by Laura Cauthen | Aug 12, 2019 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Feature, Outreach
By Laura Cauthen / Aug 12, 2019 9:34:09 AM Feature “Greeting Explorers!” reads the salutation as Matt Waters, Auburn environmental science assistant professor, opens his email from the National Geographic Society. Getting these emails, Waters said, is one of the fun...
by Jamie Creamer | Jan 26, 2018 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
Auburn University research and extension will be a central focus of “Spotlight on Agriculture,” an upcoming Alabama Public Television documentary series about the state’s agricultural industry. The series will debut on APT Monday, Feb. 5, at 9 p.m. CST, but the Auburn...
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...
by Paul Hollis | Jul 18, 2017 | AAES Administration, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, COA Administration, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences
By Paul Hollis A research team led by Auburn University is working to help peanut farmers maintain and improve their production in a changing environment that’s certain to include increasingly limited water resources. “Adequate water availability for all crops is an...
by Paul Hollis | Jul 18, 2017 | AAES Administration, Ag Land & Resource Management, 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 By most any standard, a $1.85 return on an initial investment of $1 is a good deal. According to a recent study, that’s what federal investments into agricultural research pay back through additional investments from state, local and private-sector...
by Paul Hollis | Jun 26, 2017 | Ag Land & Resource Management, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Biosystems Engineering, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
By Paul Hollis Auburn is joining with three other Southeastern universities in a $5 million research effort to help ensure water for agricultural production while maintaining healthy rivers and springs. The project—funded by a five-year grant from the United States...
by Paul Hollis | Jun 6, 2017 | Ag Land & Resource Management, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
By Ravali Bheemanathini Alabama has enough miles of rivers and streams to circle the earth five times, and for the past 25 years, a devoted group of citizen volunteers has worked to protect these bountiful water resources. The group is Alabama Water Watch, and as it...