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Decoding Dicamba
Auburn researchers help farmers adapt to EPA changes This year, major regulatory changes enacted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will affect farmers nationwide, specifically herbicide use for soybean and cotton producers. For 2025, dicamba herbicide...
Agricultural grants address problems on Alabama farms
Is growing a cover crop on Alabama farms a solution or a problem for growers in the state who are trying to prevent soil and water erosion losses? A grant funded through the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station research program for the current fiscal year will...
Agricultural grants address problems on Alabama farms
Is growing a cover crop on Alabama farms a solution or a problem for growers in the state who are trying to prevent soil and water erosion losses? A grant funded...
The Comer 150 Campaign: Rebuilding a legacy for tomorrow
As the College of Agriculture at Auburn University celebrated 150 years in 2022, it also announced plans to renovate its administrative building, Comer Hall. Last...
Auburn hosts forum on data science and AI in production agriculture and natural resources
Forum to be held 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 21 Auburn University faculty researchers from the Colleges of Agriculture, Sciences and Mathematics, and...
Roof on the Rane
The College of Agriculture at Auburn University proudly presents "Roof on the Rane" as part of its series of mini documentaries. Join us atop the roof of Auburn's latest and greatest building. The Tony and Libba Rane Culinary Science Center is a world-class...
Women in Ag speaker shares early decades of Alabama women in the industry
By: Vanna Dupree A historian with ties to the Auburn University College of Agriculture gave the keynote lecture at the college’s 2022 Women in Agriculture luncheon on Sept. 28. The annual luncheon was held at the Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center...
Water Resources Center, AU Bees Lab partner with city to promote natural resources stewardship
Alabama Watershed Stewards and Alabama Water Watch, along with the AU Bees Lab and Westervelt Ecological Resources, are partnering with the city of Auburn through a recently awarded grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for 2022-23. Alabama Watershed...
Study explores plant-based meat alternatives buying habits
A recent study led by Auburn University agricultural economists suggests that plant-based meat alternatives (PBMA) might be seen by consumers as a niche product rather than as an actual substitute for meat. “We realized there is very little information about how...
Colleges of Agriculture, Engineering launch 150th anniversary celebration
In 1872, Auburn got a new name. And a new purpose. The world hasn’t been the same since. This year marks the 150th anniversary of Auburn’s reorganization under the Morrill Act from East Alabama Male College into the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama,...
College of Agriculture hosts 43rd annual Ag Roundup
The 43rd annual Ag Roundup, hosted by the Auburn Agricultural Alumni Club and the College of Agriculture at Auburn University, will return to campus on Saturday, Sept. 24, offering a special opportunity for agriculture alumni and friends to gather for a day of...
Photo exhibit, annual luncheon to share history of women in agriculture
An annual event celebrating women in agriculture will include a special traveling photo exhibit this year to celebrate the College of Agriculture at Auburn University’s 150th anniversary. The 2022 Women in Agriculture Luncheon will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on...
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. Thursday, Sept. 22. Gale Buchanan will give a lecture titled “Agricultural Research: What has it done for...
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 the School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, was reappointed the Butler-Cunningham...
Wenying Li presented prestigious article award
Wenying Li, an assistant professor in the Auburn University College of Agriculture’s Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, has received the 2021 American Journal of Agricultural Economics (AJAE) Outstanding Article Award for his work,...
Make it to the market June 30
Market at Ag Heritage Park underway, to feature special guest Thursday, June 30 A very special Auburn Tiger will visit the Market at Ag Heritage Park on Thursday, June 30. Aubie the Tiger will be stopping by to mingle with shoppers at the market hosted by the College...
Barlow named associate dean for extension
Auburn University College of Agriculture and Alabama Extension select interim associate dean and assistant director for role Becky Barlow was recently named associate dean for extension in the Auburn University College of Agriculture and assistant director for...
Auburn College of Agriculture, Central Alabama Community College sign partnership agreement
Leaders from the Auburn University College of Agriculture and Central Alabama Community College signed an agreement Wednesday, May 4, to provide a streamlined pathway into the College of Agriculture for CACC student meeting certain criteria. “Students from Central...
Market at Ag Heritage Park resumes May 5 on Auburn campus
Each summer, the freshest local produce and farm-made products can be found for sale every Thursday afternoon on Auburn University’s campus. The Market at Ag Heritage Park begins for the 2022 season on Thursday, May 5, and runs from 3-6 p.m. every Thursday through...
E.T. York Lecturer Series brings Microsoft exec
Data-driven agriculture could help feed growing population Land area is not increasing, soils are not getting any richer, and water levels are going down. So how do we reach the goal of increasing good food production to feed the planet? One approach is through...
Fisheries professors honored at international meeting
Two faculty members in the Auburn University School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences were recently recognized at the World Aquaculture Society conference in San Diego. Professor Terry Hanson, a 35-year veteran of aquaculture economics research and...
Graduate students attend national MANRRS conference
Eleven graduate students in the College of Agriculture at Auburn University attended the Annual Training Conference and Career Expo from the National Society of Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences, or MANRRS, March 23-26 in Jacksonville,...
E.T. York lecturer series to bring Microsoft executive on April 20
Ranveer Chandra to discuss empowering farmers with affordable digital agriculture techniques The brain behind FarmBeats — an agricultural research project developed by Microsoft using solar-powered, white space-based Internet connectivity to record soil temperature...
Agricultural communications major takes second in Tiger Cage competition
Not every Auburn University senior receives thousands of dollars in startup capital prior to graduation. But Will Jordan is not your average senior. Jordan was the second-place finisher in the Tiger Cage Business Idea Competition, an annual program for student-led...
