A research team led by Auburn University is working to help peanut farmers maintain and improve their production in a changing environment that’s certain to include increasingly limited water resources. “Adequate water availability for all crops is an increasing concern due to competition for water resources and increased drought frequency,” said Charles Chen, professor in the College of Agriculture’s Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences and Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station researcher.

Beth Guertal, a professor in the Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, was recently named the College of Agriculture's first Rowe Endowed Professor. The endowed professorship was established by college alumnus Mike Rowe and his wife, Leann.