Journal article details catfish genome sequencing

by Paul Hollis | Jun 20, 2016 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, COA Administration, COA Communications, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences

by PAUL HOLLISThe sequencing of the channel catfish genome—considered one of the major milestones in the annals of Auburn University research—has been detailed in an article published in the June 2 issue of Nature Communications, an international multidisciplinary...

Wright named College of Ag's interim associate dean for instruction

by Jamie Creamer | May 10, 2016 | AAES Administration, COA Administration, Horticulture

AUBURN, Ala.—Amy Wright, the Harry G. Ponder Endowed Professor of Horticulture in Auburn University’s Department of Horticulture, will assume the position of interim associate dean for instruction in the College of Agriculture at Auburn effective May 16, Dean Paul...

Technology ensures food safety, from farm to table

by Paul Hollis | Apr 18, 2016 | AAES Administration, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Biosystems Engineering, COA Administration, COA Communications, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Entomology & Plant Pathology, Horticulture

by PAUL HOLLIS Imagine a day when a farmer can stand in a field, wave a handheld device over a tomato and detect pathogens immediately, potentially saving lives and billions of dollars. That day might not be far off, thanks to research being conducted by the Alabama...

Fasina named interim associate dean for research and assistant director in agriculture

by Paul Hollis | Mar 11, 2016 | AAES Administration, Ag Land & Resource Management, Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Animal Sciences, Auburn Ag Online, Biosystems Engineering, COA Administration, COA Communications, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Development, Entomology & Plant Pathology, Horticulture, Information Technology, Poultry Science, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences

AUBURN, Ala.—Auburn University Alumni Professor and undergraduate program coordinator Oladiran Fasina has been named interim associate dean for research in the College of Agriculture and interim assistant director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station...

AAES high-yield initiative to consider economics, irrigation

by Paul Hollis | Mar 9, 2016 | AAES Administration, Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Biosystems Engineering, COA Administration, COA Communications, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Entomology & Plant Pathology

Part 2by PAUL HOLLISWhile crops research being conducted by the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station (AAES) is attempting to attain high yields with maximum inputs, economics also are being considered, with an eye toward ensuring cost efficiency for farmers.“We...

Patterson named Auburn College of Agriculture dean, AAES director

by Jamie Creamer | Feb 19, 2016 | AAES Administration, Ag Land & Resource Management, Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Animal Sciences, Auburn Ag Online, Biosystems Engineering, COA Administration, COA Communications, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Development, Entomology & Plant Pathology, Horticulture, Information Technology, Poultry Science, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences

AUBURN, Ala.— Auburn University alumnus Paul Patterson, who has served as associate dean for instruction in Auburn’s College of Agriculture for almost seven years, has been named dean of the college and director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station,...

Appel honored for scientific leadership

by Paul Hollis | Feb 15, 2016 | AAES Administration, Ag Land & Resource Management, Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Animal Sciences, Biosystems Engineering, COA Administration, COA Communications, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Entomology & Plant Pathology, Horticulture

Auburn University entomologist Arthur Appel, who most recently served as interim dean of the College of Agriculture and interim director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, has been recognized as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of...