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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...
2022-2023 Entry Form – Small Grains at Auburn University
July 27 - Entry forms for the Auburn University Variety Testing - Small Grain Variety Trials are now available. View last year's data here. The deadline for seed is October 1st. For the 2021-2022 season, small grains be evaluated as follows: Wheat and Oats Disease...
2022-2023 Entry Form – Ryegrass Variety Trials at Auburn University
July 18 - Entry forms for the Auburn University Variety Testing - Ryegrass Variety Trials are now available. View last season's data here. The deadline for seed is August 27th. For the 2022-2023 season, ryegrass entries will be evaluated for yield at five locations. ...
2022 Central Alabama Cattle & Forages Field Day
May 5 - The schedule for the field day is now available. April 19 - The announcement for the field day is now available and registration is open. April 5 - The EV Smith Research Center is hosting a Cattle & Forage Field Day Friday, May 13, 2022 on site. Please...
Science of Hemp: Production & Pest Management – Second Annual Conference 2021
Auburn University College of Agriculture and Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station hosted the second annual Science of Hemp: Production & Pest Management Conference November 2021. Below is the agenda, proceedings, and post-conference material. Please contact...
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...
2022 Beef – Forage Field Day
The Wiregrass Research & Extension Center is hosting a Beef – Forage Field Day Thursday, March 17, 2022 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...
2022 Grain Sorghum Variety Trial Entry Form
January 21, 2022 - Entry forms for the 2022 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.
2022 Peanut Variety Trial Entry Form
January 21, 2021 - Entry forms for the 2022 Auburn University Peanut Variety Trials are now available. Peanuts will be tested in 4 trials. EV Smith Research Center Plant Breeding Unit - Tallassee - Non-Irrigated Wiregrass Research and Extension Center - Headland -...
2022 Cotton Variety Trial Entry Form
January 21, 2022 - Entry forms for the 2022 Auburn University Cotton Variety Trials are now available. Applications for the Auburn University Variety Testing – Cotton Variety Trials are now available. Entries can be submitted in in two planting environments, short...
2022 Soybean Variety Trial Entry Form
January 20, 2022 - Entry forms for the 2022 Auburn University Soybean Variety Trials are now available. Entry forms are due by February 18th. Seed is due by March 18th. Entries can be submitted by the following categories/regions: Early Planted Maturity Group...
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...
2022 Corn Variety Trial Entry Form
December 13, 2022 - Entry forms for the 2023 Auburn University Corn Variety Trials 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). Each region has 3 trials for a total of...
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...