. in Comer Hall room 207. With 410.7k followers on TikTok and 198k followers on Instagram,...
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...
Faculty honored with endowed professorships
One College of Agriculture faculty member was recently reappointed an eminent scholar and two others received endowed professorships. Rex Dunham, alumni professor in...
Fadamiro named assistant dean and director of global programs
AUBURN, Ala. —Auburn University alumni professor and researcher Henry Fadamiro has been named assistant dean and director of global programs in the College of Agriculture, effective Sept. 1, Dean Bill Batchelor has announced. “Agriculture knows no geographical...
Expert on ethics of scholarly publishing to deliver lecture Oct. 10
AUBURN, Ala. —The fall installment of the 2014 Auburn University Special Lecture Series will take place Friday, Oct. 10, at 11 a.m. in Langdon Hall and will feature Jeffrey Beall, an expert on scholarly publishing. The lecture, entitled “Scholarly Publishing in...
Auburn fisheries will host expo, field day Sept. 20
AUBURN, Ala. —The Auburn University School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences will host an expo and field day Saturday, Sept. 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the E.W. Shell Fisheries Research Center on North College Street in Auburn. Free and open to the...
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.
Poultry science student spends summer on Capitol Hill
Sarah Stephenson put her poultry science major to work on Capitol Hill this summer.
Wilson selected for National Science Foundation post
Wilson is the first faculty member from the College of Agriculture and the seventh from Auburn University to serve as an NSF program director.
Partnership with alumnus benefits Auburn precision agriculture program
Auburn researchers will be plowing on the cutting edge thanks to a special deal brought about by alumnus and long-time supporter Donnie Sanders.
Auburn to host Watershed Stewardship Conference May 30
AUBURN, Ala. —The eighth annual Tallapoosa Basin Conference will take place Friday, May 30, at the Hubbard Center for Advanced Science, Innovation and Commerce at Auburn University. The event will feature experts addressing a range of topics related to water resources...
Fisheries' Wilson wins honor as undergrad research mentor
Auburn aquatic scientist Alan Wilson’s passion for getting students excited about scientific discovery earns him honors as the university’s top undergraduate research mentor.
June beef conference to focus on sustainable rebuilding
AUBURN, Ala. —Registration is now open for the 2014 Regional Beef Cattle Conference, set for Friday-Saturday, June 13-14, at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine’s Overton-Goodwin Center and other campus facilities. Co-sponsored by the Auburn College...
Auburn's Cliff Webber recognized for conservation efforts
AUBURN, Ala. —Cliff Webber, a retired research fellow and current visiting professor in Auburn University’s School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, was recently recognized for his contributions to natural resources conservation in Alabama with the W....
Kloepper honored for excellence in innovative research
The Auburn University Office of Technology Transfer presented its Excellence in Innovation Award to Joseph Kloepper.
2013 catfish report reveals challenges, bright spots for US farmers
AUBURN, Ala.—The recently released 2013 U.S. Catfish Database compiled by Auburn University aquacultural economist Terry Hanson paints a grim portrait of the U.S. farm-raised catfish industry overall, but a few bright spots, particularly for Alabama producers, are...
Auburn researchers discover evidence of Lombard Effect in fish
AUBURN, Ala.—Dan Holt and Carol Johnston, researchers in Auburn University’s School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, have discovered evidence that fish—like mammals and birds—raise their voices when communicating in noisy settings. This reaction, known...
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...
Recipe file: David Teichert-Coddington's Cajun barbecued shrimp
Inland Shrimp Farm Owner/Manager Offers Recipe, Cooking Tips Shrimp is frequently what’s for dinner in David and Nadine Teichert-Coddington’s Greene County home, and that isn’t surprising, considering they have 20 ponds filled with thousands of Pacific whites right in...
Fisheries research team leads regional project on potentially toxic algal blooms
by MARY CATHERINE GASTON The first time Alan Wilson looked through a microscope at a drop of pond water, he was fascinated by all the things moving around in it. Still, he never imagined that one day he would make a living researching those microscopic organisms as an...
