ACES Accolades: Ag, Forestry and Natural Resources Members Published Nationally
A collage of headshots of the nine published authors. Top row includes Monroe, Kelley, Runge, Gimenez Cremonez and da Silva. The bottom row includes Rodrigues, Dillard, Elmore and Sawadgo.

With the December 2025 edition of the Journal of National Association of County Agricultural Agents, nine staff members with Alabama Extension at Auburn University have new author credits to their names.

The journal accepted three publications that tackle topics about beef cattle marketing, greenhouse tomato cultivars and stockpiling bahiagrass. Authors of the accepted publications represented five teams within Extension’s Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources area.

Becky Barlow, Alabama Extension assistant director for agriculture, forestry, wildlife and natural resources programming, said seeing so many Extension authors in one journal was an impressive achievement.

“I am so proud to see the scholarly work of Extension agents and specialists representing teams within agriculture, forestry and natural resources being recognized nationally,” Barlow said. “I encourage team members to think about opportunities to submit articles to this and other Extension related journals.”

Accepted publications and their authors include the following:

Faces of Direct-to-Consumer Marketing: A Video Series Highlighting Alabama Livestock Producers

Greenhouse Tomato Cultivar Effects on Bemisia tabaci Adult Numbers across Initial Infestation Levels

  • Paulo Gimenez Cremonez, Extension Specialist, Commercial Horticulture and Home Horticulture; Andre da Silva, Extension Specialist, Commercial Horticulture; and Camila Rodrigues, Extension Specialist, Food Safety and Quality and Commercial Horticulture; all with Auburn University

Stockpiling Bahiagrass – Management and Nutritive Value for On-Farm Use

  • Leanne Dillard, Extension Specialist and Coordinator, and Josh Elmore, Extension Agent, both in Animal Sciences and Forages with Auburn University

The journal is published twice annually — in June and December. Submissions for the June 2026 edition are due March 15.

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