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...
by Paul Hollis | Jun 18, 2020 | Feature
By Paul Hollis / Jun 18, 2020 9:21:50 AM Feature On a crowded street in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, a woman sells fish and fruit juice cooled by what appears to be ice. But it’s actually FICE, or Functional Ice, an alternative to ice that was created and tested in a lab...
by Kristen Bowman | Jun 16, 2020 | Feature
By Kristen Bowman / Jun 16, 2020 9:49:41 AM In the Classroom, College of Agriculture, Feature When Auburn University students left for spring break, they didn’t know they were bringing their classrooms with them. But as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak took...
by Paul Hollis | Jun 11, 2020 | AAES Administration, Feature, Research
By Paul Hollis / Jun 11, 2020 9:35:36 AM College of Agriculture, Feature In a unique agreement, Auburn University’s College of Agriculture is joining with an international corporate partner to create a research incubator farm at one of its Alabama Agricultural...
by Mary Catherine Gaston | Jun 9, 2020 | Alumni Stories, Feature
By Mary Catherine Gaston / Jun 9, 2020 9:12:29 AM Feature 1986 College of Agriculture alumnus Gordon Stone and his wife, Ellen, share how personal tragedy transformed their lives and outlook Friday, May 7, 1993, began just like any other day for Gordon Stone, a 1986...
by Josh Woods | Jun 5, 2020 | News
By Joshua Woods / Jun 5, 2020 11:33:49 AM Eating on Campus, Agriculture, Auburn University Food Science, News While locally sourced foods are not new to Auburn University campus eateries, the options are soon to grow thanks to two new container farms to be installed...
by Paul Hollis | Jun 3, 2020 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, News
By Paul Hollis / Jun 3, 2020 12:53:20 PM Auburn University, News As the United States has become the epicenter of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, much attention has been paid to metropolitan areas like New York City, where density and population are the largest. But...
by Kristen Bowman | Jun 2, 2020 | News, Outreach, The Market
By Kristen Bowman / Jun 2, 2020 9:21:55 AM Auburn Summer, College of Agriculture, News, Events After a delayed start due to COVID-19, The Market at Ag Heritage Park will reopen from 4-6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 4. The Market is an open-air, growers-only farmers’ market...
