by Josh Woods | Oct 28, 2015 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
The Southeast Climate Extension project, a large-scale partnership of six universities across the Southeast, was recently awarded the National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s Partnership Award for Multistate Efforts. Brenda Ortiz, an associate professor in Auburn...
by Josh Woods | Oct 28, 2015 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
Brenda Ortiz, an associate professor in the Auburn University College of Agriculture’s Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, is researching the impact of weather and climate on agriculture, particularly grain crops like wheat and soybeans. Working with...
by Josh Woods | Oct 28, 2015 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
Concerns over agriculture’s impact on global environmental change have prompted extensive research aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing carbon sequestration in row-crop, forest and livestock production systems, but a study underway at Auburn...
by Josh Woods | Oct 28, 2015 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
Discipline and a pro-active attitude are requirements if farmers hope to slow the spread of herbicide-resistant weeds on Alabama cropland. That’s the message being carried by Auburn’s team of researchers and Extension specialists who are traveling to communities...
by Josh Woods | Oct 28, 2015 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
More than 30 unique AAES studies are addressing issues of environmental quality and sustainability. From water quality to bioproduct development to the carbon sequestration potential of Alabama soils, the projects address a wide range of natural resource-related...
by Josh Woods | Oct 28, 2015 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
The relationship between environmental sustainability and Alabama’s production agriculture sector is the focus of work being led by College of Agriculture faculty member and AAES researcher Julie Howe. Along with team partners in Georgia and Florida, Howe is examining...
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by Paul Hollis | Oct 12, 2015 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences
by PAUL HOLLIS “AU Victory” is no longer simply the wish of every Auburn University sports fan. It’s also the name of a new bentgrass variety that promises improved putting greens for golfers. The new variety—the first bentgrass released by the university’s turfgrass...
