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Auburn, Oct. 31---Fall is the best time of year to plant landscape trees and shrubs in the South. Many landscapes in the South are graced with the beautiful, aristocratic Southern magnolia tree, a plant many people would love to grow on their home grounds but sometimes forget how large this magnificent native species can grow when mature.  (More...)

Auburn, Oct. 31---When the workplace is full of sneezing colleagues, it's easy to become concerned about the spread of germs. Most health experts agree that the best line of defense is a simple one: wash your hands. (More...)

Oct. 31---There's more than kid stuff going on in the youth market these days. Pint-size items are going upscale. For example, there's the small, but growing, trend toward adult-type cookware in child-friendly sizes. (More...)

Auburn, Nov. 1---Almost 200 water-quality professionals attended the eighth biennial Southern Region Water Quality Conference, held from Oct 28 through 31 in Gulf Shores. (More...)

Auburn, Oct. 26---Young people involved in 4-H, one of the largest youth organizations in the country, are on the launch pad and ready to blast off into exciting space adventures through a new collaboration with NASA’s Club Space Place. Club Space Place provides discovery-based curriculum and online activities focusing on space sciences and technologies.  (More...)

Auburn, Oct. 24---The events of September 11^th brought into sharp focus the need for businesses to have a contingency plan in place to protect the business and its employees in the event of an emergency. (More...)

Auburn, Oct. 22---Halloween conjures up opportunities for a lot of ghastly stains. Think mushed pumpkins, smashed apples, puddles of punch, makeup smears and overflowing goodie bags that may mean candy stains. It's enough to spook anyone! (More...)

Auburn, Oct. 25---These days, at least once a week, American's are cooking or eating chicken. A recent survey showed that 89 percent of those polled reported eating chicken at least once a week and 36 percent said they ate chicken three or more times a week. (More...)

Auburn, Oct. 24---As the number of anthrax outbreaks among U.S. Postal Service workers increases, the federal government has been exploring the option of using irradiation to cleanse mail of anthrax and other potentially fatal pathogens.  (More...)

Auburn, Oct. 19---Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women. It is the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality in women.  (More...)

Auburn, Oct. 19---Two Alabama teenagers earned prizes at the 51^st National 4-H Engineering, Science and Leadership Event held in West Lafayette, Ind., in early October.  (More...)

Auburn, Oct. 19---Halloween safety begins with common sense. Parents should make sure their children's costumes are safe.  (More...)

Auburn, Oct.17---As more and more media and political figures are exposed to anthrax, many ordinary Americans are left wondering if they face a serious risk of exposure to the potentially deadly bacteria.

Probably not, says one expert. (More...)

Meeting Attracts Almost 200 Concerned Landowners

Auburn, Oct. 17---More than 200 forestland owners in Chambers County were on hand for a meeting held on the evening of Thursday, Oct. 11, to address widespread concerns about a controversial new certification program.  (More...)

Auburn, Oct. 15---The 22^nd meeting of the Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (AFVGA) will be held Nov. 30 through Dec. 1 at Gulf State Park Hotel in Gulf Shores. The Alabama Pumpkin Association (APA) will join AFVGA, combining the groups' annual meetings and short courses.  (More...)

Auburn, Oct.16---Bess Parks was destined to be a Master Gardener. Her love of gardening runs deep, from her childhood years to the gardens she now spends time in. If you have visited the Huntsville Botanical Garden, you may have seen her digging in the dirt or working with the volunteers who maintain the Botanical Garden demonstration vegetable garden.  (More...)

Auburn, Oct. 10---Virtually every major topic dealing with water pollution prevention and mitigation will be discussed at the eighth consecutive Extension Water Quality Conference, scheduled for October 28 to 31 at Gulf Shores State Park Resort in Gulf Shores, Al.  

Program topics will deal with a wide array of topics, including waste management, drinking water and human health, watershed management and environmental restoration. (More...)

Auburn, Oct. 10---A conversation involving more than 100,000 youth and adults from every county in 50 states, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and five territories is being initiated by 4-H to launch its second century in youth development.  (More...)

Auburn, Oct. 8---What is anthrax? How did it get in Florida? Why is anthrax often associated with biological terrorism?

These are questions millions of Americans are asking as more details emerge from what many believe may be a deliberate release of anthrax spores at a media office complex in Boca Raton, Fla.  (More...)

Auburn, Oct. 8---Do you own forestland in Alabama or are you interested in forest management? If so, consider attending the Eighteenth Annual Alabama Landowner and TREASURE FOREST Conference on October 25 – 26, 2001. (More...)

Auburn, Oct. 5---The Alabama Cooperative Extension System in partnership with Georgia, Mississippi, Florida and Tennessee Cooperative Extension Services, and the Central Alabama Aging Consortium will host a conference for the awareness and prevention of elder financial abuse. The conference is Oct. 16-18 at the Governor’s House Hotel and Conference Center in Montgomery, Ala. (More...)

Auburn, Oct. 5---With a little creative shopping, treat-givers can turn this Halloween into a happy "Healthoween." (More...)

Auburn, Oct. 5---In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks, the Bush administration is asking European countries to be extra vigilant in guarding food products shipped to the United States – which raises the question: Just how safe from terrorist tampering is imported food?  (More...)