by Paul Hollis | Oct 16, 2017 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Feature, Horticulture
By Elina Coneva In a long-term research project, 11 grape varieties tolerant to a dangerous disease threat were planted and evaluated for their suitability to Alabama environmental conditions. The Pierce’s disease-tolerant American and French-American hybrid bunch...
by Jamie Creamer | Aug 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Fall Roundup and Taste of Alabama Agriculture, better known as Ag Roundup, will celebrate its 38th year on the Auburn University campus homecoming Saturday, Sept. 16. The event will get underway at 11 a.m. at Ag Heritage Park and run until 2 p.m., an hour before...
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 | May 15, 2017 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Horticulture
By Paul Hollis While fruits and vegetables are undeniably good for the body, they’re also a major boost for Alabama’s economy, Auburn University and Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station economists found in a recently completed analysis of the industry. “Specialty...
by Jamie Creamer | May 3, 2017 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
The Market at Ag Heritage Park kicks off its 2017 season Thursday, May 11, from 3 to 6 p.m. on the Auburn University campus and will be open every Thursday, same time and place, through Aug. 24. The weekly farmers market is held on the grounds of Ag Heritage Park’s...
by Jamie Creamer | Apr 17, 2017 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Animal Sciences, COA Administration, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Horticulture, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
One of the earliest undergraduate degree programs available to students at what today is Auburn University will return fall semester 2017 when the College of Agriculture begins offering a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Science. Auburn’s Department of Horticulture...
by Jamie Creamer | Mar 23, 2017 | Biosystems Engineering, COA Administration, Horticulture
Amy Wright, horticulture professor and interim administrator in the College of Agriculture, has been named one of 10 recipients of Auburn University’s 2017 Spirit of Sustainability Awards. Wright is the Harry G. Ponder Endowed Professor of Horticulture at Auburn and...