by William Cahalin | Mar 14, 2022 | Student Spotlight
Auburn University’s College of Agriculture honors these outstanding students and 2022 spring graduates. The final selection was made by the scholarship committee. The following are the award winners by department, school or program. DEAN’S AWARD BETHANIE...
by Kristen Bowman | Mar 9, 2022 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Feature
Faculty and students in the Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences at Auburn University received a number of awards during the annual meetings of the American Society of Agronomy, the Crop Science Society of America, and the Soil Science Society of...
by Kristen Bowman | Mar 8, 2022 | Entomology & Plant Pathology, Feature
Few students have been as actively involved in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at Auburn University as Seun Oladipupo, a Ph.D. candidate who plans to complete his degree in May. According to Entomology and Plant Pathology Chair David Held, Oladipupo...
by Kristen Bowman | Feb 24, 2022 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, News
By Taylor Sondgeroth It is no secret that social media has greatly influenced the world as we know it today. But perhaps less known is the daily impact social media has on the agriculture industry. Auburn University graduates Daniel Johnson and his wife Amanda are an...
by Josh Woods | Feb 23, 2022 | Biosystems Engineering, Research
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 in plant breeding with the genome-sequencing renown of Huntsville’s HudsonAlpha Institute for...
by Kristen Bowman | Feb 22, 2022 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Animal Sciences, Horticulture, News, Poultry Science, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
Students and faculty in the College of Agriculture at Auburn University were recently recognized for their hard work and achievements through a number of regional and national awards. In the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Assistant Professor...
by Kristen Bowman | Feb 21, 2022 | Horticulture, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences, Student Spotlight
Native Zambian Dorcas Lukwesa wanted to study agricultural sciences because of the seed her farming grandparents planted in her — a budding interest in food and nutrition she couldn’t ignore as she aspired to go to college outside her home country. Now a graduate...
by Josh Woods | Feb 18, 2022 | AL Cooperative Extension, News
Auburn University and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System celebrated the Alabama Farmers Federation’s recent centennial celebration with the unveiling of a historical marker on Thursday, Feb. 17. The marker was erected at the Alfa Pavilion at Auburn’s Ag Heritage...
by agwpadmin | Feb 17, 2022 | Entomology & Plant Pathology, Feature
By Mike Jernigan So, imagine you’re a female mosquito. You’re patiently circling, waiting to pounce, while your unsuspecting victim enjoys a picnic with no idea they have unknowingly been placed on your menu. Your multi-lensed eyes have confirmed what your carbon...
by Kristen Bowman | Feb 17, 2022 | News
The College of Agriculture at Auburn University and its fellow land-grand universities throughout the Southeast are jointly hosting a conference next month to address the potential of artificial intelligence, robotics and automation in agriculture. Titled “Envisioning...
by Megan Ross | Feb 11, 2022 | Job Opportunities
INTERNSHIPS & JOB OPPORTUNITIES HudsonAlpha Bio Train Internships available. Positions available with Digital Ag at CNH Industrial. They have over 400 positions available including internships and entry-level positions too. Here is the link to their careers page....
by agwpadmin | Feb 7, 2022 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Feature
The beer industry has been steadily growing in the United States over the last decade, driven largely by the increased popularity of craft breweries. It is predicted to continue this growth with an estimated market value of $146 billion by 2025. To meet the growing...
by Josh Woods | Jan 31, 2022 | AL Cooperative Extension, Feature
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System’s Grow More, Give More initiative will be the focus of Alabama Public Television’s next installment in its “Spotlight on Agriculture” series at 9 p.m. Feb. 24. Grow More, Give More is a program through which home gardeners grow...
by Paul Hollis | Jan 26, 2022 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Research
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. One possibility might be a common parasite that causes impulsive decisions and changes risk...
by agwpadmin | Jan 6, 2022 | Feature, Horticulture
The Transformation Garden in the College of Agriculture at Auburn University recently received a truly transformative donation. Bonnie Plants Foundation announced a multiyear donation to establish a new two-acre Children’s Garden and Pollinator Garden within...
by agwpadmin | Jan 4, 2022 | Horticulture, News
Auburn University’s Desmond Layne, head of the Department of Horticulture, has been honored by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, or APLU, for leading Auburn’s Transformation Garden project and his completion of the APLU’s Food Systems Leadership...
by Paul Hollis | Jan 3, 2022 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Feature
An Auburn University research project attempts to determine which approach best improves access to healthy food choices for food assistance recipients in the United States — more government benefits or more grocery stores. The study — authored by Joel Cuffey,...
by Kristen Bowman | Dec 15, 2021 | College of Agriculture, Feature
Artificial intelligence (AI) support systems, automation and robotics have the potential to transform agriculture. A group of Southeastern universities is coordinating a conference to address this potential at Auburn University in the spring. Titled “Envisioning 2050...
by Paul Hollis | Dec 14, 2021 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Research
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...
by Paul Hollis | Dec 10, 2021 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Research
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...
by William Cahalin | Dec 7, 2021 | Student Spotlight
Two excellent students from Auburn University’s College of Agriculture have been selected as recipients of the college’s Dean’s Award and Student Marshal. The final selection was made by the scholarship committee. Below we also honor our Fall 2021 Graduates. DEAN’S...
