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Study shows ancient cities also dealt with toxic pollution
The negative impact humans can have on their own environment is constantly on full display, with climate change, land alterations and harmful algal blooms impacting people’s lives daily. But this isn’t an entirely new phenomenon, according to a recent study published...
Auburn’s PAR grants consider needs of Alabama farmers
Auburn’s Production Agriculture Research (PAR) grant program personifies the university’s land-grant research mission by communicating directly with Alabama’s farmers and addressing their most immediate needs. “The PAR grants program, more than any other, sets its...
Research looks at nutrient loss in soybeans
By Jacqueline Kochak Stroll through the humid main corridor at Auburn University’s Plant Science Research Center and you’ll notice potted trees bearing clusters of...
Auburn, HudsonAlpha look to the past to develop better crops
In 2020, Auburn’s College of Agriculture hired a historian and storyteller, although his resumé says he’s a geneticist. He was hired to help partner Auburn’s strength...
Parasite examined for its link to poor diet, obesity
With the obesity rate sitting at 36 percent and climbing, researchers are investigating factors contributing to the notoriously poor diet quality in the United States....
Researcher part of international weed genomics effort
An Auburn University professor and researcher is one of the founding members of an international group of scientists and industry professionals that has launched an ambitious new project aimed at improved understanding of the most intractable species of weeds in the...
Professor looks at cheaper, more efficient solution to COVID-19
While the rapid development and distribution of vaccines for preventing COVID-19 is a phenomenal advancement in the continuing battle against the virus, there are drawbacks, says an Auburn University professor. “Vaccine production is costly and time-consuming,” said...
Economists discuss uncertain crop markets
After seeing record-high crop prices six years ago, U.S. farmers have been on a roller coaster ever since, with extreme weather events, trade issues and a worldwide pandemic all causing unpredictability. The COVID-19 pandemic, specifically, has caused significant...
Using poultry wastewater to irrigate crops
As freshwater supplies become increasingly limited and the world’s population continues to grow, Auburn University College of Agriculture researchers are working on ways to find and utilize alternative water resources for irrigating crops. “One proven source that can...
Auburn’s PAR grants cover the gamut of state’s agriculture
From exploring the viability of new crops such as hemp and grapes to protecting traditional crops such as peanuts and cotton, the College of Agriculture’s Production Agriculture Research, or PAR grants program, is working to provide immediate solutions...
Department of Poultry Science partners with ADM Animal Nutrition
Drs. Charles and Jessica Starkey of the Department of Poultry Science in Auburn University’s College of Agriculture are joining forces with ADM.
Auburn entomologist receives grant for anti-mosquito material
Auburn Entomologist John Beckmann was awarded $868,145 to develop a lightweight material that blocks mosquito bites and retains coolness in hot weather.
Research to quantify loss of metals in fields with poultry litter
Of special interest to a group of Auburn researchers is the destination of heavy metals — including zinc, copper and lead — in manure used as fertilizer.
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.
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.
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.
Research to advance climate-smart irrigation for agriculture
Di Tian, assistant professor in the College of Agriculture’s Department of Crops, Soil and Environmental Sciences is the lead researcher in a $500,000 three-year interdisciplinary project funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Integrated research looks at human side of science
Left to right, Denis Nadolnyak, Ruiqing Miao and Michele Worosz, all of the College of Agriculture’s Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, are members of research teams that received grants from the National Science Foundation.
Ph.D. graduate’s classification study is first of aphid-like insect in more than 100 years
A recent doctoral graduate in the College of Agriculture’s entomology program has completed the first scientific classification and identification study of a group of insects, phylloxerans – an insect similar to an aphid – that has been undertaken in more than a century.
Marel donates poultry processing system to Auburn’s Miller Center
Marel Poultry donates a processing system to Auburn University’s Miller Center in Alabama, USA. Essential to poultry processing research.
Agricultural grants undergo rigorous review process
AAES researcher Manuel F. Chamorro, assistant professor of food animal medicine and surgery in the College of Veterinary Medicine, is working on a PAR initiative to help fight the leading cause of death in nursing beef calves older than three weeks of age.
USDA under secretary cites Auburn research in Senate testimony
USDA under secretary cites Auburn research in Senate testimony
Beneficial bacteria eyed as alternative to nitrogen on bermudagrass hay
Auburn University researchers are examining the use of beneficial bacteria as an alternative to nitrogen on bermuda grass hay.
