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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...
2023 Soybean Summary Tables
December 5 All yields for the 2023 season are in and summary tables are complete. December 1 Summary tables are provided through the variety selection platform only. North Region & Early Planted MG 4 tables will be updated as additional data becomes available....
2023 Soybean Iron Chlorosis Ratings – Black Belt REC
November 30 - Yields have been uploaded for the Iron Deficiency Chlorosis (IDC) trials conducted at the Black Belt Research and Extension Center. MG4 - Shatter ratings were highly correlated to yield. MG5 - IDC ratings were highly correlated to yield. MG6 - Neither...
2023 Peanut On-Farm Trials
November 27 - Yield and quality results are available on the variety selection platform for the 7 on-farm trials conducted by Peanut Extension Specialist, Kris Balkcom. Statistical differences by variety (Top Yield Group) were noted in two trials, Lee & Baldwin...
2023 Cotton OVT Summaries
November 20 Summary tables are provided through the variety selection platform only. As additional data (yield or quality) becomes available, tables will update. The Conventional OVT summary is complete. The North AL Full Season summary is complete. For any summary...
Performance of Grain Sorghum in Alabama, 2023
February 3 - Yield results are available for the Henry County on-farm grain sorghum trial. November 20 - Yield results are available for the Walker County on-farm grain sorghum trial. September 21 - Yield results are available for the grain sorghum OVT conducted at...
2023 On-Farm Soybean Variety Trials
February 3 - Yield results are available for the Geneva County on-farm soybean trial. October 31 - Yield results are available for the Lawrence County on-farm soybean trial. October 25 - Yield results are available for the on-farm soybean trial conducted in Macon...
2023 On-Farm Corn
October 20 - Yields for the Baldwin County on-farm trial have been updated. October 14 - Yield results are available for the on-farm corn trial conducted in Cullman County. October 13 - Yield results are available for the on-farm corn trial conducted at the EV Smith...
2023 Corn Summary Tables
October 13 - Statewide summary tables are complete. September 14 - The summary table for the Central Region is now available below. September 1 - Since yield results from both South Region OVT locations are complete, the first summary table of the season is available...
Performance of Corn Hybrids in Alabama, 2023
October 13 Yield results are available for the non-irrigated corn OVT conducted at the Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center (SMREC) in Crossville. Excessive corn earworm pressure was noted. Yields were low, and data was variable. Yields have been excluded...
2022-2023 Winter Forage Summary Tables
September 14 Quality data from Clanton and EV Smith, both located in the Central Region, have been added to the variety selection platform. As a result, the Central Region summary tabs have been updated. Note: Forage quality at Clanton was reduced for the first...
Performance of Small Grain Forage Varieties in Alabama, 2022-2023
September 14 - Quality results are now available on the variety selection platform for the ryegrass trials at the Clanton Research and Extension Center (CREC) and the EV Smith Research Center (EVSRC). Forage quality at the CREC was reduced for the first harvest of...
Performance of Ryegrass Varieties in Alabama, 2022-2023
September 14 - Quality results are now available on the variety selection platform for the ryegrass trials at the Clanton Research and Extension Center (CREC) and the EV Smith Research Center (EVSRC). Forage quality at the CREC was reduced for the first harvest of...
Cow Talks Podcast – 2023 Cool Season Forage Recommendations
Recently, Dr. Marcelo Wallau, University of Florida Forage Extension Specialist, spent some time at Auburn reviewing our cool-season variety trial data and discussing the results. Much of his discussion with Dr. Leanne Dillard, Auburn Forage Extension Specialist, and...
2023 Brewton Row Crops Field Day
There one more opportunity to visit an Auburn University Research and Extension Centers, learn from and interact with specialists, and see current research in person. Tuesday, September 19th Brewton Agricultural Research Unit (BARU) Registration 8:00-8:30 AM Tour -...
Hessian Fly Ratings, 2022-2023
BY: Henry G. Jordan Jr., AU Variety Testing Manager Dr. David Buntin, UGA Professor of Entomology Dr. Katelyn Kesheimer, AU Extension Entomologist Spring 2023 saw a serious infestation of Hessian fly in wheat across the southern United States, and variety selection is...
2022-2023 On-Farm Wheat
July 21 Results have been posted to the variety selection platform for the 2022-2023 on-farm wheat variety trials conducted by Assistant Extension Professor Tyler Sandlin. A report in PDF format will be posted as soon as it becomes available. 2023 On-Farm...