Sometimes, one Auburn University researcher says, it makes sense to increase input costs in one part of the system if it means costs are decreased somewhere else or the profit margin of the system is increased.
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College of Agriculture students collect fall 2023 awards
Students in the Auburn University College of Agriculture excelled in statewide, regional and national competitions this fall. Below is a sampling of the prestigious awards garnered by deserving students in our college. Students place in national agronomy competition...
Penick serves as scientific advisor for episode of Planet Earth III
“Human” episode airing Saturday to feature Penick’s research on urban ants An episode of Planet Earth III airing in the U.S. this Saturday, Dec. 16, was made possible with the help of Assistant Professor Clint Penick in the Department of Entomology and Plant...
Two Auburn agricultural economists recognized for published works
Two faculty members from the College of Agriculture’s Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology are being honored nationally for their published works....
Auburn project part of $16.2 million innovative plant breeding effort
An Auburn University researcher’s project is part of a $16.2 million U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) effort to...
Agriculture degrees set graduates apart from the pack
By Mike Jernigan Why major in agriculture today? There are many reasons, and some of them have a certain degree of urgency. Food insecurity is one of the greatest...
Dairy U event planned for May
Dairy U, an educational, hands-on workshop for youth, will take place Saturday, May 2, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Stanley P. Wilson Beef Teaching Unit on Auburn’s campus. Sponsored by the Auburn University College of Agriculture, Alabama Cooperative Extension...
April dairy goat program offers hands-on learning opportunity
Dairy Goat U, a hands-on, educational event for youth, will take place Saturday, April 11, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Stone Hollow Farmstead in Harpersville, Alabama. Sponsored by the Auburn University College of Agriculture, Alabama Cooperative Extension System and...
Chen recognized for contributions to International Peanut Genome Project
Charles Chen, an associate professor and peanut breeder in the Auburn University College of Agriculture’s Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, was recently recognized by the International Peanut Genome Initiative for his contributions to ongoing...
Srivastava named Auburn’s eminent scholar in agriculture, environment
Puneet Srivastava, professor of ecological engineering in Auburn University’s Department of Biosystems Engineering, has been named the Butler-Cunningham Eminent Scholar in Agriculture and the Environment at Auburn following an internal search. College of Agriculture...
Going bananas
Hort researchers test feasibility of banana production in Alabama by JAMIE CREAMER video by NATHAN KELLY In the world of food, bananas are rock stars. They’re Walmart’s perennial No. 1 best-selling item, outpacing all of the 150,000-plus other products in the...
Keeping COOL?
Auburn ag economist’s study refutes challenges to country-of-origin labeling by JAMIE CREAMER An Auburn University professor’s rigorous analysis of almost 30 years’ worth of U.S. cattle import and price data debunks foreign beef competitors’ claims that the U.S....
Leading the way
Father and son lead College of Agriculture alumni and student groups by MARY CATHERINE GASTON If you spend much time on Ag Hill, you’ll hear mention of the “Auburn Ag Family.” It is true that College of Agriculture students, alumni, faculty and staff take pride in the...
Bristow named APPA executive director
Caleb Bristow, a two-time graduate of the Auburn University Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, has been named executive director of the Alabama Peanut Producers Association. Bristow, 26, earned his B.S. in agronomy and soils in 2010 and his M.S. in agronomy and soils in 2012.
Agricultural economics professors and student receive regional awards
Curtis Jolly, a Charles W. Barkley Endowed Professor of Diversity, received the Southern Agricultural Economics Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honor of the association. Jolly has been in the agricultural economics department for 35 years and is a...
Preparing Horses for Winter
Horses which have been used heavily all summer, but will be used sparingly during fall and winter need to be properly conditioned for this change. Horses at maintenance or doing light work have reduced energy requirements from hard working horses, and there is no need...
Animal sciences faculty member receives regional award
Christy Bratcher, an associate professor in Auburn's Department of Animal Sciences, received the Outstanding Young Animal Scientist Education Award during the annual meeting of the American Society of Animal Science Southern Section, held Jan. 31 – Feb. 3, 2015....
Graduate students, faculty member receive regional awards
A faculty member and four graduate students in the Auburn Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences received awards at the Southern Branch – American Society of Agronomy annual meeting in Atlanta, Feb. 1-3. Associate professor Julie Howe, recognized as an...
Bilgili receives prestigious national research award
Poultry science professor Sacit “Sarge” Bilgili’s research has been recognized by USPOULTRY for its significance to the broiler industry.
Bass master
Researcher Eric Peatman is getting to the bottom of what makes Alabama bass so big–knowledge that could grow the state’s economy as well.
Key player
Gary Keever has been at the center of efforts to save, then replace Auburn’s iconic Toomer’s Corner oak trees.
Auburn research team awarded funds to develop new bioproducts
A team of Auburn University researchers is looking to create new markets and job opportunities in forestry, an industry that generates more than $21 billion in this state annually and employs more than 122,000 Alabamians. Led by Sushil Adhikari of Auburn’s Department...
Two from Auburn cited for advancing field of integrated pest management
Ron Smith, professor emeritus of entomology and extension entomologist at Auburn University, and recent Auburn Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology master’s graduate Julian Golec have been awarded top honors for their contributions to the field of integrated pest management, more commonly known as IPM.
Two graduate students win research awards at international cotton conference
Two graduate students in plant pathology claimed top prizes for research presentations they made at the recent international Beltwide Cotton Conference in New Orleans. Amber Smith won first place, and Caroline Land placed second. Both students are currently completing...
Recipe: Beefy big-mouth bites
Students create winning recipe for new retail beef product This is likely the most original recipe Ag Illustrated has ever featured. It is the brainchild of animal sciences senior Judson Smith and poultry science majors Chalsey Burt, Daniel Thornton and Jamie...
One day, at the Meats Lab
Couple find their life’s work, each other as animals sciences majors by MARY CATHERINE GASTON On any given weekday, Auburn’s Lambert-Powell Meats Lab on Shug Jordan Parkway is a great place to find good deals on a variety of quality meat products. The lab is also a...
Helping horses around the globe
Meet an animal science professor whose love for horses inspired her to develop a tool that’s gone viral on the internet.
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