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Preliminary Performance of Ryegrass Varieties in Alabama, 2020-2021
April 19 - Updated yield data is available for all four locations. Quality data is available for the third harvest at the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center. April 8 - Yield data is available for the third harvest at the Gulf Coast Research and Extension...
Alabama Public Television Highlights Auburn-HudsonAlpha Collaboration
Alabama Public Television's episode of "Spotlight of Agriculture" aired on February 18, 2021 and focused on Auburn University's collaboration with HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. One of the highlights is the malting barely research that will hopefully lead to...
Cotton Variety Selection – Wiregrass Virtual Cotton Expo 2021
The Wiregrass Cooperative Extension Team conducted a virtual cotton expo on February 15, 2021. In this featured video, Dr. Steve Brown, Cotton Extension Agronomist, discusses variety selection and how to use the data provided by the Auburn University Variety Testing...
2021 Beef Forage Field Day
The Wiregrass Research & Extension Center is hosting a Beef – Forage Field Day Friday, March 26, 2021 on site. Please plan to join us and learn first-hand about the current beef and forage research projects and demonstrations on the research farm. The field day...
Application Materials – 2021 Cotton Variety Trials
March 22 - The Auburn University Variety Testing Program has closed the portal for 2021 corn applications. If you would like to enter and missed the deadline or need to make changes to your applicaiton please email varietytesting@auburn.edu. Late applications will...
2021 Application Materials – Soybean Variety Trials
March 22 - The Auburn University Variety Testing Program has closed the portal for 2021 soybean applications. If you would like to enter and missed the deadline or need to make changes to your applicaiton please email varietytesting@auburn.edu. Late applications...
Performance of Soybean Cultivars in Alabama, 2020
January 13 - The final report is available. Seed per pound and seed quality data is available for the soybean trials at the Brewton Agricultural Research Unit. Soybeans at the Black Belt Research and Extension Center displayed uneven maturity within a plot as well as...
Performance of Cotton Varieties in Alabama, 2020
January 11 - The final report is available. Classing data is available for the short season trials at the EV Smith and Wiregrass Research and Extension Centers. December 10 - Classing data (micronaire, length, strength, and uniformity) is available for both full...
Meet Dr. Kelly Dunning
Authored by Rachel McGuireWE SAT DOWN WITH AU’S DR. KELLY DUNNING, AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN THE SCHOOL OF FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE SCIENCES.Tell us about your background and current position. I have a PhD from MIT in Natural Resources and Environmental Policy, an MS...
2021 Application Materials – Grain Sorghum Variety Trial
For 2021, Auburn University Variety Testing will offer a grain sorghum variety trial at the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center, Headland, AL. This trial will be a 4 row trial planted on 36 inch rows. The trial will be planted following small grain harvest. In...
Meet Dr. Brendan Higgins
Authored by Rachel McGuireWE SAT DOWN WITH AU’S DR. BRENDAN HIGGINS, AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN THE SAMUEL GINN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING. Tell us about your background and current position. I’m an assistant professor in Biosystems Engineering and I joined Auburn...
2021 Application Materials – Auburn University Corn Variety Trials
January 22, 2021 - The Auburn University Variety Testing Program has closed the portal for 2021 corn applications. If you would like to enter and missed the deadline or need to make changes to your applicaiton please email varietytesting@auburn.edu. Late...
Performance of Small Grain Varieties in Alabama, 2020-2021
December 17 - All locations, except the Black Belt Research and Extension Center, have beeen planted. Excessive soil moisture coupled with continued rain events have prevented the Black Belt small grain trials from being planted in the normal planting window. Seed...
Ryegrass Variety Trial 2020-2021 Planting Dates
Planting Dates for Ryegrass The Auburn University Variety Testing Program's Ryegrass Variety Trials for the 2020-2021 season have all been planted. The locations and dates are as follows: Sand Mountain Reserach and Extension Center - November 5 E.V. Smith Research...
Performance of Peanut Varieties in Alabama, 2020
November 13 - Final data is available. Seed per pound has been added to the yield/quality tables for the peanut trials at the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center. November 11 - Grade data is avaialable for the peanut trials at the Wiregrass Research and...
Performance of Field Corn Hybrids in Alabama, 2020
October 9 - The 2020 corn season has come to an end and the completed report is now available. Yield data for the Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center is now available. The non-irrigated summary tables are now complete. September 22 - Yield data is available...
Meet Dr. Latif Kalin
We sat down with Auburn University’s Dr. Latif Kalin, a Professor in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences. Tell us about your background and current position. I am a professor in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences. I have been at Auburn since 2006. I...
Meet Dr. Frances O’Donnell
We sat down with Auburn University’s Dr. Frances O’Donnell, an Assistant Professor in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering’s Department of Civil Engineering. Tell us about your background and current position. I come from an interdisciplinary background, having done...
Performance of Small Grain Forages in Alabama, 2019-2020
During the 2019-2020 season, small grain forage variety trials were conducted at the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center, Headland, AL and at the Chilton Research and Extension Center, Clanton, AL. Wheat, triticale, rye, and oat forages were evaluated in addition...
Performance of Small Grain Varieties in Alabama, 2019-2020
The mission of the Alabama Variety Testing Program is to provide research-based, unbiased results on the performance of various crop hybrids, cultivars, and varieties to the agricultural community in our state. We are intent on conducting these trials in a manner that...