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Auburn Agriculture 102 — Auburn University graduate Abigail Dorrill and her horse. (Jacob Blankenship / Bham Now)

Mention getting an agriculture degree, and many people picture someone working on a farm.

While farming and ranching remain the backbone of Alabama’s agriculture industry, they’re only part of the story. Today, agriculture needs professionals in everything from animal nutrition and research to engineering, business and emerging technologies like drones and precision mapping.

Just ask Auburn University graduates Abigail Dorrill and Louie Harris—although they took very different career paths, both say Auburn’s College of Agriculture helped them discover just how broad (and exciting!) the industry really is in 2026.

Check out the full story on Bham Now.

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