News and Public Affairs

Auburn, Jan.31---It doesn’t get any more Southern than this: Cotton farmers dined on catfish and hushpuppies, while they were updated on the latest advances in production technology at the 24^th annual Cotton Production Meeting. (More...)

Alabama Team Wins National Western Meats Judging Competition

Auburn, Jan 31, 2002 --- Four Alabama 4-H'ers went to the National Western Meats Judging Contest with a mission — make perennial powerhouse states like Texas take notice. (More...)

Practice Makes Perfect for Tuscaloosa 4-H'er

Auburn, Jan 31, 2002 --- All competitors know that practice is required to be successful, and for one Tuscaloosa County 4-H'er, practice makes for a perfect score. (More...)

Environmental Education Conference

Auburn, January 30--"Plants in the Pantry." "Roughin' It on Rufner." "Canoeing the Cahaba." Interested? You can go on these field trips and participate in workshops ranging from grant writing to Alabama's biodiversity to snacks that enhance environmental lessons. (More...)

Pasta Each Day Keeps Prostate Cancer at Bay

Auburn, Jan. 24---Scientists have discovered that one of the most potent weapons in the fight against prostate cancer may be as close as the nearest plate of pasta loaded with tomato sauce. (More...)

Warm Winter Weather Concerns Peach Growers

Chilton County, Jan. 25---The warm winter weather Alabama has enjoyed so far this year has growers concerned about this year’s peach crop says Bobby Boozer, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System horticulturist. (More...)

Understanding Workplace Violence: Factors That Put Workers at Risk

Auburn, Jan. 25---Acts of violence in the workplace have received widespread attention in recent years. Homicides committed by former or disgruntled employees receive a lot of media coverage but are only a fraction of all workplace violence. (More...)

Small, Crude and Deadly

Auburn, Jan. 24---A specter is haunting the nation’s drinking water supply: the specter of Cryptosporidium.

Cryptosporidium parvum is a small, crude and potentially deadly pathogen. Scientists have known about it since 1907 but were not aware of its effects on humans until 1976. (More...)

Foot Care Important To Diabetics

Auburn, Jan. 24 ---Taking care of your feet is important when you have diabetes. Even small cuts on your feet can become ulcers, and untreated ulcers can lead to the loss of a foot or leg. (More...)

Living With Your Cat and Allergies

Normal, AL, Jan. 24---Whether to sneeze or give your cat away is a dilemma that many cat allergy sufferers face. (More...)

Chemicals in Wastewater: A Growing Concern

Auburn, Jan. 16---Day in and day out, we use a seemingly infinite variety of chemicals to whiten our teeth, lighten our hair and stave off infectious diseases. (More...)

Dousing Sprays: Potent, But Not Enough

Auburn, Jan. 16---The next time you are doused with water after passing a produce stand at the grocery store, don’t be upset: It may protect you from food-borne illness. (More...)

Home Safety for the Elderly

NORMAL, AL---Jan 16--Each year many older Americans are injured in and around their homes. More than 600,000 people over age 65 were treated in one year at hospital emergency rooms for injuries associated with products they live and use every day. (More...)

USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum Is Feb. 21-22 in Arlington

Washington, Jan. 16---The USDA will hold its 78th Annual Agricultural Outlook Forum, Feb. 21-22 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington. (More...)

U.S. Food Supply Safe

Auburn, Jan.17--- The American food supply is the safest in the world thanks to industry and government efforts, says a food scientist with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. (More...)

College Student Raised Top Bull in 52^nd Annual Auburn Bull Test

Auburn, Jan.14--- George Richburg, 21, could be any other college senior. He is carrying a full course load as an agricultural economics major at Auburn University and works at a local grocery to pay the bills. That might be enough for many students, but Richburg has another job as well. (More...)

Auburn Bull Sale Slated for Jan. 19

Auburn, Jan.14---The 52^nd Annual Auburn Bull Test Sale will be held Saturday, Jan. 19, at the Ham Wilson Livestock Arena on the Auburn University campus. The facility will open at 7 a.m., so prospective buyers can inspect the bulls. The sale begins at noon. (More...)

Garfield Print Raises Money for Alabama 4-H

Auburn, Jan.9--- During the final week of December 2001, a Garfield limited edition print signed by Garfield creator Jim Davis was up for auction on eBay, the Internet's leading auction site. After more than 200 visits and 16 bids, the 15" x 35" print sold for $910. (More...)

Alabama Leaders Program Accepting Applications for Class VIII

Auburn, Jan.9--- The Alabama Agriculture and Forestry Leadership Development Program, known as LEADERS, currently is accepting applications for Class VIII which will begin this July. LEADERS is a joint project of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, the Auburn University College of Agriculture, and the AU School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences and is supported by a large and diverse group of agribusinesses and other organizations. (More...)

Calcium Crisis Affects American Youth

Auburn, Jan.9--- America's youth are in the midst of a calcium crisis, according to statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Only 13.5 percent of girls and 36.3 percent of boys age 12 to19 in the United States get the recommended daily amount (RDA) of calcium. Because nearly 90 percent of adult bone mass is established by the end of this age range, America's youth are at serious risk for osteoporosis and other bone diseases. (More...)