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Auburn, April 27---One early autumn evening 46 years ago while vacationing in Denver, then-President Dwight Eisenhower, prepared for bed, following a busy afternoon of national security briefings, nine holes of golf and a game of billiards with a close friend. (More...)

AUBURN, APRIL 26--A recently discovered small hive beetle is the newest threat to honey bees in the United States. Originally from South America, the beetle has established itself in some honey bee colonies in various Southeastern, Midwestern and Northeastern states. (More...)

AUBURN, April 26---Some new homebuyers, usually within one or two years after the sale, become panic-stricken in the fall if they find tiny brown beetles crawling in their new home. Initially, only a few beetles may be seen; then they emerge by the hundreds from wall voids, under baseboards, behind electric outlets and everywhere. Being strong fliers, the beetles rapidly spread to all rooms of the house. (More...)

Cotton Planting Underway

AUBURN, APRIL 26--Farmers are busy planting across Alabama with the most acres planted in the Tennessee Valley so far. An agronomist with the Alabama Cooperative Extension Systems says cotton farmers in north Alabama are taking advantage of the good weather to complete their planting.  (More...)

AUBURN, April 26---Job loss can happen to almost anyone at anytime. The better prepared you are, the better your position to cope with the loss and continue with your life. (More...)

Auburn, April 25---As the saying goes, there are two things in life that are certain: death and taxes.

Auburn, April 20---Virtually everyone believes the recent completion of the human genome map will open avenues for scientific discovery scarcely imagined only a decade ago. But genome mapping that already is well under way with other animal and plant species already has led to major environmental benefits. (More...)

Auburn, April 20---As America approached midcentury more than 50 years ago, many nutritionists believed that the same sort of planning and resolve employed to eradicate polio or land a man on the moon could be used to reverse Americans’ bad eating habits.  (More...)

Auburn, April 19---Children love watching television and movies, but too much of it during developmental years can have a significant negative impact on them, experts say. (More...)

AUBURN, April 19---The structure of the workplace has been changing rapidly for several decades and is expected to continue. Labor market analysts predict that by 2010, at least half of all employees in the United States will hold new century jobs. (More...)

MONTGOMERY, April 19---Scientists are monitoring bird populations in Alabama for the deadly West Nile virus (WNV). In 1999, seven people in New York City died of encephalitis caused by WNV.

Alabama would seem far removed from a potential outbreak, but a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) says that's not really the case. (More...)

Auburn, April 19---Chilton County farmer Tim Minor spent last week walking through his strawberry patches, examining berries and checking for new growth as the sun put the finishing touches on his crop.

Sunshine Farms, which he owns, includes a U-Pick strawberry patch that opened April 14.  (More...)

Auburn, April 20---As you plan your garden, one important consideration is what type of organic matter you plan to incorporate into your garden soil.

Organic matter is the decomposed state of material that was once living, says Mary Beth Musgrove, a horticulturist with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. (More...)

AUBURN, April 12---For owners and managers of "concentrated animal feeding operations" (CAFOs), simply following the rules isn’t good enough.

Under new regulations, merely adopting environmentally friendly practices aimed at reducing waste runoff from livestock facilities into surface- and groundwater is only part of what will be expected from managers of these operations.  (More...)

AUBURN, April 12---Alabama farmers have access to tools to help them run the most profitable operations they can. Max Runge, an agricultural economics associate with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, says crop enterprise budgets developed by Extension can help farmers plan their operations before they ever take a tractor into the field. (More...)

AUBURN, April 12---Almost daily, newspaper headlines and television news programs are filled with talk of another company merger or another plant closing. When companies merge or are bought out by other companies, inevitably jobs are realigned, altered or eliminated. (More...)

AUBURN, APRIL 12---Since their arrival in Alabama many years ago, fire ants have been a troublesome pest for homeowners.

Now is the time for homeowners to treat lawns for fire ants. Since fire ants are imported and have few natural predators, chemical controls are the most effective way to deal with the pest, says Dr. Kathy Flanders, an entomologist with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. (More...)

Clay, Ala., April 12---The visitors come calling like clockwork, beginning about this time of year. By the time fall comes around, Bob and Martha Sargent will be on intimate terms with nearly 800 of them. The visitors are Ruby-throated hummingbirds who stop by the Sargent's backyard on their migrations between Central America and North America. (More...)

AUBURN, April 10---Rickets, a severely debilitating disease, appears to be making a comeback in the United States. That troubles health professionals as well as nutrition experts since it is almost 40 years after it was believed to be eradicated. Research suggests a combination of factors, such as inadequate exposure to sunlight and decreased milk consumption by toddlers, is contributing to the ailment's resurgence. (More...)

AUBURN, APRIL 6---After more than 20 years of heightened public awareness about food safety, it’s easy for many people to assume outbreaks of foodborne illness have dropped sharply.

2001 Intensive Economic Development Training Course Set for July and September

AUBURN, APRIL 5---Auburn University will again host the Intensive Economic Development Training Course this year. The intensive training course introduces participants to all phases of economic development. Program leaders and faculty are experienced to all phases of economic development techniques and have tailored the course to the expressed needs of professional economic developers. (More...)

AUBURN, APRIL 5---Changes in the Medicare payment policy created by the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 may hurt more than just small rural health care.  (More...)

AUBURN, APRIL 5---The proposed federal budget allocation for agriculture, now awaiting action in the U.S. Senate, offers some improvement in the safety net for U.S. farmers. An agricultural economist with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System says the proposed increase (More...)

AUBURN, APRIL 5---Livestock producers in Alabama and the rest of the nation are worried. Worried that foot-and-mouth disease could spread from Europe and enter the United States. (More...)