Friday afternoon check on crops in our #plantertech studies. Cotton is struggling a bit but corn & beans are looking good. Also, good to catch up briefly with Craig Ganssle on the station today, they are working on some neat upgrades to the Farmwave’s harvest vision AI system!!

Alabama Insect Blog: Tales of Cotton Insects: Monday June 16, 2025 #ALcrops Ron Smith alabama-insects.blogspot.com/2025/06/tales-…

Good turnout at the Crops Scout School at the Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center today. We were able to record a quick podcast episode too discussing the excessive rainfall and crop planting situation in North AL this year!! Alabama Extension Auburn Agriculture

Congrats to Jacob Sizemore for being awarded the G.O. Mott Meritorious Graduate Student Award by the Agronomy, Crop, and Soil Science Societies. His hard work ethic and efforts in research, teaching and extension activities makes him well-deserving of this prestigious recognition!! Biosystems Engineering at Auburn University Auburn Agriculture

Good day for some See & Spray testing in cotton & data collection in high-speed planting studies in North AL. Thanks to McMichen Farms for their collaboration on various #agtech trials & to Cotton Incorporated AL Cotton Commission for funding this work!! Auburn Agriculture Nick McMichen

Our new Resource Hub is LIVE! 🎉 Discover the science behind #cotton's sustainability and why it's a great choice for a healthier textile ecosystem. Learn more: cottontoday.cottoninc.com/our-sustainabi… #CottonFacts #SustainableSolutions #CottonToday

Our favorite type of knee high by the 4th of July. Our cotton crop this year is all over the board across the state but glad this cotton in one of our #onfarm #plantertech trials at Bell Place Farm is doing ok. Happy 4th!! #wearcotton #eatmorepeanuts Auburn Agriculture

With peanut fungicide applications underway, it is important to adjust various spray variables accordingly to maximize efficiency and efficacy. Check out latest blog post for considerations for effective #peanut fungicide applications! Auburn Agriculture Alabama Extension precisionag.auburn.edu/blog/spray-con…

In the latest episode of AL Crops podcast, Max Runge (Ag Economist with Auburn Agriculture) share details on the new Reconciliation Bill, changes related to different ag commodities & its implications on growers. #alcrops #reconciliationbill Alabama Extension Scott Graham aces.edu/blog/podcast/s…

Row Crop Field days in North and South Alabama, and drone insecticide applications in West Alabama. It’s been a busy, productive and hot week!! Auburn Agriculture Alabama Extension

It was a good week to visit some cotton fields and welcome our two brand new extension specialists, Dr. Josh Lee (Cotton Agronomist) and Dr. Chandler Gruener - (Soil Health/Fertility), to College of Auburn Agriculture & Alabama Extension!! Scott Graham Dwaine Eddie McGriff Ron Smith

Congrats Simer Virk for being awarded the Larry W. Turner Young Extension Professional Award at the ASABE annual conference!🎊 Read more about Dr. Virk and the Department of Biosystems & Engineering's achievements and goals:pulse.ly/pelknqqp4g

#harvest25 started little late this year but we are slowly covering some ground. Today, harvesting one of our corn #plantertech studies at the EV Smith Research Center in Central Alabama!! Auburn Agriculture AU Precision Ag #cornharvest

A little bit of this and that….It has been a couple of busy weeks with various #precisionag research and outreach activities!! Auburn Agriculture AU Precision Ag

It was a good day to kickoff cotton #harvest25 & get one of our #onfarm #plantertech trials harvested yesterday. Thanks to Will Sanford, Christy & Blake Lanton for their collaboration and support with this and other #agtech studies this year!! Auburn Agriculture AU Precision Ag

Good day for some spray drone applications with Dr. David Russell, evaluating different herbicide rates and spray volumes in forages!! #dronespraying #T50 #onfarmresearch Auburn Agriculture

Glad to get our soybean #plantertech studies harvested yesterday at the EV Smith Research Center. We are looking at different planter setups, seeding rates & technologies including high speed planting. Thanks to the AL Soybean Producers for their support!! #harvest25 Auburn Agriculture

We are looking for qualified and interested students for a few PhD positions in our Precision Ag program to work on planting and spraying technologies, including spray/seeding drones. Please see the GRA position details below. AU Precision Ag Biosystems Engineering at Auburn University

Good day for harvesting our peanut #agtech studies. Thanks to the awesome crew at Wiregrass Research & Extension Center and to Alabama Peanut Producers Association for supporting this research!! #alpeanuts #harvest25 Auburn Agriculture AU Precision Ag

It was a good week for one of our most extensive drone drift studies. Three full days of field testing with 70+ samplers, 0.5 m sampling resolution & 10 replications per treatment. Great team work. Looking forward to similar evaluations with other drones, parameters & products!!