by Jamie Creamer | Jun 6, 2016 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Horticulture
Andrej Svyantek, a master’s student in Auburn’s Department of Horticulture, has been awarded four scholarships totaling $9,500 in recent weeks to support his research on sustainable production of wine grapes in Alabama and the Southeast. The scholarships include: A...
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by Jamie Creamer | May 31, 2016 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Biosystems Engineering, Poultry Science
AUBURN, Ala.—Alabama’s largest agricultural industry is seeing construction begin this week on a comprehensive, state-of-the-art research and teaching facility at Auburn University. The university’s Department of Poultry Science and National Poultry Technology Center...
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by Ashley Wiskirchen | May 25, 2016 | Poultry Science
Kizmik McPherson began her undergraduate education at the University of Georgia as a pre-pharmacy major but soon realized the field she was most passionate about was food science. Today, McPherson is finishing up her Master of Science degree in food science in the...
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by Jamie Creamer | May 24, 2016 | AAES Administration, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, COA Administration, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Entomology & Plant Pathology, Poultry Science
AUBURN, Ala.— Six research projects that aim to encourage and advance academic collaborations between Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station researchers at Auburn University and scientists at Cuban agricultural universities and research centers are underway, funded...
by Paul Hollis | May 11, 2016 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, COA Administration, COA Communications
by PAUL HOLLISIn a new study published in the May 16 issue of the Journal of Public Health, Auburn University and Cornell University researchers found that product placement and packaging had a significant impact on what clients selected in a New York State food...
by Paul Hollis | May 11, 2016 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Animal Sciences, COA Administration, COA Communications, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Poultry Science
Raising broiler chickens takes water—a lot of water. But rainwater harvesting could substantially reduce Alabama poultry growers’ dependence on municipal water sources or well water, reduce growers’ annual water bill by as much as $16,000 or more, and pay for itself...
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by Paul Hollis | May 10, 2016 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Entomology & Plant Pathology
by RON SMITHThe first major insect we focus on during the cotton production season is thrips. Many have heard and read in recent years about the resistance of thrips to our available seed treatments.Where are we with this issue in Alabama?Just for background,...
