Auburn, Oct 31, 2002 --- Dr. Sam Fowler has been named the new associate director for Rural and Traditional Programs of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. Dr. Gaines Smith, interim director of ACES, made the announcement Oct. 21.  (More...)

Auburn, November 5, 2002 -- The Alabama Sunrise Region will sponsor a Historic Preservation Workshop on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at the Old Railroad Depot in Opelika. (More...)

Auburn, Oct 31, 2002 --- Dr. Sam Fowler has been named the new associate director for Rural and Traditional Programs of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. Dr. Gaines Smith, interim director of ACES, made the announcement Oct. 21. (More...)

Normal, AL, Oct. 29, 2002---Close to 300 female high school juniors and seniors from Madison County and Scottsboro school systems will participate in the Youth Summit at Virginia College at Huntsville, Thursday, Oct. 31.  (More...)

Montgomery, Oct. 24, 2002---October is Children's Health Month. The entire month is dedicated to providing information that will better prevent and protect children from accidents and illnesses and teach young people skills to be safe, self-confident and successful.  (More...)

Auburn, October 25, 2002 --- A recent survey of Alabamians showed that public knowledge about agriculture, the environment and rural life is often inaccurate. However, those misconceptions may provide a unique opportunity for enlightenment and frank discussion.  (More...)

Auburn, October 21, 2002 --- Nonprofit organizations from local to national levels met together last month to work out ways to promote urban and community forestry.  (More...)

Auburn, October 21, 2002 --- Farmers, like other professionals, are finding a wide array of uses for hand-held computers – such as the iPAQ, manufactured by Compaq -- that can be used for everything from soil-mapping to applying variable rates of nitrogen, lime and fertilizer on cropland.  (More...)

Auburn, October, 20, 2002 --- The Alabama Cooperative Extension System recently helped offer a chain saw workshop and forestry tour.  (More...)

Auburn, Oct. 10, 2002---Cotton fields near the Gulf Coast have been severely battered by Hurricane Isidore and subsequent weather fronts. Dr. Dale Monks, an agronomist with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, and Dr. Bob Goodman, an Extension agricultural economist, agree that much of the cotton in the area has suffered extensive damage.  (More...)

Auburn, Oct. 10, 2002---Dropping out of high school puts individuals at a disadvantage for life. Leaving school without a diploma usually means leaving school without the basic skills needed to get and keep a job.  (More...)

AUBURN, Oct. 3, 2002--- "Your Experts for Life" is the new theme for the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. ACES announced the new theme Tuesday, along with a new comprehensive statewide communication program to better inform Alabamians in all walks of life about Extension's many valuable services.  (More...)