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Auburn University Cotton Research Report 2021
This publication is a compilation of research conducted by Auburn University, the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, and the USDA Agricultural Research Service and National Soil Dynamics Laboratory. Research contained in the...
Performance of Peanut Varieties in Alabama, 2021
January 20 - Grade data is available for the WREC non-irrigated peanut OVT. Please note that grade data was not available for all for replications of each variety. For transparency, the number of replications for each variety's grade data is included. January 10 -...
Performance of Cotton Varieties in Alabama, 2021
January 11 - Classing data is now available for the on-farm variety trials. This data can be found on the variety selection platform. Yields and turnout rates have been updated for the Lee County, Alabama on-farm variety trial. January 4 - Yield data is now available...
Performance of Soybean Cultivars in Alabama, 2021
December 10 - Quality and seed per pound is available for all three OVTS at the Brewton Agricultural Research Unit. December 3 - Yield data is available for the Early Maturity Group 4, Regular Maturity Group 4, and Regular Maturity Group 5 sobyean OVTs at the Sand...
Performance of Field Corn Hybrids in Alabama, 2021
Novemvber 22 - Yields have been added for the Chilton, Cullman, and Marshall County, Alabama on-farm trials as well as the Giles County, TN trial. This data is avaialble on the variety selection platform only. October 28 - Yield data is available for the...
Performance of Grain Sorghum in Alabama, 2021
September 27 - Yield data and updated trial images are available for the grain sorghum OVT at the WREC. Additionally, Katelyn Kesheimer, Extension Entomologist, took anthracnose and sugar cane aphid ratings on the trial. Her ratings are available on the variety...
Auburn University Cotton Research Report 2020
Acknowledgements This publication is a compilation of research conducted by Auburn University, the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, and the USDA Agricultural Research Service and National Soil Dynamics Laboratory. Research contained in the AU crops research...
Performance of Small Grain Varieties in Alabama, 2020-2021
June 30- Summary tables have been completed. Data is available for the wheat, oat, and triticale trials at the Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center. June 23 - Yield data is available for the wheat, oat, and triticale trials at the Sand Mountain Research and...
Performance of Ryegrass Varieties in Alabama, 2020-2021
June 25 - Quality data is available for the fifth and final harvest at the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center. Season averages for quality have been updated. June 22 - Yield data is available for the fourth and final harvest at the Sand Mountain Research and...
Variety Selection Platform – Training Video
Medius Ag has created another training video for Auburn University's Variety Selection Platform. The video is bookmarked for convenience and the topics covered are listed below. Please note that in order to have access to the "Data Center" feature, users must first...
AU Variety Selection Platform
Auburn University has partnered with Medius Ag to create a variety selection tool for cotton and peanuts. The end result is not just a tool, but a toolbox with multiple tools that will allow users to look at small plot variety trial data and large plot on-farm data...
Performance of Small Grain Forages in Alabama, 2020-2021
These trials were conducted through collaboration with Auburn University, the University of Georgia, and the University of Florida. April 23 - Yield data is avaialable for wheat, triticale, oat, and rye forages at both locations. Forage yields for the dual...
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...
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...