by Paul Hollis | Jun 21, 2019 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Animal Sciences, Feature, Research
By Paul Hollis While cattle production represents a $2.5 billion industry in Alabama, the economic impact could be even greater if not for the limiting factor of reproductive inefficiency. That’s why Auburn University researchers are creating a basis of knowledge that...
by Paul Hollis | Jun 19, 2019 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Feature, Horticulture
By Paul Hollis Would you be more willing to buy a bag of sweet potatoes, basket of peaches or a jar of honey if you knew from the label that it was grown in Alabama? A recent survey conducted by researchers at Auburn University shows that the state’s specialty crop...
by Paul Hollis | Jun 19, 2019 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences
Henry Kinnucan and Brittney Goodrich, agricultural economists in Auburn University’s College of Agriculture, comment on the heavy rain and floods affecting U.S. corn farmers, especially in the Midwest, who face delayed planting. Consumers also face rising grocery and...
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by Jamie Creamer | Apr 23, 2019 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
A scientific paper that Auburn Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Alumni Professor Valentina Hartarska co-authored has won the Association for Social Economics’ 2019 Warren Samuels Prize. The society presents the award annually to a high-quality...
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by Jamie Creamer | Apr 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Market at Ag Heritage Park will kick off its 15th season on the Auburn University campus Thursday, May 2, from 3 to 6 p.m. and will continue every Thursday, same place and time, through Aug. 29. Sponsored by Auburn’s College of Agriculture, the outdoor farmers...
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by Jamie Creamer | Apr 3, 2019 | Ag Land & Resource Management, COA Administration, Feature, Poultry Science
U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Bill Northey will visit Auburn University April 10 as the university cuts the ribbon for its newest facility, an administrative and classroom building at its Miller Poultry Research...
by Jamie Creamer | Mar 29, 2019 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Animal Sciences, Biosystems Engineering, COA Administration, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Feature, Horticulture, Poultry Science, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
PHOTO: The Auburn University College of Agriculture’s 2019 Alumni Award recipients included, from left, Bryan Word, Shannon Weaver, Mike Leonard, Alice McLaughlin, Dr. Calvin Johnson, Annette Bitto, John Woodruff and Johnny Grace. Eight successful professionals...
