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).
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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).
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...
By Amy Weaver Longtime Auburn University Professor Beth Guertal joined the ranks of Thomas Edison, W.E.B. Dubois and Margaret Mead with her election as a fellow to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Guertal is one of 502 scientists,...
Fresh Alabama strawberries in November, December, January and February? It’s not as far-fetched as it may sound. In fact, research taking place at the Auburn University...
An Auburn University assistant professor and Alabama Extension specialist earned an early career award for her research and extension work to address the needs of the...
Mizumoto recreates fossilization process to test tandem run hypothesis An assistant professor in the Auburn University Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology...
1986 College of Agriculture alumnus Gordon Stone and his wife, Ellen, share how personal tragedy transformed their lives and outlook.
Two 320-square-foot, converted shipping container farms on Auburn University’s campus will use hydroponic technology to produce fresh produce year-round.
Researchers in Auburn’s College of Agriculture hope to give a voice to the hardships endured in the Deep South’s rural areas during the COVID-19 crisis.
After a delayed start due to COVID-19, The Market at Ag Heritage Park will reopen Thursday, June 4. The Market is a growers-only, open-air farmers’ market.
Greg Pate was named the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station’s director of research operations for outlying units effective Monday, June 1.
The south end of the Auburn campus will soon be home to a 16-acre Transformation Garden that will encompass every aspect of plant-based agriculture.
College of Agriculture graduate Cierra James knows what she wants to do for a living: make flavors. Her degree in food science can help her do just that.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Alabama in early March, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System transitioned to an alternative work environment.
Auburn University’s first foray into the peanut breeding business shows promise in multiple trials.
The dorms, classrooms, dining halls, offices and fields may all be empty, but the College of Agriculture at Auburn University is still giving live tours.
Listing of College of Agriculture graduate students receiving high honors from Auburn University.
Auburn University’s College of Agriculture continues research activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Neha Potnis, assistant professor in the College of Agriculture’s Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, and Matt Waters, assistant professor in the Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, have been named NSF Early Career award winners.
Chasity Westry, Auburn University alumni success story with a degree in Food Science.
Auburn University’s College of Agriculture is offering live virtual tours for prospective students through the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Auburn University College of Agriculture has named veteran gift planning and philanthropic expert Phillip Cowart its new director of development.
Auburn University fisheries professor honored by American Society of Parasitologists
Effective late yesterday, Auburn University has adopted a new operational model in an effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus among our university family and the communities around us. This extraordinary effort is made solely with the interest of everyone’s...
A message on the College of Agriculture’s new operations and efforts to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus among our college family and community.
How alumni are staying close to their college home, no matter how far they go
Auburn’s Women in Agriculture announces 2020 leadership luncheon
Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Alumni CURRENT POSITION President and CEO of Precision Kia of Wesley Chapel President and CEO of Gulf Coast Turf and Tractor, LLC CURRENT LOCATION Tampa, Florida ABOUT MIKE Mike chose to study agricultural business and...
Meet an animal sciences student who sees her future on the ocean.
Stefanie Christensen Francisco is the communications director for Conservation Alabama, a non-profit organization that lobbies the state legislature on behalf of our state’s natural resources. Previously, she worked in national news production at CNN, Politico, and...
Lord Kwakye Ameyaw completed a Master of Science Degree in Rural Sociology from Auburn University in 2013. He recently completed a PhD in Environmental and Forest Sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. Lord works as an Agroforester with the Nebraska...
Riva completed her MS in rural sociology at Auburn in 2012 where she wrote her master’s thesis on the differences between red meat inspection regulations at the state and federal levels and the implications that these differences have for small slaughterhouses and the...
Michele completed his MS in Rural Sociology at Auburn in 2007; his thesis analyzed the socio-economic, cultural and geographic barriers that Hispanic residents face to access primary care services in rural Georgia. He completed his PhD in Geography at Wilfrid Laurier...
Emily Blejwas directs the Gulf States Health Policy Center in Bayou La Batre, AL. She previously worked in research and community development for the Community Foundation of South Alabama and the Economic & Community Development Institute at Auburn University. She...
Janice Frew Dyer completed her MS in Rural Sociology in 2007 and her PhD in Forestry in 2012, both at Auburn University. Janice spent several years teaching Sociology at Calhoun Community College in North Alabama, and Sustainable Food Systems at Lipscomb University in...
Dr. Casanova earned a BA in International Studies from the University of Alabama, MS in Rural Sociology and PhD in Forestry from Auburn University with postgraduate training in the fields of labor studies and public health. She joined the faculty of the University of...
James Hutchins is a 1997 graduate of the Master of Science program in Rural Sociology. He focused on integrated conservation and development and he researched the establishment of a community forest concession in the Maya Biosphere Reserve for his thesis. He has...