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Using thermal imaging to measure peanut physiological characteristics
Auburn-developed method could advance efforts to breed a drought-tolerant peanut Auburn University researchers have devised a new means of measuring the physiological characteristics of peanut plants that should prove to be instrumental in speeding the breeding...
Taking the guesswork out of catfish sperm quality
Catfish farmers may be hurting their profitability by needlessly sacrificing male catfish when collecting sperm for breeding, according to a recent Auburn study. The same study discovered the indicators farmers commonly use to select males for breeding, like head size...
Sustainable beef production system could improve profitability
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.
Maity awarded $300,000 in support of plant research and agricultural production systems
The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) recently awarded Aniruddha Maity a $300,000 grant to….
Brewer awarded $434,000 to study using existing water infrastructure for limiting invasive carp
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in consultation with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, has awarded Dr. Shannon Brewer a $433, 867 grant to….
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.
Alabama Oyster Social is a party with a purpose
A local chef’s connection with Auburn fisheries researchers will raise funds for Gulf Coast oyster research.
Liu, colleagues complete map of house fly genome
Molecular toxicologist Nannan Liu is part of the team that recently finished mapping the house fly genome, an achievement that should result in a better understanding of house fly genetics and how the insect pests become resistant to insecticides.
Neither wheelchair nor brittle bones slow this lady down
Environmental science undergrad Danielle Tadych has never let a rare genetic disorder slow her down.
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...
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