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Beck earns two awards for academic advising excellence

Beck earns two awards for academic advising excellence

Mallory Beck, academic advisor for the Auburn University College of Agriculture’s Department of Animal Sciences, recently received two awards recognizing her excellence in her profession. Beck received the Outstanding New Advisor Award from the Provost’s Office’s 2025...

Graduation marshal Rachel Robinson sets sights on vet school

Graduation marshal Rachel Robinson sets sights on vet school

Auburn University Marching Band member Rachel Robinson has one more march to make. The animal sciences (pre-vet) major is the student marshal for the College of Agriculture at the 2024 winter commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 14. Robinson’s time as an...

Taking the guesswork out of catfish sperm quality

Taking the guesswork out of catfish sperm quality

Catfish farmers may be hurting their profitability by needlessly sacrificing male catfish when collecting sperm for breeding, according to a recent Auburn study. The same study discovered the indicators farmers commonly use to select males for breeding, like head size...

Rypel named director of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences

Rypel named director of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences

Andrew L. Rypel will serve as director of the Auburn University School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, effective March 22. He comes from the University of California at Davis, where he currently serves as director of the Center for Watershed Resources...

Auburn research looks to control deer feeding on row crops

Auburn research looks to control deer feeding on row crops

When can there be too many deer even for a hunting enthusiast? When that same enthusiast is a row-crop farmer, and the deer are using their fields as an all-you-can-eat buffet. While deer grazing on crops has been a consistent problem for decades, it has escalated in...

Measuring the impact of natural light on chicken production

Measuring the impact of natural light on chicken production

The average broiler chicken lives 6–8 weeks and spends much of that time indoors, but researchers at Auburn University are investigating the use of natural light in broiler houses and its effects on bird performance and welfare. A team of agricultural engineers,...

New short corn not ‘as high as an elephant’s eye’

New short corn not ‘as high as an elephant’s eye’

The line from the classic musical “Oklahoma” that refers to corn being “as high as an elephant’s eye” would not apply to some of the new hybrids becoming available to producers. Reduced-stature corn, also referred to as “short” corn, is a concept that has gained...

Finding frost-tolerant blueberries for Alabama growers

Finding frost-tolerant blueberries for Alabama growers

Alabama blueberry farmers could soon start growing more frost-tolerant cultivars thanks to recent research at Auburn University. Most Alabama growers are still heavily relying on the native species rabbiteye (Vaccinium virgatum Ait), while producers in neighboring...

Beckmann receives NSF CAREER Award

Beckmann receives NSF CAREER Award

John Beckmann, assistant professor of medical-veterinary entomology and biotechnology in the Auburn University College of Agriculture, recently received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award. Presented by the NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program, the...

Food pantries offered by College of Agriculture

Food pantries offered by College of Agriculture

Six student food pantries were recently installed on campus in an effort by the College of Agriculture to alleviate food insecurity among students. The pantries are in the lobby of each of the college’s academic buildings: Comer Hall, Funchess Hall, Upchurch Hall,...

Taking Stock of National Needs Fellowship

Taking Stock of National Needs Fellowship

Program made possible by $246,000 USDA-NIFA grant A College of Agriculture program for future leaders in the beef industry is entering its final academic year and taking stock of its impact. The highly selective National Needs Fellowship (NNF) prepared a dozen future...

Researchers fight high mortality rate of largemouth bass

Researchers fight high mortality rate of largemouth bass

Vaccine development made possible by $300,000 USDA-NIFA grant Largemouth bass producers may soon have a new vaccine for a common pathogen affecting the unusually death-prone fish species. Auburn University researchers are working to lower the fish’s near 80% mortality...

Beef Cattle Conference to be held at Auburn University in October

Beef Cattle Conference to be held at Auburn University in October

Beef cattle producers across the state will gain valuable insight on how to overcome bottom-line sustainability challenges in the cattle business during the Auburn University Department of Animal Sciences’ 2024 Beef Cattle Conference, October 3-4. The conference...

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Applied biotechnology student receives prestigious internship

Applied biotechnology student receives prestigious internship

Auburn University College of Agriculture student Leah Johnson received a highly competitive collegiate internship with HudsonAlpha, a premier institute for biotechnology. She is the second student from the applied biotechnology major in the Department of Entomology...

Three students receive 2025 Comer Awards

Three students receive 2025 Comer Awards

Hosted by the College of Sciences and Mathematics, in collaboration with the College of Agriculture, this year’s Comer Awards were presented to three graduating Auburn University students….

Geoff Williams named director of new Bee Center

Geoff Williams named director of new Bee Center

Geoff Williams, associate professor, graduate program officer and longtime director of the AU-Bees Lab, is director of the new Auburn University Bee Center, effective Tuesday, April 1. In February, the Board of Trustees approved the establishment of the Auburn...

Innovating solutions to agricultural challenges

Innovating solutions to agricultural challenges

A team of both doctoral and undergraduate biosystems engineering students is tackling the age-old problem of precise fertilizer application with cutting-edge drone technology. According to NASA, they’re tackling it well.

Decoding Dicamba

Decoding Dicamba

Auburn researchers help farmers adapt to EPA changes This year, major regulatory changes enacted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will affect farmers nationwide, specifically herbicide use for soybean and cotton producers. For 2025, dicamba herbicide...

Agricultural grants address problems on Alabama farms

Agricultural grants address problems on Alabama farms

Is growing a cover crop on Alabama farms a solution or a problem for growers in the state who are trying to prevent soil and water erosion losses? A grant funded through the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station research program for the current fiscal year will...

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Mahas part of first team to investigate Southern cotton leafroll dwarf virus management

Mahas part of first team to investigate Southern cotton leafroll dwarf virus management

As John Mahas prepared for a move to start postdoctoral research at Cornell University, he was still wrapping up research in the Auburn University lab where he earned his master’s and doctorate. It was here he focused his work on managing the emerging cotton leafroll dwarf virus (CLRDV) and its vector, the cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii. This research led to the publication of two peer-reviewed papers, one of which marked a first in the Southeastern United States.

Promoting blueberry production in Alabama

Promoting blueberry production in Alabama

As the U.S. celebrates National Blueberry Month in July, researchers in the Auburn College of Agriculture and the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station are looking for ways to boost blueberry production in the state by introducing more profitable cultivars for both field and protected cultivation.

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