by Paul Hollis | Mar 20, 2017 | AAES Administration, Ag Land & Resource Management, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences
Three Auburn University researchers will be among more than 60 academic and governmental researchers to participate in the SEC Academic Conference to be held this month. Eve Brantley, Extension specialist and associate professor, Department of Crop, Soil and...
by Paul Hollis | Mar 7, 2017 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Research
By PAUL HOLLIS Auburn University might be relatively new to the peanut breeding business, but its just-released runner peanut variety is already winning accolades for its high yields, resistance to disease and healthy traits. The new release—AU-NPL 17—is the product...
by Paul Hollis | Feb 16, 2017 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Biosystems Engineering, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences
by PAUL HOLLIS In Alabama, farmers often say that, during the summer, they’re always 10 days away from being in a drought. So this past year, when some parts of the state went for more than 70 consecutive days without measurable rainfall, many—including farmers,...
by Paul Hollis | Feb 16, 2017 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Entomology & Plant Pathology
Austin Hagan, professor in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology and Alabama Extension plant pathologist, will discuss the results of a two-year study on developing integrated strategies for managing target spot in cotton in a webinar scheduled for Monday,...
by Paul Hollis | Jan 12, 2017 | AAES Administration, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Animal Sciences
by MAGGIE SMITH Christy Bratcher always knew she wanted a career that involved working with animals. However, being a veterinarian didn’t seem like the right fit. Bratcher, now an associate professor in the Department of Animal Sciences, knows she has found her home...
by Paul Hollis | Dec 6, 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, Development, Entomology & Plant Pathology, Horticulture, Information Technology, Poultry Science, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
Henry Fadamiro has been tapped to serve as associate dean for research in Auburn University’s College of Agriculture and as associate director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, effective Jan. 1, 2017. He has served as the college’s assistant dean and...
by Paul Hollis | Nov 14, 2016 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Animal Sciences
by JAMIE CREAMER Despite back-to-back economic blows it has endured over the past decade, Alabama’s horse industry continues to have a substantial impact on the state’s bottom line, pumping an estimated $2.08 billion annually into the Alabama economy and...