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 | 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...
by Jamie Creamer | Jul 15, 2016 | Animal Sciences, COA Administration
A one-day educational program for children and teens who own or have a passion for horses is set for Saturday, Nov. 12, 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. in Auburn. Check-in will begin at 8 a.m. at the Stanley P. Wilson Beef Teaching Unit on the Auburn University campus. The fifth...
by Mary Catherine Gaston | Aug 5, 2015 | Animal Sciences
interview by NATHAN KELLY and JADEN BROWN Horses are nothing new to Ellen Rankins, a senior in equine science from Cusseta, Alabama. In fact, she’s spent a healthy portion of her life around the beloved creatures. But the horses themselves are only a part of Rankins’...
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 | Nov 7, 2014 | Animal Sciences
AUBURN, Ala.—A ribbon-cutting ceremony today at Auburn University’s new covered equestrian arena marked the official opening of the facility that is home to the three-time national champion Auburn equestrian team. Construction began on the $2 million arena in March...
by Mary Catherine Gaston | May 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
Williams, AU Equestrian claim third national championship by NATHAN KELLY Nobody would have blamed Auburn University equestrian head coach Greg Williams if he had spent some time celebrating his team’s 2012-13 season. Instead, less than a month after leading the...