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Seedling Evokes Hope for the Future

Normal, AL, Feb. 28, 2002---Wedding season is just around the corner, and many couples are busy making plans for their spring and summer weddings.  (More...)

Auburn, Feb. 28, 2002---Do you have a will? If not, you need to make one, especially if you own property or have children.  (More...) 

Auburn, Feb. 28, 2002---Recently, television commercials have been advertising a new telephone devise that zaps your number out of telemarketers' computers when they call you. This may be a good device but there is another, less expensive way to stop those annoying telemarketing calls.  (More...)

Auburn, March 1 --- The 2002 Farm Bill could be the most significant conservation legislation passed since the Clean Water Act of 1972 – that is, if most of the U.S. Senate’s provisions are incorporated into the final version of the bill. (More...)

Montevallo, AL, Feb. 23 --- Kellie Smith (pictured left), fifth-grade 4-H’er at Alexandria School, is the Alabama State Winner in the 2002 Arbor Day National Poster Contest. She was honored during the official state Arbor Week festivities at Orr Park in Montevallo, February 23.  (More...)

Auburn, Feb. 22---March madness doesn't refer to basketball in Alabama, but to the extensive youth livestock events slated for the month. Three district junior beef cattle expos are scheduled for Cullman, Dothan and Montgomery. The Alabama Junior Beef Expo will be held March 8 to 11 at Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery. More than 200 4-H and FFA club members are expected to show their heifers and steers at these shows. Young people will compete in showmanship classes, breed classes and market steer classes.  (More...)

Auburn, Feb. 21---Death is a reality for all of us. On any given day, at least 130,000 people worldwide die. Some deaths are peaceful and others violent. Some die of disease; others, from thirst, starvation, murder, accidents, illness or the easing away of the body after a life well lived. (More...)

Auburn, Feb. 21---Consumers beware: Newly installed carpet may be adding more than fresh new color and style to your home. It may also be a culprit behind indoor air pollution. (More...)

Auburn, Feb. 21---Physical activity has been shown to help reduce the risk for chronic disease. Walk! Alabama was developed as an eight-week program to address change in behavior of attitude and action toward walking and physical activity. (More...)

Auburn, Feb. 22 ---The mortal enemy of fire ants has gained a toehold in Alabama.

Whether this enemy ever manages to cause as much misery for the ants as it does in its native habitat in South America is anyone’s guess. But one thing’s for sure: Heads are rolling all over Alabama, and scientists couldn’t be happier.  (More...)

Auburn, Feb. 15 --- Water is essential to life.

We drink it, bathe in it, cook with it and even play in it.

So how do we know there is enough of this essential source to meet our everyday needs?

Answering this question will be the focus of the upcoming 4-H Environmental Stewardship Conference, scheduled March 27 to 29 at the Alabama 4-H Center in Columbiana.  (More...)

Auburn, Feb. 12---Frank Boyd remembers it like it was yesterday.

One minute he was driving down an Alabama interstate, the next minute a deer was crashing into his car. The deer died instantly, but luckily, Boyd was fine. His car, however, suffered almost $4,000 in damage.  (More...)

Auburn, Feb. 14---Dr. David Rouse has been named the interim head of Auburn University's Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures. He replaces Dr. John Jensen, who was recently selected to serve as interim head of the university's College of Agriculture.  (More...)

Auburn, Feb. 13 --- Yes, it’s pruning time again – the time of year when commercial growers and homeowners get their fruit and ornamental trees primed for the warmer spring and summer months.  (More...)  

Auburn, Feb. 11---Workplace violence is the leading cause of death among female workers and the second leading cause of death among males in the workplace. On any given day, more than 16,000 threats are made in the workplace, approximately 700 more employees are actually attacked, and almost 44,000 are harassed in some way.  (More...)

Auburn, Feb. 6---Alcohol: a brain food?

No, it’s not quite as dramatic as that, though scientists are reasonably sure moderate alcohol consumption may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.  (More...)

Auburn, Feb. 6---In partnership with Auburn University’s Harrison School of Pharmacy, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System is developing an educational program to address one of Alabama’s most serious health problems: asthma.

Alabama currently ranks sixth in the nation in the number of asthma sufferers – a problem complicated by its 26 percent poverty rate, which is believed to contribute to the condition.  (More...)

Auburn, Feb. 4---Food safety experts have described it as "one tough bug."

Listeria, as the "bug" is commonly called, is a pathogen that is far more pervasive than other potentially deadly pathogens, such as E.coli O157:H7 and Salmonella.  (More...)  

Auburn, Feb. 1 --- Giardia.

The name sounds disarming enough. People who don’t know better probably would confuse it with a New York airport or assume it’s the name of a popular beachside report in the Caribbean.  (More...)