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Professor Profile: Leanne Dillard

Professor Profile: Leanne Dillard

The Road Back: Leanne Dillard shares her agriculture story By Justin Miller A desire to work in agriculture is something that many people have from an early age. But the story of Leanne Dillard is quite different. Early in her life, she wanted nothing to do with...

International interns study novel growth systems at Auburn

International interns study novel growth systems at Auburn

It’s become a bit of a tradition. Each summer, some of the best and brightest students at EARTH University in Costa Rica travel to Auburn to study and conduct research with the Auburn Aquaponics Project at the E.W. Shell Fisheries Center. In 2022, those students were...

Alabama Extension tackles critical issues in inaugural lecture

Alabama Extension tackles critical issues in inaugural lecture

Experts in agriculture, the environment and nutrition will address critical topics impacting Alabama communities Thursday, Oct. 26, as part the Alabama Cooperative Extension System’s Extension Week activities. The lecture, “Sustaining Life: Exploring the Future of...

Auburn professors, farmers shaping the future of farming in Alabama

Auburn professors, farmers shaping the future of farming in Alabama

How challenging is it to farm sustainably? The answer is complex. While technological and scientific advancements have improved the resiliency of modern farms, there are challenges that today’s farmers face in adopting conservation practices. Enter the Alabama...

College of Agriculture to host annual Ag Roundup Sept. 16

College of Agriculture to host annual Ag Roundup Sept. 16

By Georgia Smith The 44th annual Ag Roundup, hosted by the Auburn Agricultural Alumni Club and the College of Agriculture at Auburn University, will return to campus on Saturday, Sept. 16, offering a special opportunity for agriculture alumni and friends to gather for...

Mariannah Harding earns master’s in horticulture at 18

Mariannah Harding earns master’s in horticulture at 18

As 18-year-old Mariannah Harding straightened her master’s regalia on Samford Lawn, she reflected on the days she worked in Auburn University’s most iconic building. “I watered the plants in Samford Hall,” she said. “I remember looking outside, watching students take...

Agriculture degrees set graduates apart from the pack

Agriculture degrees set graduates apart from the pack

By Mike Jernigan Why major in agriculture today? There are many reasons, and some of them have a certain degree of urgency. Food insecurity is one of the greatest problems facing our planet. Solving the problems of producing more food in an increasingly hungry world...

Rooftop garden provides unparalleled learning environment

Rooftop garden provides unparalleled learning environment

You’ve heard of farm-to-fork restaurants. At Auburn, we offer rooftop to fork, and it’s only an elevator ride away. Atop the Tony and Libba Rane Culinary Science Center, adjacent to Ag Hill on the Auburn campus, lies an entirely edible rooftop garden operated by...

The Market at Ag Heritage Park returns May 25

The Market at Ag Heritage Park returns May 25

The Market at Ag Heritage Park, operated by the College of Agriculture, is back for the summer. Beginning May 25, vendors will set up at Ag Heritage Park with fresh local produce and other farm-made products every Thursday from 3-6 p.m. Zac Jones, research associate...

Native Habitat cofounder visiting April 13

Native Habitat cofounder visiting April 13

The College of Agriculture will host well-known forester Kyle Lybarger at the invitation of Assistant Professor Ryan Thomson. Lybarger is scheduled to speak April 13 at 11 a.m. in Comer Hall room 207. With 410.7k followers on TikTok and 198k followers on Instagram,...

Researcher part of worldwide effort to combat tree disease

Researcher part of worldwide effort to combat tree disease

De La Fuente first Auburn researcher to receive EU-funded award An Auburn University researcher and professor is part of an international team of scientists who are playing a pivotal role in combating a disease that is threatening major tree crops around the world....

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Professor Profile: Leanne Dillard

Professor Profile: Leanne Dillard

The Road Back: Leanne Dillard shares her agriculture story By Justin Miller A desire to work in agriculture is something that many people have from an early age. But the story of Leanne Dillard is quite different. Early in her life, she wanted nothing to do with...

International interns study novel growth systems at Auburn

International interns study novel growth systems at Auburn

It’s become a bit of a tradition. Each summer, some of the best and brightest students at EARTH University in Costa Rica travel to Auburn to study and conduct research with the Auburn Aquaponics Project at the E.W. Shell Fisheries Center. In 2022, those students were...

Alabama Extension tackles critical issues in inaugural lecture

Alabama Extension tackles critical issues in inaugural lecture

Experts in agriculture, the environment and nutrition will address critical topics impacting Alabama communities Thursday, Oct. 26, as part the Alabama Cooperative Extension System’s Extension Week activities. The lecture, “Sustaining Life: Exploring the Future of...

Auburn professors, farmers shaping the future of farming in Alabama

Auburn professors, farmers shaping the future of farming in Alabama

How challenging is it to farm sustainably? The answer is complex. While technological and scientific advancements have improved the resiliency of modern farms, there are challenges that today’s farmers face in adopting conservation practices. Enter the Alabama...

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