by Margaret Smith | Oct 2, 2018 | E.T. York Lecturer Series, News
By Maggie Smith / Oct 2, 2018 2:28:13 PM News A University of California, Berkeley, economist will discuss the risks versus the benefits of genetically modifying foods and crops when he presents the Fall 2018 E.T. York Distinguished Lecture Monday, Oct. 22, at 4 p.m....
by Margaret Smith | Oct 2, 2018 | News, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
By Maggie Smith / Oct 2, 2018 2:24:41 PM News Auburn University’s School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Business Institute will host a commercial aquaponics workshop Tuesday-Thursday, Oct. 23-25, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day, at...
by Josh Woods | Oct 1, 2018 | Feature, Horticulture, Outreach
By Karen Hunley / Oct 1, 2018 3:36:28 PM Feature The College of Agriculture’s Department of Horticulture is giving back to the community by helping educate Opelika elementary students on gardening practices and at the same time addressing food insecurity in...
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by Jamie Creamer | Sep 25, 2018 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
Joshua Duke, currently professor of applied economics and statistics at the University of Delaware, will join the Auburn University College of Agriculture on March 1, 2019, as Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology chair and professor. College of...
by Paul Hollis | Sep 25, 2018 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Feature, Research, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
By Paul Hollis / Sep 25, 2018 3:27:30 PM Feature Auburn University’s Aquaponics Working Group has a new vision for U.S. aquaculture, one that includes far more predictability and efficiency than today’s timeworn models of commercial fish production. “Need is the...
by Margaret Smith | Sep 21, 2018 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, News
By Maggie Smith / Sep 21, 2018 2:08:00 PM News Joshua Duke, currently professor of applied economics and statistics at the University of Delaware, will join the Auburn University College of Agriculture on March 1, 2019, as the Department of Agricultural Economics and...
by Jamie Creamer | Aug 31, 2018 | College of Agriculture, News
Auburn University’s College of Agriculture and Agricultural Alumni Association will co-host the 39th annual Ag Roundup Saturday, Sept. 29, at Ag Heritage Park ahead of the Auburn Tigers’ 2018 homecoming game against the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles. Activities...
by Margaret Smith | Aug 28, 2018 | Animal Sciences, Feature
By Maggie Smith / Aug 28, 2018 3:05:47 PM Feature Ask Auburn Equestrian head coach Greg Williams what makes Jessica Braswell such a special associate head coach, and he has one answer: Passion. That passion began when Braswell was just 4 years old. “When I took my...
by Margaret Smith | Aug 28, 2018 | Horticulture, News
By Maggie Smith / Aug 28, 2018 2:33:58 PM Mahnaz Kargar, a Department of Horticulture doctoral candidate working under the direction of professor Floyd Woods, won a second-place U.P. Hedrick Award during competition held as part of the American Pomological Society’s...
by Margaret Smith | Aug 1, 2018 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Student Spotlight
By Maggie Smith / Aug 31, 2018 2:33:58 PM Auburn rural sociology graduate students Lindy Olive and James Patterson III claimed two of the three master’s thesis awards the Rural Sociological Society presented during its recent annual meeting in Portland, Oregon. As...
by Jamie Creamer | Jul 31, 2018 | News, Research, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
A 32-foot raw bar boasting 5,000 premium farm-raised oysters drew hundreds of oyster lovers to Ag Heritage Park earlier this year for the 2018 Alabama Oyster Social. In addition to emptying all 5,000 half shells, attendees also raised $45,000 to support Auburn...
by Margaret Smith | Jul 31, 2018 | Farming, News
By Maggie Smith / Jul 31, 2018 10:34:38 AM News With the ever-growing concern over food safety among consumers of fresh fruits and vegetables, producers soon will have to adjust to stricter regulations and regular inspections on their farms. In 2011, Congress passed...
by Margaret Smith | Jul 31, 2018 | Horticulture, News
By Maggie Smith / Jul 31, 2018 10:15:02 AM Desmond Layne, Auburn University Department of Horticulture professor and head, has been selected as a 2018 fellow by the American Society for Horticultural Science. The society is one of the most respected and influential...
by Jamie Creamer | Jul 31, 2018 | Alumni Stories, News
By Jamie Creamer / Jul 31, 2018 8:57:40 AM Food Science Alumni, News Gerri Santos-Norris isn’t going to sugarcoat anything. She isn’t about to tell you that going back to school after an almost 20-year hiatus is a piece of cake. What she will tell you is that, more...
by Jamie Creamer | Jul 30, 2018 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, News, Outreach, Research, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
By Jamie Creamer / Jul 30, 2018 1:22:16 PM Auburn University marine scientist Bill Walton, one of the driving forces behind the Gulf Coast’s up-and-coming off-bottom oyster-farming industry, has landed a $456,646 federal grant to help ensure that farmed oysters bound...
by Margaret Smith | Jul 30, 2018 | News
By Maggie Smith / Jul 30, 2018 9:24:52 AM The third installment of Alabama Public Television’s documentary series on Auburn agriculture will air Aug. 27 at 9 p.m. CDT. The episode will highlight Auburn’s research and extension efforts in plant-based food production....
by Paul Hollis | Jul 27, 2018 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Farming, Feature
Jul 27, 2018 10:55:58 AM Feature By Paul Hollis Farmers will need to change their management strategies over the next few decades to adapt to impending climate extremes, according to a study recently published by researchers at Auburn University and Pennsylvania State...
by Jamie Creamer | Jul 18, 2018 | AL Cooperative Extension, Forestry & Wildlife, News
J. Mike Phillips, head of the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at Mississippi State University, will join Auburn University Aug. 15 as associate dean for Extension in the College of Agriculture and assistant director for agriculture, forestry and natural resource...
by Margaret Smith | Jul 2, 2018 | Auburn University Food Systems Institute, Feature, Research
By Maggie Smith / Jul 2, 2018 1:53:46 PM Feature The local foods movement continues to grow in the U.S., with an increasing number of consumers wanting to know where their food comes from, connecting with the families producing it, and buying products at farmers...
by Laura Cauthen | Jun 25, 2018 | Animal Sciences, News
By Laura Cauthen / Jun 25, 2018 1:43:48 PM News Cow-calf producers across the state will gain valuable insight on how to overcome challenges in the cattle business during the Auburn University Department of Animal Sciences’ 2018 Beef Cattle Conference Saturday, Aug....
by Paul Hollis | Jun 21, 2018 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Research
Jun 21, 2018 10:27:58 AM News By Paul Hollis Cost and efficiency are high on the list of concerns for Alabama farmers and equally high on the list of priorities for Auburn University researchers. The Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station’s Production Agriculture...
