by Jamie Creamer | Feb 16, 2016 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences
A foursome of Auburn Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences students claimed fourth-place honors in the 2016 Collegiate Turf Bowl, held during the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America’s annual meeting the second week of February in San...
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...
by Mary Catherine Gaston | Nov 17, 2014 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences
by NATHAN KELLY Auburn’s turfgrass management degree program, housed in the Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, is one of the oldest and best in the nation. What sets the program apart? Find out in this short video featuring faculty members Dr....
by Mary Catherine Gaston | Oct 30, 2014 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences
Auburn turfgrass team keeps some of the South’s most famous grass in championship condition by MARY CATHERINE GASTON video by NATHAN KELLY This spring when the Auburn athletics grounds crew painted the route of Chris Davis’ famous Iron Bowl 2013 run on Pat Dye Field,...
by Mary Catherine Gaston | Sep 19, 2014 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences
As of Aug. 1, Auburn University Ph.D. student Zack Ogles had picked a ton of produce—closer to 2,200 pounds, actually—from the eight-row garden he has on the Auburn campus. There’s no telling how many tomato sandwiches, squash casseroles and skillets full of fried...
by William Cahalin | Dec 22, 2013 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences
AUBURN, Ala.—The Alabama Commission on Higher Education has approved an online master of turfgrass management program for Auburn University’s College of Agriculture. The program is designed for working professionals and offers 100 percent of its curriculum online. The...