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National survey indicates highest bee colony losses in 14 years
The annual U.S. Beekeeping Survey, designed and administered by Auburn University and Apiary Inspectors of America, indicates the highest colony losses since the 2010-11 beekeeping season, when colony loss rates were first determined. U.S. beekeepers lost an estimated...
Researchers study potential savings from reducing time on feed for weaned pigs
Research made possible by $300,000 USDA-NIFA grant The scale of pork production in the U. S. is such that reducing the average pig’s time on feed by just one day can put $76 million back into pork producers’ pockets. Animal scientists at Auburn University are...
Dunham awarded $650K to research improvement in genotypes of multiple catfish
USDA-NIFA recently awarded a $650,000 grant to Rex Dunham to genetically improve the overall genotype and phenotype of both channel catfish and a hybrid between channel...
Promoting blueberry production in Alabama
As the U.S. celebrates National Blueberry Month in July, researchers in the Auburn College of Agriculture and the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station are looking for ways to boost blueberry production in the state by introducing more profitable cultivars for both field and protected cultivation.
Agricultural economists’ simulator to weigh in on U.S. Conservation Reserve Program
Researchers at Auburn University aim to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions due to agriculture by modifying one of the world’s largest voluntary conservation programs: the USDA’s 25-million-acre Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).
Improved birdsfoot trefoil cultivar goal of multi-state project
Auburn University plant breeder Edzard van Santen is developing an improved variety of a non-bloating forage legume that could help beef producers operate more efficiently, profitably and environmentally sustainably.
Williams named head of Department of Horticulture
Long-time horticulture professor and former department head Dave Williams returns to lead the department in spring 2015.
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...
Cultivating a new cash crop
Biosystems engineering professor David Blersch is studying how 3D printing can improve efficiency and increase productivity of algae cultivation.
Nematologist Rodriguez-Kabana retiring from 50 years of research
by JAMIE CREAMER It’s a safe bet that no one has ever called Cuba native Rodrigo Rodriguez-Kabana a conformist. That’s not in his DNA. From an early age, he was a threat to orchestrate mischief and flirt like crazy with danger. And who knows what might have become of...
Biosystems engineering professor among world’s most influential minds
AUBURN, Ala.— Sushil Adhikari, an associate professor in the Department of Biosystems Engineering and an Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station (AAES) researcher, has been recognized by Thomson Reuters as one of the world’s most influential minds. In a report titled...
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...
Auburn graduate Ashton Richardson named Marshall Scholar, one of 40 in United States
by PAUL HARRIS AUBURN UNIVERSITY – Auburn University graduate Ashton Richardson has been named a recipient of the prestigious Marshall Scholarship, becoming one of only 40 students in the United States selected for the honor, which enables them to attend their choice...
Collegiate Cattlemen and Cattlewomen hold annual holiday sale
The Auburn University Collegiate Cattlemen and Cattlewomen will be taking orders for their annual holiday sausage box sale through Friday, Nov. 14. Each box contains three 1-pound packages of summer sausage, made by students at the AU Meats Lab, and a 1-pound wedge of...
Ribbon cutting marks official opening of Auburn equestrian arena
A new covered arena at the Auburn University Horse Center serves as “home field” for the three-time national champion Auburn equestrian team as well as a classroom for the equine science program.
Major impact
by NATHAN KELLY artwork by ASHLEY WISKIRCHEN The National Poultry Technology Center was created seven years ago to help Alabama poultry growers operate more efficiently. Since 2007, its efforts have led to an annual impact to the state’s economy of almost $30...
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.
Unstoppable
Bringing positive change keeps Auburn’s Boyd going and going by JAMIE CREAMER video by NATHAN KELLY Auburn University professor Claude Boyd is retiring. Eventually. Just as soon as his final graduate student—the last of more than 115 master’s and doctoral students he...
