by Paul Hollis | Dec 2, 2019 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Feature, Research
By Paul Hollis / Dec 2, 2019 12:19:40 PM Climate Change, College of Agriculture, Feature, News On the heels of the hottest, driest fall in Alabama’s history, Auburn University researchers are working to find ways to improve water-use efficiency for farmers. Growers...
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...
by Margaret Smith | Feb 5, 2019 | AL Cooperative Extension, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Farming, News
By Maggie Smith / Feb 5, 2019 2:26:58 PM News In the seven weeks since President Trump signed the 2018 farm bill into law, hemp hype has run rampant across the nation, fueled by the legislation’s legalization of industrial hemp production in the U.S. If the deluge of...
by Jamie Creamer | Dec 4, 2018 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn & Garden, News, Research
A team of university scientists from across the U.S. is waging a nationwide offensive against a dastardly weed that the turfgrass industry in Alabama and beyond deems Enemy No. 1. The villain is Poa annua, or annual bluegrass, and Auburn weed scientist Scott McElroy...
by Jamie Creamer | Aug 31, 2018 | College of Agriculture, News
Auburn University’s College of Agriculture and Agricultural Alumni Association will co-host the 39th annual Ag Roundup Saturday, Sept. 29, at Ag Heritage Park ahead of the Auburn Tigers’ 2018 homecoming game against the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles. Activities...