Auburn University hosts groundbreaking conference on AI in agriculture
In a groundbreaking, first-of-its kind event, university scientists, engineers, producers, government agencies and industry officials from throughout the Southeast met at Auburn University to brainstorm ways to use artificial intelligence to help farmers. The bottom...
Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences Department rakes in awards
Faculty and students in the Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences at Auburn University received a number of awards during the annual meetings of the American Society of Agronomy, the Crop Science Society of America, and the Soil Science Society of...
Roof on the Rane
The College of Agriculture at Auburn University proudly presents "Roof on the Rane" as part of its series of mini documentaries. Join us atop the roof of Auburn's latest and greatest building. The Tony and Libba Rane Culinary Science Center is a world-class...
Women in Ag speaker shares early decades of Alabama women in the industry
By: Vanna Dupree A historian with ties to the Auburn University College of Agriculture gave the keynote lecture at the college’s 2022 Women in Agriculture luncheon on Sept. 28. The annual luncheon was held at the Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center...
Water Resources Center, AU Bees Lab partner with city to promote natural resources stewardship
Alabama Watershed Stewards and Alabama Water Watch, along with the AU Bees Lab and Westervelt Ecological Resources, are partnering with the city of Auburn through a recently awarded grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for 2022-23. Alabama Watershed...
Study explores plant-based meat alternatives buying habits
A recent study led by Auburn University agricultural economists suggests that plant-based meat alternatives (PBMA) might be seen by consumers as a niche product rather than as an actual substitute for meat. “We realized there is very little information about how...
Colleges of Agriculture, Engineering launch 150th anniversary celebration
In 1872, Auburn got a new name. And a new purpose. The world hasn’t been the same since. This year marks the 150th anniversary of Auburn’s reorganization under the Morrill Act from East Alabama Male College into the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama,...
College of Agriculture hosts 43rd annual Ag Roundup
The 43rd annual Ag Roundup, hosted by the Auburn Agricultural Alumni Club and the College of Agriculture at Auburn University, will return to campus on Saturday, Sept. 24, offering a special opportunity for agriculture alumni and friends to gather for a day of...
Photo exhibit, annual luncheon to share history of women in agriculture
An annual event celebrating women in agriculture will include a special traveling photo exhibit this year to celebrate the College of Agriculture at Auburn University’s 150th anniversary. The 2022 Women in Agriculture Luncheon will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on...
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. Thursday, Sept. 22. Gale Buchanan will give a lecture titled “Agricultural Research: What has it done for...
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 the School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, was reappointed the Butler-Cunningham...
Wenying Li presented prestigious article award
Wenying Li, an assistant professor in the Auburn University College of Agriculture’s Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, has received the 2021 American Journal of Agricultural Economics (AJAE) Outstanding Article Award for his work,...
Make it to the market June 30
Market at Ag Heritage Park underway, to feature special guest Thursday, June 30 A very special Auburn Tiger will visit the Market at Ag Heritage Park on Thursday, June 30. Aubie the Tiger will be stopping by to mingle with shoppers at the market hosted by the College...
Barlow named associate dean for extension
Auburn University College of Agriculture and Alabama Extension select interim associate dean and assistant director for role Becky Barlow was recently named associate dean for extension in the Auburn University College of Agriculture and assistant director for...
Auburn College of Agriculture, Central Alabama Community College sign partnership agreement
Leaders from the Auburn University College of Agriculture and Central Alabama Community College signed an agreement Wednesday, May 4, to provide a streamlined pathway into the College of Agriculture for CACC student meeting certain criteria. “Students from Central...
Market at Ag Heritage Park resumes May 5 on Auburn campus
Each summer, the freshest local produce and farm-made products can be found for sale every Thursday afternoon on Auburn University’s campus. The Market at Ag Heritage Park begins for the 2022 season on Thursday, May 5, and runs from 3-6 p.m. every Thursday through...
E.T. York Lecturer Series brings Microsoft exec
Data-driven agriculture could help feed growing population Land area is not increasing, soils are not getting any richer, and water levels are going down. So how do we reach the goal of increasing good food production to feed the planet? One approach is through...
Fisheries professors honored at international meeting
Two faculty members in the Auburn University School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences were recently recognized at the World Aquaculture Society conference in San Diego. Professor Terry Hanson, a 35-year veteran of aquaculture economics research and...
Graduate students attend national MANRRS conference
Eleven graduate students in the College of Agriculture at Auburn University attended the Annual Training Conference and Career Expo from the National Society of Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences, or MANRRS, March 23-26 in Jacksonville,...
E.T. York lecturer series to bring Microsoft executive on April 20
Ranveer Chandra to discuss empowering farmers with affordable digital agriculture techniques The brain behind FarmBeats — an agricultural research project developed by Microsoft using solar-powered, white space-based Internet connectivity to record soil temperature...
Agricultural communications major takes second in Tiger Cage competition
Not every Auburn University senior receives thousands of dollars in startup capital prior to graduation. But Will Jordan is not your average senior. Jordan was the second-place finisher in the Tiger Cage Business Idea Competition, an annual program for student-led...
Auburn University hosts groundbreaking conference on AI in agriculture
In a groundbreaking, first-of-its kind event, university scientists, engineers, producers, government agencies and industry officials from throughout the Southeast met at Auburn University to brainstorm ways to use artificial intelligence to help farmers. The bottom...
Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences Department rakes in awards
Faculty and students in the Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences at Auburn University received a number of awards during the annual meetings of the American Society of Agronomy, the Crop Science Society of America, and the Soil Science Society of...