by Mary Catherine Gaston | Feb 2, 2015 | School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
Fisheries researcher’s largemouth bass study is a big deal for Alabama’s economy by MARY CATHERINE GASTON video by NATHAN KELLY If you’ve never daydreamed of hooking a trophy bass or experienced the thrill of reeling in a “monster,” then you probably don’t...
by Mary Catherine Gaston | Jan 27, 2015 | Biosystems Engineering
A team of Auburn University researchers is looking to create new markets and job opportunities in forestry, an industry that generates more than $21 billion in this state annually and employs more than 122,000 Alabamians. Led by Sushil Adhikari of Auburn’s Department...
by Mary Catherine Gaston | Jan 8, 2015 | Animal Sciences
Auburn equine scientist’s passion for winter horse care a social media sensation by MARY CATHERINE GASTON Each year about this time, Betsy Wagner starts fielding the same troublesome question from horse owners around Alabama: “When do I need to blanket my horse?” An...
by Mary Catherine Gaston | Jan 8, 2015 | School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
by MARY CATHERINE GASTON Chef David Bancroft is tireless in his efforts to find the best ingredients for the fresh, new interpretations of Southern classics he cooks up in his kitchen at Acre restaurant in Auburn. He’s so committed to sourcing those ingredients as...
by Mary Catherine Gaston | Jan 7, 2015 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences
by JAMIE CREAMER Auburn University plant breeder Edzard van Santen is using a $402,500 competitive grant from USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop an improved variety of a non-bloating forage legume that could help beef producers across...
by Mary Catherine Gaston | Dec 15, 2014 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
The Alabama Farmers Federation has presented its 2014 Service to Agriculture Award to Jim Bannon, director emeritus of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station’s outlying units. The farm organization awarded Bannon its highest honor in recognition of his diligent...
by Mary Catherine Gaston | Dec 2, 2014 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Biosystems Engineering
by MARY CATHERINE GASTON video by NATHAN KELLY What do the U.S. Department of Defense, arts and crafts tycoon Martha Stewart and College of Agriculture researcher David Blersch have in common? All three are embracing a new technology known as 3D printing to advance...