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Auburn, Feb. 27---March Madness often refers to basketball, but in Alabama, it could also describe the extensive youth livestock events slated for the month. More than 400 young people will show beef cattle and sheep as part of the Alabama Junior Livestock Expo. (More...)

Auburn, Feb. 27---Do fruits and vegetables play a role in preventing breast cancer?

Although some experts aren’t convinced, at least one nutritionist strongly believes they do play a role, if only indirectly. (More...)

Auburn, Feb. 23---Many scientists have assumed for a long time that genes are the biggest determinant of Alzheimer’s disease.

Now, a new study challenges that assumption. (More...)

Auburn, Feb. 22---Recently, false e-mail messages concerning canola oil have been circulating on the Internet. The claim is that canola oil is bad for human consumption.

"This information is totally false," says Dr. Jean Weese, a food safety scientist with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. "Canola oil is one of the more heart healthy oils on the market, " says Weese. (More...)

Auburn, Feb. 22---Flash floods and floods are the No.1 cause of deaths associated with thunderstorms. More than 140 fatalities are recorded each year. Most flash flood fatalities occur at night and most victims are people who become trapped in automobiles. (More...)

Soaring Costs Force Farmers to Evaluate Expenditures

Auburn, Feb. 22---Many Alabama farmers are reviewing their budgets for the coming season because of rising fertilizer costs and other expenses. (More...)

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     "Fertilizer Prices Soar"  (Progressive Farmer)

Front Row: (left to right) Viola Brown Ray (sister), Lee Brown Jones (sister), Willie James Brown, (Merit Farmer), Vera Brown (wife), Demeatris Looney (great-grandson), Mary Brown Cooper (sister). Back Row (left to right): Daryl Lamont Brown (grandson), Jasmine Brown (granddaughter), Theresa Looney (granddaughter), Awbrazenda Brown (daughter), LaDaryl Brown (great-grandson), Denise Laister (daughter), Eva Looney (daughter) and Audrey Zeigler (daughter).

Tuskegee, Feb. 16---The Tuskegee University Extension Program recently presented the Willie James Brown family with the 2001 Merit Farm Family Award. This annual award is given to an Alabama farm family that exhibits agricultural success and community service. The Willie James Brown family personify both. (More...)

AUBURN, Feb. 21---Spring is the peak season for thunderstorms in Alabama. Thunderstorms are generated by temperature imbalances in the atmosphere. When warm air near the earth's surface collides with cool air above, turbulence occurs, resulting in thunderstorms. (More...)

Auburn, Feb. 21---Each year many people are hurt or killed by tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in Alabama despite advance warnings. Some did not hear the warning, while others heard the warning but did not heed it. (More...)

AUBURN, Feb. 21---This week is Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Alabama. Throughout the state, various media outlets are reminding the public that springtime usually brings with it a number of severe thunderstorms, dangerous lightning, flash floods and tornadoes. This week's a good time to review safety tips concerning severe weather. (More...)

Auburn, Feb. 13--The Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) and the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station (AAES) have cancelled the Feb. 21-22 Agriculture and Forestry Resource Summit in Montgomery. (More...)

Auburn, Feb. 13--If you think heavy rainfall this winter has replenished Alabama’s water table, think again.

For starters, much of the rain that fell across Alabama this winter ended up being washed into lakes, rivers and streams instead of seeping into the soil and eventually reaching underground water reservoirs (or aquifers). (More...)

Auburn, Feb. 13--Many people have assumed reducing table salt intake is the simplest way to control high blood pressure.

Granted, sodium chloride (table salt) is an important factor in hypertension. Some studies even have shown that reducing sodium in processed foods, home cooking and table use could result in a 5- to 10-point decrease in systolic pressure. (More...)

Washington, D.C., Feb. 12---In an effort to reduce the risk of human illness from ready-to-eat meat and poultry products, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing regulation that will require meat and poultry processors to conduct environmental testing for generic Listeria. In addition, the new regulations will establish safety performance standards for illness-causing bacteria in all ready-to-eat and partially heat-treated meat and poultry products. (More...)

Auburn, Feb. 9--The next time an elderly friend or relative displays a lapse in mental ability, don’t assume the worst.

While it’s quite possible such lapses may stem from aging, they may instead be symptoms of a chronic vitamin deficiency. (More...)

Auburn, Feb. 7--Dr. James L. Smith, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System’s associate director for Human Resources, retired recently after a 36-year career.

As associate director of Human Resource Development, Smith was responsible for managing Extension’s statewide personnel system. This included responsibility for employee recruitment and selection as well as wage and salary administration in all of the state, regional and local Extension offices located throughout the state. (More...)

Auburn, Feb. 6--New nutrition labeling requirements for meat and poultry, providing consumers with more information about fat, calories and cholesterol content, have been proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (More...)

AUBURN, Feb. 6---Black and Decker Inc. of Towson, Md., is recalling more than 6,300 Industry and Construction brand 12-miter saws. Models 3660 TY1, and 3680 TY1, which make angled cuts are being recalled because bolts on the saws can loosen and the blade detach, posing a risk of lacerations to consumers. (More...)

Auburn, Feb. 6---The USDA recently unveiled a new Web site that provides easy access to federal government information on nutrition. The address is http://www.nutrition.gov. (More...)

AUBURN, Feb, 5---Rising propane costs, coupled with a much colder than normal winter, are causing the state's poultry growers significant problems. The high fuel costs are cutting into potential profits and growers are looking for ways to handle the steep increases. (More...)

Houston, TX., Feb. 5---Great Southern Laboratories, a Houston pharmaceutical manufacturer, has issued a recall of all bottles of Cydec Drops, Lot #02950, a prescription pediatric cold drug. The product is a one-ounce bottle and calibrated dropper packaged in a carton, all bearing Cypress Pharmaceutical Inc. labeling. More than 6,000 bottles were distributed to wholesalers for national distribution in Dec. 2000. (More...)

Auburn, Feb. 5---Looking for a fun and risk-free way to burn fat, lower blood pressure, lose weight, ward off heart disease, strengthen your bones and muscles, prevent certain cancers, boost your mood and add years to your life? Walk! Alabama may be just what you're looking for. (More...)