Auburn researcher working to improve cattle fertility
Fernando Biase, assistant professor in the College of Agriculture’s Department of Animal Sciences, is leading a project that will create a basis of knowledge allowing for the development of strategies to improve fertility in beef cattle.
Board OKs classroom name following Pilgrim’s $500,000 Miller Poultry Center gift
Pilgrim’s makes $500,000 gift to Auburn’s Miller Poultry Research and Education Center
Auburn researchers working to sustainably expand irrigation
Auburn researchers are working to expand irrigation on farms throughout Alabama in a way that benefits agriculture and conserves natural resources.
Researcher part of international weed genomics effort
An Auburn University professor and researcher is one of the founding members of an international group of scientists and industry professionals that has launched an ambitious new project aimed at improved understanding of the most intractable species of weeds in the...
Professor looks at cheaper, more efficient solution to COVID-19
While the rapid development and distribution of vaccines for preventing COVID-19 is a phenomenal advancement in the continuing battle against the virus, there are drawbacks, says an Auburn University professor. “Vaccine production is costly and time-consuming,” said...
Economists discuss uncertain crop markets
After seeing record-high crop prices six years ago, U.S. farmers have been on a roller coaster ever since, with extreme weather events, trade issues and a worldwide pandemic all causing unpredictability. The COVID-19 pandemic, specifically, has caused significant...
Using poultry wastewater to irrigate crops
As freshwater supplies become increasingly limited and the world’s population continues to grow, Auburn University College of Agriculture researchers are working on ways to find and utilize alternative water resources for irrigating crops. “One proven source that can...
Auburn’s PAR grants cover the gamut of state’s agriculture
From exploring the viability of new crops such as hemp and grapes to protecting traditional crops such as peanuts and cotton, the College of Agriculture’s Production Agriculture Research, or PAR grants program, is working to provide immediate solutions...
Department of Poultry Science partners with ADM Animal Nutrition
Drs. Charles and Jessica Starkey of the Department of Poultry Science in Auburn University’s College of Agriculture are joining forces with ADM.
Auburn entomologist receives grant for anti-mosquito material
Auburn Entomologist John Beckmann was awarded $868,145 to develop a lightweight material that blocks mosquito bites and retains coolness in hot weather.
Research to quantify loss of metals in fields with poultry litter
Of special interest to a group of Auburn researchers is the destination of heavy metals — including zinc, copper and lead — in manure used as fertilizer.
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.
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.
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.
Research to advance climate-smart irrigation for agriculture
Di Tian, assistant professor in the College of Agriculture’s Department of Crops, Soil and Environmental Sciences is the lead researcher in a $500,000 three-year interdisciplinary project funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Integrated research looks at human side of science
Left to right, Denis Nadolnyak, Ruiqing Miao and Michele Worosz, all of the College of Agriculture’s Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, are members of research teams that received grants from the National Science Foundation.
Ph.D. graduate’s classification study is first of aphid-like insect in more than 100 years
A recent doctoral graduate in the College of Agriculture’s entomology program has completed the first scientific classification and identification study of a group of insects, phylloxerans – an insect similar to an aphid – that has been undertaken in more than a century.
Marel donates poultry processing system to Auburn’s Miller Center
Marel Poultry donates a processing system to Auburn University’s Miller Center in Alabama, USA. Essential to poultry processing research.
Agricultural grants undergo rigorous review process
AAES researcher Manuel F. Chamorro, assistant professor of food animal medicine and surgery in the College of Veterinary Medicine, is working on a PAR initiative to help fight the leading cause of death in nursing beef calves older than three weeks of age.
USDA under secretary cites Auburn research in Senate testimony
USDA under secretary cites Auburn research in Senate testimony
Beneficial bacteria eyed as alternative to nitrogen on bermudagrass hay
Auburn University researchers are examining the use of beneficial bacteria as an alternative to nitrogen on bermuda grass hay.
Auburn researcher working to improve cattle fertility
Fernando Biase, assistant professor in the College of Agriculture’s Department of Animal Sciences, is leading a project that will create a basis of knowledge allowing for the development of strategies to improve fertility in beef cattle.
Board OKs classroom name following Pilgrim’s $500,000 Miller Poultry Center gift
Pilgrim’s makes $500,000 gift to Auburn’s Miller Poultry Research and Education Center
Auburn researchers working to sustainably expand irrigation
Auburn researchers are working to expand irrigation on farms throughout Alabama in a way that benefits agriculture and conserves natural resources.