Cullman County Extension Office

Meet the Staff  &  Directions Office Hours: 8:00 - 4:30

Elaine W. Cole County Extension Coordinator 402 Arnold St., NE Suite G-1, Cullman County Office Building Cullman, AL 35055 Phone: (256) 737-9386 Fax: (256) 737-9549 Email Us

• Cullman Farm City Activities
• Cullman County Annual Report
• Cullman County 4-H
• Summer 2009 Extension Activities
• Cullman County Master Gardeners
• Cullman County Extension Calendar
• ACES Timely Information
• Cullman County Maps
• Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce
• Cullman County, Alabama
• Official site of the State of Alabama
• US Census Information on Cullman County
• Other WWW Links - University sites, Extension sites, Affiliated Associations, Government sites, Corporate sites, etc.

About Cullman County

Cullman County was named after Col. John G. Cullmann, an immigrant from Frankweiler, Germany, who brought five families with him to settle in the area in 1873.

Cullman is home to the Ave Maria Grotto, Clarkson Covered Bridge, Smith Lake, Sportsman Lake, Hurricane Creek Park and the Peinhardt Living History Farm.

Cullman County leads the state in agricultural production. Major agricultural products include poultry, beef cattle, sweet potatoes, nursery plants, corn and forest products. Cullman County is ranked as one of the top 60 counties in America in total agricultural income. Our community values the relationship of the farmer to our economy, our Farm-City Committee

has been recognized as one of the best in the state in past decade.

Elaine Cole is the County Agent

Coordinator; Jennifer Dutton is our newest Regional Extension Agent, responsible for Human Nutrition, Diet and Health, Donna Shanklin is a Regional Extension Agent responsible for programs in Health; Jay Conway is a Regional Agent for programs in 4-H and Youth Development; and Charles Pinkston is a Regional Extension Agent responsible for programs in Home Horticulture and Home Pests.

Kerri Roberts is the Agent Assistant for 4-H, Emma Thornton is the agent assistant for the NEP program for Cullman and Marshall counties, Janet Sexton and Raydonna Sims are agent assistants for the First Years Count program; Camellia Taylor is the Administrative Assistant and Beth Self is the Administrative Secretary for the office.

Nine more Regional Agents serve Cullman County in the areas of: Commercial Horticulture, Animal Science & Forages, Forestry & Wildlife, Food Safety & Preservation, Consumer Science & Financial Management, Agronomy, Family & Child Development and Dairy Science.

Our county hosts a Master Gardener program - a twelve week course -with participants learning about home gardens, landscapes and pest management from Extension specialists. After completing the course, Master Gardeners volunteer time to the community. For more information call our office or email us with your name and address.

First Years Count is a home visitation parenting program for parents of children from birth to age three funded through a grant from the Children's Trust Fund of Alabama.

Back to Basics is a series of eight parenting classes for parents of children from birth to age 5. For more information on registration and fee call our office.

KidCope is a parenting program for divorcing parents of minor children in Cullman County. The program's aim is to help parents to help their children cope with the stress and problems associated with divorce.

4-H is the youth development program of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. Our mission is to help young people develop their Head - Hands - Heart and Health. We have 4-H clubs in schools and in the community. Volunteers are needed! Call us if you would like to be involved in 4-H. 4-H is a United Way of Cullman County Agency.

Nutrition Education Program is a program aimed at Food Stamp participants to help them learn how to plan their family meals and snacks in a more nutritious manner. Also the program provides educational programs for schools in the Cullman County School System.