by Morgan Adams | Jun 24, 2024 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Feature, Research
The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) recently awarded Aniruddha Maity a $300,000 grant to research the influences of endophytes and abiotic factors on herbicide resistance development in Italian...
by Morgan Adams | Jun 20, 2024 | Research, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in consultation with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, awarded Shannon Brewer a $433,867 grant to examine how to use existing waterways to deter invasive carp from the Mississippi River and identify how...
by kelley-young | Jun 19, 2024 | Biosystems Engineering, Center for Bioenergy & Bioproducts, Feature, News
By Kelley Young For researchers studying environmentally friendly farming practices, biochar is a game-changer. Biochar, a charcoal-like substance created by heating plant waste, is a groundbreaking innovation in the field of sustainable farming. It is beneficial for...
by Kristen Bowman | Jun 5, 2024 | Entomology & Plant Pathology, Research
Auburn University researcher part of team identifying fast-multiplying New York City ant An unidentified ant that went viral following its discovery in the heart of New York City has finally been studied and identified. The ant first made national headlines and was...
by rachel priest | May 30, 2024 | Horticulture, News
By Rachel Priest “I’ve always joked that Aubie is the reason I work here,” said Kaylen Anderson, laughing. “I love Aubie, and I have tons of photos of us.” An Auburn University employee for six years — with the majority of those years spent as an administrator for the...
by Paul Hollis | May 16, 2024 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Research
U.S. peanut producers have seen peaks and valleys in their yields over the years, prompting researchers at Auburn University to analyze these inconsistencies and search for ways to boost and maintain profitable crops. An analysis of yields since 1970 made by a College...
by Josh Woods | May 16, 2024 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, News
The Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station closed on a new 904-acre property in Autaugaville May 16. The $5.15 million purchase was approved by the Auburn University Board of Trustees at its April 12 meeting. The Experiment Station also will sell two properties that...
by Kristen Bowman | May 14, 2024 | Entomology & Plant Pathology, News, Research
A seasoned researcher and administrator in the Auburn University College of Agriculture and one of the top 2% of entomologists in the world got her start in the field because of the kindness of a neighbor. Nannan Liu grew up in Beijing in a community full of...
by Kristen Bowman | May 13, 2024 | Feature, News, The Market
Auburn University’s only farmers’ market returns to campus on Thursday, May 23. The Market at Ag Heritage Park is hosted by the College of Agriculture at Auburn University every Thursday each summer from 3-6 p.m. The purpose of the market is to connect local farmers,...
by Adam Cletzer | May 2, 2024 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, News
Farmers often lament the land lost to suburban sprawl, but across the South, a land mass roughly the size of New Jersey is stuck in a legal limbo known as heirs’ property. In Alabama, about 200,000 acres of agricultural and forest land is in heirs’ property. Until the...
by Kristen Bowman | Apr 29, 2024 | News, Student Spotlight
The spring 2024 graduation marshal for the Auburn University College of Agriculture is a Blountsville, Alabama, native with farm management plans on the horizon. Corley Williams will receive a Bachelor of Science in agricultural communications and a minor in animal...
by Paul Hollis | Apr 28, 2024 | Entomology & Plant Pathology, Research
One of several grants offered through the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station (AAES) research program for the current fiscal year will allow for the continuation of groundbreaking research originally established at Auburn University that focuses on using...
by amy-weaver | Apr 17, 2024 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Feature
By Amy Weaver Longtime Auburn University Professor Beth Guertal joined the ranks of Thomas Edison, W.E.B. Dubois and Margaret Mead with her election as a fellow to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Guertal is one of 502 scientists,...
by Josh Woods | Apr 11, 2024 | Animal Sciences, Biosystems Engineering, Entomology & Plant Pathology, News
Three faculty members from the Auburn University College of Agriculture were among 88 nationally to complete the 2023-24 LEAD21 leadership-development program. They were Jeremiah Davis, professor and director of the National Poultry Technology Center; Kim Mullenix,...
by Kristen Bowman | Apr 5, 2024 | Feature, Student Spotlight
College of Agriculture student Chera Howard placed second in a competition that started with 21 student-led business startups competing for $80,000 in seed funding. The 2024 Tiger Cage Business Pitch Competition concluded on March 29 when the six teams who advanced to...
by agwpadmin | Apr 4, 2024 | News
By Henry Jordan Thanks to a grant from the National Peanut Board, a new multistate collaboration will allow the Auburn University Official Variety Testing (OVT) program to provide its stakeholders access to new data. The OVT first contracted with Medius Ag, a...
by Paul Hollis | Apr 3, 2024 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Research
Research shows Alabama barley good for beer, rotational crop The first beer ever brewed from Alabama-grown barley made its debut this past fall, and Auburn University researchers are looking at even more possibilities for a crop that’s not so common to farmers in the...
by Adam Cletzer | Mar 26, 2024 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Research
Research made possible by $650,000 USDA-NIFA grant The number of farms in the U.S. operated by women has grown 27% in recent years. Yet, despite their growing number and influence, little is known about the needs of women in farming, the challenges they face and their...
by Morgan Adams | Mar 26, 2024 | Entomology & Plant Pathology, Research
The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture recently awarded a $3.9 million, five-year grant to a team of researchers to enhance honey bee health for pollination of specialty crops. Auburn University associate professors Geoff Williams, from the Department of...
by Paul Hollis | Mar 14, 2024 | Horticulture, Research
Fresh Alabama strawberries in November, December, January and February? It’s not as far-fetched as it may sound. In fact, research taking place at the Auburn University Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station (AAES) is showing great promise in growing strawberries in...
by Kristen Bowman | Mar 7, 2024 | Horticulture, News
An Auburn University assistant professor and Alabama Extension specialist earned an early career award for her research and extension work to address the needs of the local and regional fresh produce industry. Camila Rodrigues — a researcher for the Alabama...
