by William Cahalin | Feb 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
NEWEST MEMBERS Three men who have made lasting contributions to Alabama agriculture were inducted into the Auburn University Agricultural Alumni Association’s Ag Hall of Honor in a ceremony Jan. 31 in Auburn. The inductees were Tommy Paulk of Decatur, second from...
by William Cahalin | Jan 22, 2013 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Entomology & Plant Pathology
AUBURN, Ala.—Research that Alabama Ag Experiment Station entomologist David Held is conducting in labs at Auburn is shedding new light on the secret lives of mole crickets, and his findings could eventually lead to improved strategies for controlling the costly pests....
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 | Nov 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
AUBURN, Ala.—The Auburn University Agricultural Alumni Association will pay tribute to five distinguished individuals for the positive impacts they have had on Alabama agriculture during its 2013 Alabama Agricultural Hall of Honor Banquet, set for Thursday, Jan. 31,...
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 | Oct 8, 2012 | Horticulture
AUBURN, Ala.—Jeff Sibley, an Auburn University alumnus and faculty member, has been named head of the Department of Horticulture at Auburn, effective Nov. 1. Sibley, who grew up in northwest Alabama’s Mount Hope community and was a part of a family nursery and turf...
by William Cahalin | Jun 25, 2012 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
AUBURN, Ala. — Seafood fishers, processors and wholesalers as well as seafood restaurant chefs and owners are the focus of a survey under way along the Alabama-Mississippi Gulf Coast aimed at evaluating how those involved in the seafood supply chain are faring after...
