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2023 Peanut Variety Trial Entry Forms
February 1 - For the 2023 season, peanuts will be tested in 4 locations for a total of 5 trials. Trials will be planted in 4-row plots and will require 15,000 kernels of seed. Due to space, the number of entries is limited. To enter the 2023 trials, please submit...
2023 Sorghum Variety Trial Entry Form
February 1 - Entry forms for the 2023 Auburn University Garin Sorghum Variety Trials are now available. Grain sorghum will be late-planted, behind small grains, at the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center in Headland.
2023 Soybean Variety Trial Entry Form
February 1, 2023 - Entry forms for the 2023 Auburn University Official Soybean Variety Trials (OVTs) are now available. Entry forms are due by March 17th. Seed is due by March 24th. Entries can be submitted in one or more of the following categories: Early Planted...
Performance of Small Grain Forage Varieties in Alabama, 2022-2023
January 27 - Yields are available for the first harvest of wheat, triticale, rye, and oats at the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center (WREC) in Headland. December 2022 Cold Damage Update SMREC Wheat Oat Triticale Rye CREC Wheat Oat Triticale Rye EVSRC Wheat Oat...
Performance of Ryegrass Varieties in Alabama, 2022-2023
January 27 - Yield data is available from the first harvest at the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center (WREC) in Headland. December 2022 Cold Damage Update Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center EV Smith Research Center - Plant Breeding Unit Wiregrass...
2022-2023 Forage Cold Damage Update
During the 2022 Christmas break, Alabama experienced a SEVERE cold snap. What makes this event unusual is how fast temperatures dropped. It went from t-shirt weather to sub-freezing overnight, and temperatures remained below freezing for several days. As a result,...
Performance of Peanut Varieties in Alabama, 2022
January 20 - Quality/Grade data (TSMK, LSK, OK, DK, Hulls) has been posted for all of the on-farm trials. December 13 - Yields have been added for the following On-Farm trials. Baldwin County Mobile County December 6 Quality/Grade data (TSMK, LSK, OK, DK, Hulls) has...
2023 Corn Variety Trial Entry Form
January 10, 2023 - Entry forms for the 2023 Auburn University Official Corn Variety Trials (OVTs) are now available. Entry forms are due by February 17th. Seed is due by March 1st. Entries can be submitted by region (North, Central, South). The North and South...
Performance of Cotton Varieties in Alabama, 2022
January 9 Lint yields and quality have been uploaded for eleven of the on-farm variety trials. January 4 The analytics portion of the Variety Selection Platform has been updated. There are now presets to save time getting to some of the most popular selections....
Performance of Soybean Cultivars in Alabama, 2022
December 7 Yield data is available for the following OVTs at the Black Belt Research and Extension Center (BBREC) in Marion Junction. Sumter Soil MG4 MG5 MG6 MG7/8 Vaiden Soil MG4 MG5 MG6 MG7/8 Yield data is available for the Escambia County On-Farm trial November 30...
Performance of Corn Hybrids in Alabama, 2022
November 16 - Yield data is available for the following on-farm trials. Chilton County Barbour County Dale County Pike County October 18 - Yield data is available for the OVT at the Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center (SMREC) in Crossville. October 12 - Yield...
Performance of Grain Sorghum in Alabama, 2022
October 17 Yield data is available for the grain sorghum OVT at the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center (WREC) in Headland. Please note that the season total rainfall for this trial was only 8.66 inches. WREC Sorghum Trial Page WREC Sorghum Analytics
Central Alabama Field Day 2022
9:00 AM, Tuesday, August 30, 2022 EV Smith Research Center - Plant Breeding Unit Join us as we tour the research conducted at the EV Smith Research Center - Plant Breeding Unit. The field day will include updates Agenda 9:00 AM-9:15 AM - Registration and...
2022 EVSPBU Soybean Trial Impacted by Nematodes
August 17 This season, the Early-Planted MG-4 trial at the EV Smith Research Center (EVSPBU) started off great. However, things took a turn mid-season. In this video, Dr. Eros Francisco - Extension Agronomist, Dr. Kathy Lawrence - Plant Pathologist, Henry Jordan -...
Performance of Small Grain Varieties in Alabama, 2021-2022
August 12 - A subset of barley varieties was selected for quality testing. Quality testing results are now available on the variety selection platform (under the qualtiy tab). Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center - Barley EV Smith Research Center - Barley...
2022-2023 Entry Form – Small Grain Forage Variety Trials at Auburn University
July 18 - Entry forms for the Auburn University Variety Testing - Small Grain Forage Variety Trials are now available. View last season's data here. The deadline for seed is August 27th. For the 2022-2023 season, small grain forage entries will be evaluated for yield...
Performance of Small Grain Forages in Alabama, 2021-2022
August 10 Quality data is now available (variety selection platform only) for the wheat, oat, rye, and triticale trials at the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center in Headland. Each quality variable now has a "top group" data field for early-season, late-season,...
Performance of Ryegrass Varieties in Alabama, 2021-2022
August 12 - Forage quality data has been added to the PDF document. August 10 Quality data is now available (variety selection platform only) for the ryegrass trial at the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center in Headland. This makes two seasons of quality data for...
2022 Row Crops Field Day – Gulf Coast/Fairhope
Join us as we tour the cotton and variety trials at the Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center. The field day will include updates from specialists on corn and cotton management, pests and diseases, the use of drones in agriculture, and the variety selection...
2022 Annual Row Crops Field Day – Wiregrass
Visit the research plots at the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center. A variety of researchers will give tours of their projects and answer questions. There will be mid-season crop updates from area specialists. Lunch will be provided. Friday, August 19, 2022...