On Nov. 28, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agricultureﾒs Research Service, Auburn University’s College of Agriculture, and the Auburn Research and Technology Foundation announced they had broken ground on for its new research facility housing the National Soil Dynamics Laboratory.

The buildings will house research on conservation cropping systems, environmentally sound animal waste management, and global climate change. Research efforts will also focus on improved poultry production practices, cotton disease control, improved forage production, and the use of biochar in agriculture.