by William Cahalin | Dec 11, 2012 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Biosystems Engineering, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Entomology & Plant Pathology, Horticulture, Poultry Science, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
AUBURN, Ala.— Twenty College of Agriculture/Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station scientists who landed a combined $11.4 million-plus in grants and contracts over the course of a year were honored as 2012 Grantsmanship Award winners and 21 other faculty and staff...
by William Cahalin | Oct 9, 2012 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
AUBURN, Ala.—The late William E. “Bill” Hardy Jr., a faculty member in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology at Auburn University for almost 39 years, has been posthumously awarded the status of professor emeritus. The College of Agriculture...
by William Cahalin | Jun 28, 2012 | School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
AUBURN, Ala. — A patented Auburn University–developed process that cleanly converts inedible waste from the slaughter of animals into marketable products is making its commercial debut this summer with the opening of Alabama Protein Products LLC at Kyser Family Farms,...
by William Cahalin | Apr 17, 2012 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Animal Sciences
AUBURN Ala.—A curly-haired, morbidly obese, genetically primitive breed of Hungarian pig that until recently was on the brink of extinction could be key to the eventual prevention of diabetes and heart disease in humans, Auburn University researchers contend. The...
by William Cahalin | Mar 27, 2012 | Animal Sciences
AUBURN, Ala.—Werner G. Bergen, nutritional biochemist and professor in the Auburn University Department of Animal Sciences, has been named a fellow of the American Society for Nutrition, the preeminent worldwide scientific organization for nutritional sciences. The...
by William Cahalin | Jan 17, 2012 | Animal Sciences, Entomology & Plant Pathology, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
AUBURN, Ala.—The Auburn University Agricultural Alumni Association will honor five distinguished Alabama agriculturists during its 2012 Hall of Honor banquet Thursday, Feb. 23, at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center in Auburn beginning at 6:15...
by William Cahalin | May 16, 2006 | Animal Sciences
AUBURN, Ala. — The horse industry is alive and kicking in Alabama, playing a pivotal role in maintaining the state’s rural infrastructure and bolstering Alabama’s economy to the tune of $2.39 billion annually. Those are among key findings of a new Auburn University...
