by Kristen Bowman | Oct 13, 2020 | Department Heads & Managers, Entomology & Plant Pathology, News
David Held has been named chair of Auburn University’s Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, effective October 1. Held has been a faculty member in the department since 2008. “I believe Dr. Held’s extensive experience in research, teaching and extension have...
by William Cahalin | Sep 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Office of Agricultural Communications and Marketing / Nov 7, 2017 9:59:29 AM Daniel O’Brien (BS agronomy and soils ’13), now a University of Arkansas graduate student working toward his master’s in horticulture with a concentration in turfgrass management, was...
by William Cahalin | Sep 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Office of Agricultural Communications and Marketing / Nov 7, 2017 9:40:22 AM Jamie Vann (BS ag business and economics ’04) is the manager of the Madison County Farmers Co-op. He and his wife, Lindsey, live in Meridianville and welcomed son Skylar James Vann in...
by William Cahalin | Sep 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Office of Agricultural Communications and Marketing / Nov 7, 2017 9:36:00 AM Amy Dismukes (BS horticulture ’04, MS plant pathology and entomology ’07) lives in Franklin, Tennessee, and is the University of Tennessee/Tennessee State University horticulture extension...
by William Cahalin | Sep 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Office of Agricultural Communications and Marketing / Nov 7, 2017 9:33:04 AM Andrew Robinson (BS horticulture ’03) owns Father Nature Landscapes of Mobile Bay Inc. and was featured in a recent issue of Mobile Bay Magazine as an “up-and-coming creator” and a...
by William Cahalin | Sep 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Laura Cauthen / May 1, 2018 10:22:28 AM News The spring issue of The Season magazine will arrive in mailboxes soon, delivering 52 pages’ worth of news, feature stories and updates from Auburn’s College of Agriculture. In this issue, you can: Read how Auburn...
by Paul Hollis | Sep 22, 2020 | Development, News
By Paul Hollis / Jan 10, 2020 4:41:09 PM College Students, ACT Tests, Events Auburn University’s College of Agriculture and Agricultural Alumni Association will recognize and celebrate five Alabamians for their significant contributions to the state’s agriculture...
by Paul Hollis | Sep 16, 2020 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Animal Sciences, Entomology & Plant Pathology, Feature
By Paul Hollis / Sep 16, 2020 8:15:41 AM Two Auburn University College of Agriculture researchers have been named recipients of the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) 2019 New Innovator in Food and Agriculture Research, an award granted to early...
by Kristen Bowman | Sep 9, 2020 | Feature, Student Spotlight
By Kristen Bowman / Sep 9, 2020 11:07:25 AM Freshmen, College of Agriculture, College Students, Feature Kenneth Reese didn’t know he was making history. He just loved being a leader in Alabama 4-H. The new freshman in the College of Agriculture at Auburn University...
by Kristen Bowman | Sep 2, 2020 | News
By Kristen Bowman / Sep 2, 2020 10:18:24 AM Faculty, College of Agriculture, News The College of Agriculture at Auburn University is pleased to announce the hiring of Mykel Taylor as the Alfa Endowed Eminent Scholar. This named faculty position involves both research...
by Kristen Bowman | Aug 31, 2020 | News
By Kristen Bowman / Aug 31, 2020 3:38:19 PM Auburn University, College of Agriculture, College Students, News The NAMA team in the Auburn University College of Agriculture, which was designed to help students practice managerial, marketing and leadership skills,...
by Josh Woods | Aug 18, 2020 | News, Poultry Science, Research
By Office of Agricultural Communications and Marketing / Aug 19, 2020 8:00:00 AM College of Agriculture, News, Poultry Science Drs. Charles and Jessica Starkey of the Department of Poultry Science in Auburn University’s College of Agriculture are joining forces with...
by Paul Hollis | Aug 17, 2020 | News
By Paul Hollis / Aug 17, 2020 12:51:16 PM College of Agriculture, News Researchers in Auburn University’s College of Agriculture are using a $490,000 grant to accelerate efforts to breed a drought-tolerant peanut plant, a development that would be a game changer for...
by Kristen Bowman | Aug 10, 2020 | Entomology & Plant Pathology, Horticulture, News
By Kristen Bowman / Aug 11, 2020 8:00:00 AM Faculty, College of Agriculture, News Two Auburn University College of Agriculture professors were recently named to two important professorships within the college. Dr. Elina Coneva was appointed to the William A. Jr. and...
by Kristen Bowman | Aug 4, 2020 | News
By Kristen Bowman / Aug 4, 2020 1:56:55 PM Auburn University, News Although planned August celebrations to recognize recent Auburn University graduates are indefinitely postponed, the university and the College of Agriculture still wish to recognize its recent...
by Paul Hollis | Jul 30, 2020 | Entomology & Plant Pathology, Research
By Paul Hollis / Jul 30, 2020 9:01:15 AM John Beckmann, assistant professor in the College of Agriculture’s Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, has been awarded $868,145 by the state of Alabama to develop a lightweight material that blocks mosquito bites...
by Paul Hollis | Jul 30, 2020 | Biosystems Engineering, Poultry Science, Research
By Paul Hollis / Aug 3, 2020 8:30:00 AM While poultry manure has served as a convenient and inexpensive fertilizer source for many Alabama farmers, little is known about where those nutrients and minerals go once they pass through the soil. Of special interest...
by Kristen Bowman | Jul 27, 2020 | News
By Kristen Bowman / Jul 27, 2020 10:13:54 AM Auburn University, Agriculture, News, Events One of the most easily identifiable buildings along South Donahue Drive in Auburn recently received a major facelift. The Agricultural Heritage Park Pavilion, located on South...
by Josh Woods | Jul 23, 2020 | Biosystems Engineering, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, News, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
By Jeremy Henderson / Jul 23, 2020 9:29:30 AM Auburn University, Faculty, News Brendan Higgins is doing his part to make sure nothing in this world goes to waste. Not even waste. The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture recently funded the...
by Paul Hollis | Jun 30, 2020 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, News
By Paul Hollis / Jun 30, 2020 1:48:09 PM Auburn University, Agriculture, News College of Agriculture research and extension faculty will be using a $3 million grant to help forge a future for Alabama agriculture by encouraging the use of innovative conservation...
by Paul Hollis | Jun 23, 2020 | Feature, Research
By Paul Hollis / Jun 23, 2020 3:21:41 PM College of Agriculture, Feature Unique for its quick results and Alabama-specific focus, Auburn’s Production Agriculture Research (PAR) grants program — funded by the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station — is helping the...