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Developing high-performing genetic lines and hybrids for the catfish industry
Better breeding ability would make catfish farming more efficient and profitable The $437 million U.S. catfish industry is in need of better genetic and breeding technologies to be competitive with foreign imports. Recently, Auburn scientists have made advances in...
Weed Bionomics Lab leads fight against No. 1 crop pest
Imagine a weed that can produce 600,000 seeds per plant and grow as much as 2.5 inches per day. Such a weed exists, and it’s not being grown somewhere in a secure lab — it’s widespread in the fields of Alabama farmers and throughout the United States. This “super”...
$4 million grant takes efficient crop management practices to the farm
Auburn University researchers and Alabama Extension specialists are taking their expertise from labs and small experimental plots to Alabama farmers’ fields with a $4...
Better than he found it: Patterson steps down as agriculture dean, experiment station director
As 2024 draws to a close, Paul Patterson is stepping away from his roles as dean of the College of Agriculture and director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, effective Jan. 1. He led both to record numbers in the areas of teaching, research and outreach since he assume the positions in March 2016…
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...
$3 million grant to increase innovative conservation practices
College of Agriculture faculty will use a $3 million grant to encourage innovative conservation practices among the state’s row crop farmers.
PAR grants program yields big results, quick turnarounds
Auburn’s Production Agriculture Research (PAR) grants program is helping the state’s farmers at a time when it’s needed the most.
Food preservation product has international implications
Functional Ice, or FICE, is an alternative to ice that was created and tested in a lab on the Auburn University campus.
The New Classroom: How students and instructors adapted amid COVID-19
Students and instructors in the College of Agriculture at Auburn University adapted amid alternate operations during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Auburn joins corporate partner to create research farm
Auburn’s College of Agriculture is joining international corporate partner Yara North America to create a research incubator farm at one of its AAES sites.
Trace of Hope: Gordon Stone shares his story
1986 College of Agriculture alumnus Gordon Stone and his wife, Ellen, share how personal tragedy transformed their lives and outlook.
College partners with Campus Dining for new container farms
Two 320-square-foot, converted shipping container farms on Auburn University’s campus will use hydroponic technology to produce fresh produce year-round.
Auburn research to give voice to rural communities in pandemic
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.
The Market at Ag Heritage Park opening Thursday, June 4
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.
Pate named AAES director of research operations for outlying units
Greg Pate was named the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station’s director of research operations for outlying units effective Monday, June 1.
New Transformation Garden to reflect all of plant-based agriculture
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.
Cierra James takes next step in career as a food scientist
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.
Alabama Extension responds to COVID-19
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Alabama in early March, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System transitioned to an alternative work environment.
Auburn peanut variety proving its value in trials, farmer fields
Auburn University’s first foray into the peanut breeding business shows promise in multiple trials.
College offers live virtual tours for prospective students
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.
Graduate students receive top honors
Listing of College of Agriculture graduate students receiving high honors from Auburn University.
College of Agriculture Fills Role in Food Chain During COVID-19 Pandemic
Auburn University’s College of Agriculture continues research activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Two College of Agriculture faculty members receive NSF Early Career awards totaling more than $1.4 million
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.
An Unlimited Career
Chasity Westry, Auburn University alumni success story with a degree in Food Science.
College hosting live virtual tours through COVID-19 outbreak
Auburn University’s College of Agriculture is offering live virtual tours for prospective students through the COVID-19 outbreak.
Cowart named director of development
The Auburn University College of Agriculture has named veteran gift planning and philanthropic expert Phillip Cowart its new director of development.
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