About Us

WHAT IS THE EXPERIMENT STATION?

The Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station (AAES) at Auburn University was established in 1883 by an act of the Alabama Legislature to conduct scientific research that would advance Alabama’s agricultural and forestry industries. AAES operations are supported with funding support from the USDA NIFA Hatch funding program and the State of Alabama. AAES researchers conduct innovative fundamental and applied (mission-oriented) research that supports the advancement of Alabama’s agriculture and forestry industries, for the purpose of improving quality of life and well-being of citizens and communities of Alabama and beyond. Research conducted by AAES faculty focus on the following four priority areas: Food Animal Systems, Integrated Food and Human Health Systems, Plant Production and Management Systems, and Sustainable Ecosystems and Renewable Resources.

WHY THE EXPERIMENT STATION?

Through the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station (AAES), our research is improving people’s lives while promoting the environmentally and socially responsible advancement of Alabama’s agricultural, forestry and related industries.
Our AAES research teams are spread across 15 research units throughout the state and five academic colleges and schools on the Auburn campus. Every day, these scientists and supporting personnel work with producers, businesses and communities to find solutions to issues that impact the people and economy of our state directly. As a result, farms are more profitable, food and fiber products are of greater quality and human health is improved.

In the AAES, we are also in the natural resources business. We nurture, grow and care for our communities’ most fundamental elements, ensuring a clean, healthy environment for the generations who will follow us.