AAES scientist looks to loblolly pines as future renewable fuel source
by MARY CATHERINE GASTON In a nondescript building on the Auburn University campus, an Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station researcher is transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary in a study that could have huge implications here at home and around the...
Fadamiro named assistant dean and director of global programs
AUBURN, Ala. —Auburn University alumni professor and researcher Henry Fadamiro has been named assistant dean and director of global programs in the College of Agriculture, effective Sept. 1, Dean Bill Batchelor has announced. “Agriculture knows no geographical...
Expert on ethics of scholarly publishing to deliver lecture Oct. 10
AUBURN, Ala. —The fall installment of the 2014 Auburn University Special Lecture Series will take place Friday, Oct. 10, at 11 a.m. in Langdon Hall and will feature Jeffrey Beall, an expert on scholarly publishing. The lecture, entitled “Scholarly Publishing in...
Auburn fisheries will host expo, field day Sept. 20
AUBURN, Ala. —The Auburn University School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences will host an expo and field day Saturday, Sept. 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the E.W. Shell Fisheries Research Center on North College Street in Auburn. Free and open to the...
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.
Poultry science student spends summer on Capitol Hill
Sarah Stephenson put her poultry science major to work on Capitol Hill this summer.
Wilson selected for National Science Foundation post
Wilson is the first faculty member from the College of Agriculture and the seventh from Auburn University to serve as an NSF program director.
Partnership with alumnus benefits Auburn precision agriculture program
Auburn researchers will be plowing on the cutting edge thanks to a special deal brought about by alumnus and long-time supporter Donnie Sanders.
Auburn to host Watershed Stewardship Conference May 30
AUBURN, Ala. —The eighth annual Tallapoosa Basin Conference will take place Friday, May 30, at the Hubbard Center for Advanced Science, Innovation and Commerce at Auburn University. The event will feature experts addressing a range of topics related to water resources...
Fisheries' Wilson wins honor as undergrad research mentor
Auburn aquatic scientist Alan Wilson’s passion for getting students excited about scientific discovery earns him honors as the university’s top undergraduate research mentor.
June beef conference to focus on sustainable rebuilding
AUBURN, Ala. —Registration is now open for the 2014 Regional Beef Cattle Conference, set for Friday-Saturday, June 13-14, at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine’s Overton-Goodwin Center and other campus facilities. Co-sponsored by the Auburn College...
Auburn's Cliff Webber recognized for conservation efforts
AUBURN, Ala. —Cliff Webber, a retired research fellow and current visiting professor in Auburn University’s School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, was recently recognized for his contributions to natural resources conservation in Alabama with the W....
Kloepper honored for excellence in innovative research
The Auburn University Office of Technology Transfer presented its Excellence in Innovation Award to Joseph Kloepper.
2013 catfish report reveals challenges, bright spots for US farmers
AUBURN, Ala.—The recently released 2013 U.S. Catfish Database compiled by Auburn University aquacultural economist Terry Hanson paints a grim portrait of the U.S. farm-raised catfish industry overall, but a few bright spots, particularly for Alabama producers, are...
Auburn researchers discover evidence of Lombard Effect in fish
AUBURN, Ala.—Dan Holt and Carol Johnston, researchers in Auburn University’s School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, have discovered evidence that fish—like mammals and birds—raise their voices when communicating in noisy settings. This reaction, known...
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...
Recipe file: David Teichert-Coddington's Cajun barbecued shrimp
Inland Shrimp Farm Owner/Manager Offers Recipe, Cooking Tips Shrimp is frequently what’s for dinner in David and Nadine Teichert-Coddington’s Greene County home, and that isn’t surprising, considering they have 20 ponds filled with thousands of Pacific whites right in...
Fisheries research team leads regional project on potentially toxic algal blooms
by MARY CATHERINE GASTON The first time Alan Wilson looked through a microscope at a drop of pond water, he was fascinated by all the things moving around in it. Still, he never imagined that one day he would make a living researching those microscopic organisms as an...
AAES scientist looks to loblolly pines as future renewable fuel source
by MARY CATHERINE GASTON In a nondescript building on the Auburn University campus, an Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station researcher is transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary in a study that could have huge implications here at home and around the...