by Paul Hollis | Feb 16, 2017 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Biosystems Engineering, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences
The Alabama Precision Agriculture Extension Program will be presenting several precision agriculture workshops in 2017. The following are topics and other information about the programs. Use of Soil Sensors for Irrigation Scheduling. This workshop will discuss the...
by Paul Hollis | Jan 12, 2017 | AAES Administration, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Biosystems Engineering, COA Administration, COA Communications, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Information Technology
by PAUL HOLLIS How big is data in U.S. agriculture? Consider that one acre of corn can generate seven gigabytes of data. With approximately 93 million acres of the crop currently in production, that’s 145 million DVDs filled with information—from just one crop. The...
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by Paul Hollis | Jan 12, 2017 | AAES Administration, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Animal Sciences
by MAGGIE SMITH Christy Bratcher always knew she wanted a career that involved working with animals. However, being a veterinarian didn’t seem like the right fit. Bratcher, now an associate professor in the Department of Animal Sciences, knows she has found her home...
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by Paul Hollis | Oct 14, 2016 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Entomology & Plant Pathology
by Joyce Tredaway Ducar The best yields I ever made in wheat averaged 107 bushels per acre, and they were made when I did just a few things differently than in the previous year. First, I controlled my weeds, particularly ryegrass. We have many options to use these...
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by Paul Hollis | Oct 14, 2016 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Biosystems Engineering, Poultry Science
National Poultry Technology Center The ever‐evolving modern poultry house has gained numerous energy efficiencies over the last few years. Improvements in tightening techniques and insulation technology and in ventilation systems, control systems, lighting and...
by Paul Hollis | Sep 19, 2016 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, COA Administration, COA Communications, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences
by PAUL HOLLIS Long-term climate change combined with climate variability influenced by El Niño and La Niña phases of ENSO are having a significant impact on corn yields in Alabama, according to a study co-authored by Auburn University researcher Brenda Ortiz. “If we...
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by Jamie Creamer | Sep 16, 2016 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
Folks of all ages can get an entertaining, enlightening and up-close look at the fascinating world of agriculture during the fifth annual Ag Discovery Adventure, set for Saturday, Oct. 8, at Auburn University’s E.V. Smith Research Center in Shorter. The free,...
