by Kristen Bowman | Mar 6, 2024 | Entomology & Plant Pathology, Feature
Mizumoto recreates fossilization process to test tandem run hypothesis An assistant professor in the Auburn University Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology recently found evidence that termites living millions of years ago mated the same way termites do...
by agwpadmin | Feb 29, 2024 | Biosystems Engineering, Feature
By Jeremy Henderson jdh0123@auburn.edu, 3343190721 When it came to selecting a success story celebrating the growing role of women in their company’s leadership — and in STEM fields in general — Frito-Lay chose wisely. The snack giant recently highlighted 2013...
by Kristen Bowman | Feb 26, 2024 | Feature, Women in Ag
Grandin brought message of inclusion to Women in Agriculture program The Auburn University College of Agriculture hosted Temple Grandin, world-renowned academic, animal behaviorist and autism advocate, on Monday, Feb. 26, as part of the college’s Women in Agriculture...
by Paul Hollis | Feb 19, 2024 | Entomology & Plant Pathology, Feature
An endowed professor in the Auburn University College of Agriculture is listed as among the world’s top 2% of entomologists in a database announced recently by Stanford University. “This recognition is a testimony to the impact our research has had on the broader...
by Josh Woods | Feb 14, 2024 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, News
Dennis Brothers received the Southern Agricultural Economics Association’s Outstanding Extension Project Award at its annual meeting in early February. Brothers is an associate extension professor in the university’s Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural...
by Josh Woods | Feb 14, 2024 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Feature
Paul Patterson received the Southern Agricultural Economics Association Lifetime Achievement Award at its annual meeting in early February. Patterson is dean of the Auburn University College of Agriculture and director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station....
by Josh Woods | Feb 9, 2024 | Feature, Poultry Science
Auburn University has named Govind Kannan as its head for the Department of Poultry Science and director of the Charles C. Miller Poultry Research and Education Center, effective June 1. Kannan currently serves as Fort Valley State University’s vice president for...
by Cheri Ayers Cannon | Feb 8, 2024 | Diversity, News
starting as an Assistant Professor of Entomology this Fall at Ohio State University.In coordination with Auburn University’s Office of Inclusion and Diversity (OID), Auburn Agriculture is taking the month of February to recognize the past, present and future...
by Josh Woods | Jan 30, 2024 | Feature, Horticulture
Auburn University has awarded Daniel Wells, associate professor of horticulture, with its Elbert A. and Barbara L. Botts Endowed Professorship, effective this month. The appointment is for 33 months, January 2024-September 2026. Wells has served at Auburn since 2014,...
by Kristen Bowman | Jan 26, 2024 | Feature, Water Resources Center
Opportunities available for research addressing water resources problems in Alabama The Alabama Water Resources Research Institute (AWRRI) invites faculty members and affiliates from any Alabama-based university or college to submit proposals for research addressing...
by Josh Woods | Jan 26, 2024 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, News, Research
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded Auburn University’s Di Tian a two-year, $313,420 grant to develop improved long-term, high-resolution precipitation data over the United States. Tian is an associate professor in Auburn’s Department of Crop,...
by Morgan Adams | Jan 24, 2024 | Animal Sciences, Feature
New Professor of Practice for Youth Livestock Programs started June 2023 Sarah-Jane French is someone who believes everything happens for a reason. A new faculty member in the Department of Animal Science within the Auburn University College of Agriculture, she...
by Cheri Ayers Cannon | Jan 9, 2024 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, News
“The Handbook of Microfinance, Financial Inclusion and Development,” edited by Valentina M. Hartarska, Alumni Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, details the conceptual frameworks for financial inclusion, the...
by Josh Woods | Dec 15, 2023 | Horticulture, Research
By Rachel Damiani Assistant Professor Andre da Silva is conducting cutting-edge research on ways to grow hops in Alabama within Auburn University’s Department of Horticulture in collaboration with faculty, industry leaders and students. As an Alabama Extension...
by Kristen Bowman | Dec 15, 2023 | News, Student Research
Students in the Auburn University College of Agriculture excelled in statewide, regional and national competitions this fall. Below is a sampling of the prestigious awards garnered by deserving students in our college. Students place in national agronomy competition...
by Kristen Bowman | Dec 14, 2023 | Entomology & Plant Pathology, Feature
“Human” episode airing Saturday to feature Penick’s research on urban ants An episode of Planet Earth III airing in the U.S. this Saturday, Dec. 16, was made possible with the help of Assistant Professor Clint Penick in the Department of Entomology and Plant...
by Kristen Bowman | Dec 14, 2023 | Animal Sciences, Feature
By Mike Jernigan Imagine, if you will, the mental stress and intensity of a formal student debate, but with cattle, pigs, sheep and goats both as the audience and the topic of discussion. Sound like a chapter from George Orwell’s Animal Farm? It’s not. Instead,...
by Kristen Bowman | Dec 13, 2023 | Feature, Horticulture
By Taylor Edwards and Kristen Bowman What do you get when you combine horticulture and artistry? Take a stroll through the 4,400-square-foot garden atop the Tony and Libba Rane Culinary Science Center, and you have your answer. Two particularly special minds are...
by Paul Hollis | Dec 6, 2023 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Feature
“Agricultural experiments will be carried on in connection with the college farm and garden to such an extent as may be necessary for the requirement of instruction, and the means at command.” -Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College Catalog 1872-73 The founders...
by Adam Cletzer | Dec 6, 2023 | Research, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
Research made possible by $650,000 USDA-NIFA grant By Adam Cletzer In the $1.5 billion U. S. aquaculture industry, largemouth bass production is a small fry. The fish’s unusually high mortality rate across all stages of production makes it a challenge for farmers to...
by Kristen Bowman | Dec 1, 2023 | Feature
The fall 2023 graduation marshal for the Auburn University College of Agriculture is a Montevallo, Alabama, native with goals to head an agricultural publication one day. Taylor Edwards will receive a Bachelor of Science in agricultural communications and a minor in...
