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by Paul Hollis | Oct 16, 2017 | AAES Administration, Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, COA Administration, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Feature
By Paul Hollis The latest numbers tell the irrigation story: In Alabama, only 15 percent of the land currently available for farming is irrigated, a far cry from Mississippi’s 61 percent of cropland and Georgia’s 40 percent. Over time, that lack of irrigation...
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by Jamie Creamer | Sep 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
Auburn University’s College of Agriculture will recognize World Food Day 2017 on Monday, Oct. 16, with a free, on-campus screening of the film “Food Evolution.” The Auburn campus and community are invited to the screening, set for 5:30 p.m. in the Foy Hall Auditorium....
by Paul Hollis | Sep 18, 2017 | AAES Administration, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn Ag Online, COA Administration, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences
An innovative contract between the College of Agriculture at Auburn University and the International Fertilizer Development Center, or IFDC, Auburn University College of Agriculture Dean Paul Patterson and J. Scott Angle, president and CEO of the International...
by Paul Hollis | Sep 18, 2017 | AAES Administration, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences
By Paul Hollis From a new, high-yielding peanut variety to advanced weapons against a menacing weed species, Auburn University researchers showcased a broad range of their work during Alabama 2nd District Congresswoman Martha Roby’s recent tour of the Wiregrass...
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by Jamie Creamer | Aug 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Fall Roundup and Taste of Alabama Agriculture, better known as Ag Roundup, will celebrate its 38th year on the Auburn University campus homecoming Saturday, Sept. 16. The event will get underway at 11 a.m. at Ag Heritage Park and run until 2 p.m., an hour before...
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by Paul Hollis | Aug 14, 2017 | AAES Administration, Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Animal Sciences, Biosystems Engineering, COA Administration, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Entomology & Plant Pathology, Horticulture, Poultry Science, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
By Paul Hollis Long-term research is vital to the future of U.S. production agriculture, but farmers can’t always afford to wait for solutions to their most pressing problems. That’s why a new Auburn University funding program is providing shorter-term grants that...
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by Paul Hollis | Aug 14, 2017 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Entomology & Plant Pathology
By Paul Hollis The Central Alabama Crops Tour has been an annual happening on the region’s farm scene for just shy of 40 years now, with Auburn University researchers and extension specialists and county and regional agents updating producers on the latest in...