Auburn graduate chosen as finalist for Marshall Scholarship
by WADE BERRY AUBURN UNIVERSITY - Auburn University graduate Ashton Richardson has been chosen as a finalist for the prestigious Marshall Scholarship. If awarded, Richardson will pursue a doctorate of philosophy in international development at Oxford University. Read...
Auburn, Gadsden State partner on poultry degree program
Young people in Alabama’s northeast corner now have a fast track to careers in poultry science, thanks to a partnership between Auburn University and Gadsden State Community College.
The business of seafood
The following story appears in the 2014 Auburn-LSU edition of Tailgate Times, an app-based publication of the Auburn University Food Systems Institute. Tailgate Times is published prior to each Auburn home football game. Download the app here and read more stories...
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...
Improved birdsfoot trefoil cultivar goal of multi-state project
Auburn University plant breeder Edzard van Santen is developing an improved variety of a non-bloating forage legume that could help beef producers operate more efficiently, profitably and environmentally sustainably.
Williams named head of Department of Horticulture
Long-time horticulture professor and former department head Dave Williams returns to lead the department in spring 2015.
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...
Cultivating a new cash crop
Biosystems engineering professor David Blersch is studying how 3D printing can improve efficiency and increase productivity of algae cultivation.
Nematologist Rodriguez-Kabana retiring from 50 years of research
by JAMIE CREAMER It’s a safe bet that no one has ever called Cuba native Rodrigo Rodriguez-Kabana a conformist. That’s not in his DNA. From an early age, he was a threat to orchestrate mischief and flirt like crazy with danger. And who knows what might have become of...
Biosystems engineering professor among world’s most influential minds
AUBURN, Ala.— Sushil Adhikari, an associate professor in the Department of Biosystems Engineering and an Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station (AAES) researcher, has been recognized by Thomson Reuters as one of the world’s most influential minds. In a report titled...
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...
Auburn graduate Ashton Richardson named Marshall Scholar, one of 40 in United States
by PAUL HARRIS AUBURN UNIVERSITY – Auburn University graduate Ashton Richardson has been named a recipient of the prestigious Marshall Scholarship, becoming one of only 40 students in the United States selected for the honor, which enables them to attend their choice...
Collegiate Cattlemen and Cattlewomen hold annual holiday sale
The Auburn University Collegiate Cattlemen and Cattlewomen will be taking orders for their annual holiday sausage box sale through Friday, Nov. 14. Each box contains three 1-pound packages of summer sausage, made by students at the AU Meats Lab, and a 1-pound wedge of...
Ribbon cutting marks official opening of Auburn equestrian arena
A new covered arena at the Auburn University Horse Center serves as “home field” for the three-time national champion Auburn equestrian team as well as a classroom for the equine science program.
Major impact
by NATHAN KELLY artwork by ASHLEY WISKIRCHEN The National Poultry Technology Center was created seven years ago to help Alabama poultry growers operate more efficiently. Since 2007, its efforts have led to an annual impact to the state’s economy of almost $30...
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.
Unstoppable
Bringing positive change keeps Auburn’s Boyd going and going by JAMIE CREAMER video by NATHAN KELLY Auburn University professor Claude Boyd is retiring. Eventually. Just as soon as his final graduate student—the last of more than 115 master’s and doctoral students he...
Auburn graduate chosen as finalist for Marshall Scholarship
by WADE BERRY AUBURN UNIVERSITY - Auburn University graduate Ashton Richardson has been chosen as a finalist for the prestigious Marshall Scholarship. If awarded, Richardson will pursue a doctorate of philosophy in international development at Oxford University. Read...
Auburn, Gadsden State partner on poultry degree program
Young people in Alabama’s northeast corner now have a fast track to careers in poultry science, thanks to a partnership between Auburn University and Gadsden State Community College.
The business of seafood
The following story appears in the 2014 Auburn-LSU edition of Tailgate Times, an app-based publication of the Auburn University Food Systems Institute. Tailgate Times is published prior to each Auburn home football game. Download the app here and read more stories...
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...