by Vanna Dupree | Nov 28, 2022 | Entomology & Plant Pathology, Student Spotlight
Auburn agriculture senior finds success in his major Do you know what applied biotechnology is? Harrison Estes — a senior majoring in applied biotechnology — defines it as “the study and practice of genetic modification for industrial, medical and agricultural...
by Megan Ross | Nov 22, 2022 | Job Opportunities
AGRI 4970 Goodness of Fit Career Planning Course to be offered Spring 2023 This course will prepare students to make more informed job/career decisions and strategies. You will participate in a comprehensive assessment to identify your motivated abilities. You will...
by Taylor Edwards | Nov 21, 2022 | Feature
By Taylor Edwards Friday Nov. 11, before the Auburn vs. Texas A&M football game, Ag Council and Ag Peer Mentors hosted a tailgate for members of Texas A&M’s COALS council and College of Agriculture students. The COALS council made the trip to Auburn to engage...
by Taylor Edwards | Nov 18, 2022 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Feature
While in Baltimore attending the annual meeting of Students of Agronomy, Soils and Environmental Science (SASES), Jack Walley, a junior in environmental science at Auburn University, was elected to serve as the vice president of SASES for the 2023 year. SASES is a...
by Josh Woods | Nov 18, 2022 | Feature, News, Poultry Science, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
Faculty members Jessica Starkey and Alan Wilson of the Auburn University College of Agriculture were recognized with Auburn Faculty Awards at a banquet Nov. 17. Starkey, associate professor of poultry science, was one of three faculty members receiving an Alumni...
by Paul Hollis | Nov 8, 2022 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Research
A proposal from Auburn University is one of 19 selected for the 2023 Community Science Program call of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley...
by Taylor Edwards | Nov 8, 2022 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Feature
The Auburn University Soil Judging Team recently took home a big win. Oct.17-20, the team traveled to Clemson, South Carolina, to compete in the annual Southeastern Region Collegiate Soil Judging Contest, hosted by Clemson University. Joey Shaw, former professor in...
by Paul Hollis | Nov 7, 2022 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Feature
Even with the latest technology, predicting the weather can still be a guessing game at best. But with a new system recently launched by the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station (AAES) at Auburn University, stakeholders can at least know the history of weather in...
by Megan Ross | Nov 7, 2022 | Job Opportunities
2023 IPPE Student Career Program Resume Upload Deadline Nov 16 2023 College Student Career Program sponsored by the USPOULTRY Foundation and held in conjunction with the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) January 24-26, 2023 in Atlanta, GA at the...
by Paul Hollis | Nov 1, 2022 | News, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
The Southeastern Cooperative Fish Parasite and Disease Laboratory — a multistate fish disease diagnostics laboratory that is part of the College of Agriculture’s School of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences — has recently joined with the U.S. Fish and...
by Josh Woods | Oct 31, 2022 | Animal Sciences, Feature, News
The Auburn University Department of Animal Sciences hosted 12 foreign embassies for a study tour of beef cattle production systems in the Southeastern U.S. October 19-21. The delegation included representatives from Australia, Germany, France, Italy, Latvia, the...
by Vanna Dupree | Oct 27, 2022 | Hot Topics
Five Fun Facts about the Pecan Industry in Alabama By Vanna Dupree Did you know the pecan is a type of hickory native to the South? The tree is cultivated for its seeds primarily in places such as Georgia, New Mexico, and even Alabama. Pecans are used in many...
by Josh Woods | Oct 23, 2022 | Feature, News, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
Alan Wilson, a professor in the Auburn University School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, has been awarded the university’s Gerald and Emily Leischuck Endowed Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching for 2022. The Leischuck Award is the highest...
by agwpadmin | Oct 17, 2022 | Hot Topics
By Brian Wesley The honeybee – one of humanity’s most indispensable partners in the animal kingdom. It might be easy to take bees for granted (especially if you’ve been stung by one of them recently), but these small black and yellow workers play a vital role in...
by Vanna Dupree | Oct 17, 2022 | Hot Topics
Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice By Vanna Dupree Fall is upon us. The wonderful season where the Southern sun begins to shy away, and the rays from the sun become more tolerable. Once late September sneaks in, everyone is eager for the activities fall brings. And...
by Vanna Dupree | Oct 14, 2022 | E.T. York Lecturer Series, Feature
By Vanna Dupree The E.T. York Distinguished Lecturer Series in the Auburn University College of Agriculture will host Thomas Spencer, a Curators’ Distinguished Professor at the University of Missouri, November 10 at 4 p.m. at the Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon...
by Paul Hollis | Oct 14, 2022 | Biosystems Engineering, Research
Like many U.S. industries, forest seedling nursery production is dependent on seasonal manual labor, a situation that is becoming untenable due to an acute shortage of workers. However, researchers at Auburn University are working on a robotic system that could...
by Kristen Bowman | Oct 13, 2022 | Feature, Research
Nearly 80 graduate students in the College of Agriculture at Auburn University will have the opportunity to showcase their research with industry professionals, faculty, staff and their peers at the fifth annual Graduate Research Poster Showcase from 1-5 p.m....
by Taylor Edwards | Oct 11, 2022 | News, Student Spotlight
A student in the Auburn University College of Agriculture who was a 2019-2020 Alabama state Future Farmers of America officer was selected as a member of the Nominating Committee for the 2022-2023 National Future Farmers of America officer team. Ka’Shiya McKinney is a...
by William Cahalin | Oct 10, 2022 | Student Spotlight
Two outstanding students, JT Mumber (below, left) and Perian Reese (below, right), from the Auburn University College of Agriculture are recipients of the college’s Student Marshal and Dean’s Award. The final selection was made by the scholarship committee. We...
by Vanna Dupree | Oct 6, 2022 | Feature
By Vanna Dupree For the first time, the College of Agriculture at Auburn University invited alumni to return to campus to experience a day in the life of an Auburn agriculture student once again. The Student-for-a-Day Alumni Experience invited guests to attend a...
