by Mary Catherine Gaston | Feb 27, 2015 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
Auburn ag economist’s study refutes challenges to country-of-origin labeling by JAMIE CREAMER An Auburn University professor’s rigorous analysis of almost 30 years’ worth of U.S. cattle import and price data debunks foreign beef competitors’ claims that the U.S....
by Mary Catherine Gaston | Feb 27, 2015 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Animal Sciences
Father and son lead College of Agriculture alumni and student groups by MARY CATHERINE GASTON If you spend much time on Ag Hill, you’ll hear mention of the “Auburn Ag Family.” It is true that College of Agriculture students, alumni, faculty and staff take pride in the...
by Jaden Brown | Feb 17, 2015 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
Curtis Jolly, a Charles W. Barkley Endowed Professor of Diversity, received the Southern Agricultural Economics Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honor of the association. Jolly has been in the agricultural economics department for 35 years and is a...
by Jaden Brown | Feb 16, 2015 | Animal Sciences
Christy Bratcher, an associate professor in Auburn’s Department of Animal Sciences, received the Outstanding Young Animal Scientist Education Award during the annual meeting of the American Society of Animal Science Southern Section, held Jan. 31 – Feb. 3, 2015....
by Jaden Brown | Feb 16, 2015 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences
A faculty member and four graduate students in the Auburn Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences received awards at the Southern Branch – American Society of Agronomy annual meeting in Atlanta, Feb. 1-3. Associate professor Julie Howe, recognized as an...
by Mary Catherine Gaston | Feb 2, 2015 | Poultry Science
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announced last week that Sacit F. “Sarge” Bilgili, a professor in the Auburn University Department of Poultry Science, is the recipient of the 2015 Charles Beard Research Excellence Award. Bilgili’s selection was based on his...
by Mary Catherine Gaston | Feb 2, 2015 | School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
Fisheries researcher’s largemouth bass study is a big deal for Alabama’s economy by MARY CATHERINE GASTON video by NATHAN KELLY If you’ve never daydreamed of hooking a trophy bass or experienced the thrill of reeling in a “monster,” then you probably don’t...