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by Jamie Creamer | Mar 21, 2017 | Animal Sciences
Kim Mullenix, assistant professor and extension specialist in Auburn’s Department of Animal Sciences, was recognized as the Alabama Beef Cattle Improvement Association’s 2016 Outstanding Extension Educator during the organization’s 2017 annual...
by Jamie Creamer | Mar 17, 2017 | AAES Administration, Biosystems Engineering, COA Administration
Auburn University Department of Biosystems Engineering professor Oladiran Fasina will assume the role as head of the department, effective April 16, College of Agriculture Dean Paul Patterson has announced. Fasina is a 15-year veteran of the Auburn faculty and from...
by Jamie Creamer | Mar 17, 2017 | Animal Sciences
Students from kindergarten through 12th grade can get the scoop on the dairy business and bone up on their milk facts when they attend Dairy U, an educational, hands-on workshop set for Saturday, April 22, 8 a.m.–3 p.m., at the Stanley P. Wilson Beef Teaching Unit on...
by Mary Catherine Gaston | Mar 14, 2017 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
Nermeen Youssef, a Ph.D. student studying under Rex Dunham in Auburn’s School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, was honored with the Soy Aquaculture Alliance’s Student Award during Aquaculture America 2017, the World Aquaculture Society’s annual meeting...
by Paul Hollis | Mar 7, 2017 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Research
By PAUL HOLLIS Auburn University might be relatively new to the peanut breeding business, but its just-released runner peanut variety is already winning accolades for its high yields, resistance to disease and healthy traits. The new release—AU-NPL 17—is the product...
by Josh Woods | Mar 6, 2017 | Poultry Science
From the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries On Sunday, March 5, 2017, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H7 avian influenza (HPAI) in a...
by Paul Hollis | Feb 16, 2017 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Biosystems Engineering, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences
by PAUL HOLLIS In Alabama, farmers often say that, during the summer, they’re always 10 days away from being in a drought. So this past year, when some parts of the state went for more than 70 consecutive days without measurable rainfall, many—including farmers,...
