2015 Ag Roundup set for homecoming Saturday, Oct. 3

by Jamie Creamer | Aug 31, 2015 | Ag Land & Resource Management, Animal Sciences, Biosystems Engineering, COA Administration, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Development, Horticulture, Poultry Science, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences

Auburn University’s 2015 homecoming celebration and football game are set for Saturday, Oct. 3, and so is the 36th annual Fall Roundup and Taste of Alabama Agriculture. The latter will take place at Ag Heritage Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Auburn–San Jose State...

Mullenix, husband runners-up in federation competition

by Jamie Creamer | Aug 4, 2015 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Animal Sciences

Kim Mullenix, assistant professor and Extension specialist in the Department of Animal Sciences at Auburn, and husband Daniel were named second runners-up in the Alabama Farmers Federation’s 2015 Excellence in Agriculture competition. Winners were announced during the...

‘A Hero’s Walk’

by Mary Catherine Gaston | Jul 5, 2015 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology

Ag alum chronicles father’s WWII journey in fascinating new book by JAMIE CREAMER Funny how you can live with someone your whole life and never really know the person. For Auburn College of Agriculture alum Mike Darnell (’79, agricultural business and economics), it...

To market, to market

by Josh Woods | May 7, 2015 | Animal Sciences

by NATHAN KELLY One of the best kept secrets of summer barbecues in Auburn is at the corner of Wire Road and Shug Jordan Parkway: the Auburn University Lambert-Powell Meats Laboratory. For students majoring in animal sciences, the meats lab is a place to learn,...

Auburn College of Agriculture honors exceptional alumni

by Jamie Creamer | Apr 17, 2015 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, COA Administration, COA Communications, Horticulture, Poultry Science, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences

AUBURN, Ala.—Nine successful and influential professionals who hold degrees from Auburn University’s College of Agriculture have been selected as winners in the college’s 2015 alumni awards program. The honors, formally presented in a ceremony Thursday, April 16,...

Leading the way

by Mary Catherine Gaston | Feb 27, 2015 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Animal Sciences

Father and son lead College of Agriculture alumni and student groups by MARY CATHERINE GASTON If you spend much time on Ag Hill, you’ll hear mention of the “Auburn Ag Family.” It is true that College of Agriculture students, alumni, faculty and staff take pride in the...

One day, at the Meats Lab

by Mary Catherine Gaston | Jan 12, 2015 | Animal Sciences

Couple find their life’s work, each other as animals sciences majors  by MARY CATHERINE GASTON On any given weekday, Auburn’s Lambert-Powell Meats Lab on Shug Jordan Parkway is a great place to find good deals on a variety of quality meat products. The lab is also a...