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12th Annual Row Crops Short Course
Please join us for the 12th Annual Alabama Row Crops Short Course. This statewide conference is held yearly and offers an opportunity to hear the latest information from researchers, industry representatives, and Extension professionals about row crop management and...
Performance of Cotton Varieties in Alabama, 2024
October 31 Lint yields are available for: TVREC Full Season Irrigated TVREC Full Season Non-Irrigated Seed cotton (pre-ginned) yields are available in the variety selection tool for: BARU Conventional BARU Short Season WREC Full Season Irrigated WREC Full Season...
Performance of Peanut Varieties in Alabama, 2024
October 31 Yield and disease results are available for the peanut OVT conducted at the EV Smith Research Center (EVSRC) in Tallassee. Trial management has been updated for BARU and both WREC trials. A weather summary has been added for each location. This includes...
Performance of Soybeans in Alabama, 2024
October 28 - Results are available for the Maturity Group 5 Root-knot Nematode Screening conducted at the EV Smith Research Center (EVSRC) in Tallassee. October 14 - Results are available for the Maturity Group 4 Root-knot Nematode Screening conducted at the EV Smith...
Performance of Corn Hybrids in Alabama, 2024
October 28 - Yields from the following on-farm trials are available. Cullman County Geneva County - Birdsong Geneva County - Parker Marshall County October 15 - Yields from the Perry County on-farm trial (Central Region) are available in the variety selection tool....
2024-2025 Entry Forms – Forage & Grain
August 1 - Entry forms for the 2024-2025 season are available. Select the tab(s) of interest below for details and options for forage and/or grain. Seed treatments are permitted but must be labeled and accompanied with MSDS sheets. Once the entry form has been...
More 3rd Party Data – Jay, FL
Cotton, corn, and soybean variety trial results from the West Florida Research and Education Center in Jay, FL can now be incorporated into the variety selection process for Alabama stakeholders. Because both states use Medius Ag as their variety trial database...
2024 Summer Field Day Opportunities
There are multiple opportunities to visit the Auburn University Research and Extension Centers, learn from and interact with specialists, and see current research in person. The dates and locations are below.Friday, August 2 Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center...
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...