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Needed to sustain and enhance human lives, agriculture is vital to the future of our communities. Heightened demand, weather impacts, and insect invasions continually challenge production, so the protection and expansion of yields are essential for continued growth. To help support these efforts, we provide objective, research-based information, and resources for agricultural audiences across the South.
Recent Farming Articles
Performance of Small Grain Varieties in Alabama, 2023-2024
July 22 - Head dates from the SMREC are available. July 2 - Results are available from Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center (SMREC) in Crossville. Wheat OVT Barley OVT - only disease ratings June 21 - Results are available for the wheat and barley OVTs...
Winter Forage Summary Tables, 2023-2024
October 10 - Forage quality results are available for the BBREC forages - ryegrass, wheat, oat, rye, and triticale. September 18 - Forage quality results are available for the SMREC oats and ryegrass. September 11 - Forage quality results are available from the CREC....
Performance of Ryegrass Varieties in Alabama, 2023-2024
October 10 - Forage quality results are available from the BBREC. September 18 - Forage quality results are available from the SMREC. September 11 - Forage quality results are available from the CREC. August 13 - Forage quality results are available from the GCREC. ...
Small Grain Summary Tables, 2023-2024
July 2 - The North Region summary is complete. Statewide summaries are updated. June 13 - The Central Region summary is complete. Please note that 2024 yields are from BBREC only. June 4 - The summaries below will provide readers with shortcuts to some of the most...
Winter Forages and Maturity, 2023-2024
Which variety(s) will transition from vegetative reproductive growth first? How long will my winter annual compete with my warm-season perennial? These are important factors to consider when overseeding a warm-season perennial pasture such as bermudagrass or...
Performance of Small Grain Forages in Alabama, 2023-2024
October 10 - Forage quality results are available for the BBREC forages - wheat, oat, rye, and triticale. September 18 - Forage quality results are available for the SRMEC oats. September 11 - Forage quality results are available from the CREC. July 19 – Forage...
2024 Cool Season Forages Baleage Field Day
Come join us for the 2024 Baleage Production Workshop on April 11, 2024. The workshop is free and lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by April 9th to reserve lunch - Register Online Agenda 8:30 – 9:00 Registration9:00 – 9:15 Welcome & Introductions (Rickey...
Multi-State Data – New Feature Released
In 2021, the Auburn University Official Variety Testing (OVT) Program contracted with Medius Ag, a third-party agricultural data management company, to store, manage, and maintain Auburn OVT data in an online database/tool available to all stakeholders. The goal was...
2024 TVREC Barley Field Day
Researchers from the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station and Auburn University are hosting a free barley field day for growers who are interested in barley production in Alabama. This field day will include variety plot...
2024 Beef & Forage Field Days
Multiple opportunities are available to visit the Auburn University Research and Extension Centers, learn from and interact with forage specialists, and see current forage/beef cattle research in person. The dates and locations are below. Details When: March 15,...
2024 Cotton OVT Entry Form
January 12 - Entry forms for the 2024 Auburn University Official Cotton Variety Trials are now available. Entry forms are due by March 15th. Please send Please send seed as soon as possible, preferably no later than March 31st. Seed required: 10 lb Full Season, 10...
2024 Soybean OVT Entry Form
January 12, 2024 - Entry forms for the 2023 Auburn University Official Soybean Variety Trials (OVTs) are now available. Entry forms are due by February 29th. Please send seed as soon as possible, preferably no later than March 31st. Seed Required: 5 lb North, 5 lb...
2024 Sorghum OVT Entry Form
January 16 - Entry forms for the 2024 Auburn University Official Grain Sorghum Variety Trials are now available. Entry forms are due by March 15th. Please send seed as soon as possible, preferably no later than April 30th. Grain sorghum will be late-planted, behind...
Performance of Cotton Varieties in Alabama, 2023
January 29 2023 OVT cotton data updates are concluded. Quality results are available for the WREC Short Season Non-Irrigated OVT. Quality results for the WREC Full Season Non-Irrigated are excluded due to an incomplete dataset. January 3 Quality results (micronaire,...
Performance of Peanut Varieties in Alabama, 2023
February 12, 2024 2023 Peanut OVT results are complete. Seed per pound at harvest is available for all five OVTs. January 8, 2024 - Quality results are available for the OVTs conducted at the GCREC, BARU, & EVSRC. November 18 - Quality results are available for...
2023 On-Farm Cotton
January 3 2023 On-farm cotton results, compliments of Tyler Sandlin - On-Farm Cotton Coordinator, are now available. The on-farm cotton trials are split into two categories, North & South. Summary tables are provided for each. However, they have been filtered...
2024 Corn OVT Entry Forms
December 14 - Entry forms for the 2024 Auburn University Official Corn Variety Trials (OVTs) are now available. Entry forms are due by February 2nd. Please send seed as soon as possible, preferably no later than February 19th. Entries can be submitted by region...
Performance of Soybeans in Alabama, 2023
December 5 Yield results are available for the three soybean trials conducted at the Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center (SMREC) in Crossville. November 30 Yield results are available for the 8 soybean trials conducted at the Black Belt Research and...