by William Cahalin | Mar 4, 2013 | Horticulture
AUBURN, Ala.—Auburn University–patented kiwifruit varieties are now on the market, offering home gardeners across central and south Alabama a new and refreshing fruit possibility and the region’s produce farmers a promising high-value specialty crop. Included among...
by Mary Catherine Gaston | Feb 28, 2013 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Animal Sciences, Poultry Science
$4.8 million grant will enhance safety of local foods by JAMIE CREAMER Animal sciences assistant professor Christy Bratcher and a multidisciplinary team of scientists from Auburn and Tuskegee universities have been awarded a five-year, $4.8 million grant from USDA’s...
by William Cahalin | Nov 16, 2012 | Poultry Science
AUBURN, Ala.—Auburn University’s new $7.1 million Poultry and Animal Nutrition Center, a state-of-the-art academic and research feed production facility located on a 50-acre site north of the main campus, officially opened Friday, Nov. 16, with a ribbon-cutting...
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 | Jun 26, 2012 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
AUBURN, Ala. — A bill the Alabama Legislature approved in May to provide tax incentives to farmers who adopt irrigation technology is expected ultimately to increase crop yields and quality, boost farm income, energize the state’s economy and create jobs, Auburn...
by William Cahalin | Apr 9, 2012 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
BELLE MINA—A new, 4,000-square-foot administrative building made possible by a $1 million donation from the Alabama Farmers Federation officially opened for business at the Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center in Belle Mina during an April 6 ribbon-cutting...
by William Cahalin | Mar 12, 2012 | Animal Sciences
AUBURN, Ala.—Topics ranging from pasture-based dairying to the public’s perception of Alabama dairy farmers will be part of the program at the 2012 Alabama Dairy Field Day, set for Tuesday, April 3, from 8:45 a.m. till 2:30 p.m. at Auburn University’s E.V. Smith...