Exploring solar power for modern poultry farms

by Paul Hollis | Oct 14, 2016 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Biosystems Engineering, Poultry Science

National Poultry Technology Center The ever‐evolving modern poultry house has gained numerous energy efficiencies over the last few years. Improvements in tightening techniques and insulation technology and in ventilation systems, control systems, lighting and...

Extension survey first step in research project on loropetalum disease

by Paul Hollis | Sep 19, 2016 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Entomology & Plant Pathology, Horticulture

  Researchers with Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) and Auburn University are conducting a statewide voluntary survey to determine the reach of a disease affecting loropetalum plants in nurseries. It’s the first step in a farm bill-funded...

Climate variability impacts crop yields

by Paul Hollis | Sep 19, 2016 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, COA Administration, COA Communications, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences

by PAUL HOLLIS Long-term climate change combined with climate variability influenced by El Niño and La Niña phases of ENSO are having a significant impact on corn yields in Alabama, according to a study co-authored by Auburn University researcher Brenda Ortiz. “If we...

Caution is key in using new herbicide systems

by Paul Hollis | Sep 19, 2016 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences

by PAUL HOLLIS Promising new herbicide technology could give Alabama farmers a powerful weapon in their battle against pigheaded pigweed, but growers must be alert to the chemicals’ negative impact on nearby crops. The new herbicide-resistance systems—a key topic...

Researchers battle cotton, soybean pests

by Paul Hollis | Aug 12, 2016 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Entomology & Plant Pathology

by PAUL HOLLISNorth Alabama legislators and agricultural leaders got an update on the 2016 growing season and a review of some of the latest crop research during an open house tour at the Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center in July.“It’s been a mixed bag as...

Systems-management approach adds value to beef cattle

by Paul Hollis | Aug 12, 2016 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Animal Sciences

by PAUL HOLLISResearchers at the Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center in north Alabama are working to provide a systems-management approach that would add value and profits to beef cattle operations throughout the state.The multi-year demonstration project...

Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center hosts open house tour

by Paul Hollis | Aug 12, 2016 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Animal Sciences, COA Administration, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Entomology & Plant Pathology

by PAUL HOLLISThe Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center in Belle Mina hosted an open house tour on July 19 to help inform state legislators and other leaders in agriculture about projects underway at the center. Participants also learned of Alabama...