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Alabama Gives Day

Ag Economist Divines Shape of Next Farm Bill

The fate of U.S. farming rides as much on the public statements and legislative acts... more

Reestablishing the Alabama Pumpkin Growers Association

Pumpkin production continues to grow in Alabama. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System has provided... more

Alabama 4-H Introducing Networked Learning to Safeguard U.S. Math and Science Leadership

Several years ago, popular science writer Steven Johnson set out to learn where all the... more

ACES Urban PREP Program Offers Job Search Solutions to Individuals and Families

 Over the past year, Alabamians have experienced high unemployment. A struggling economy and unstable state... more

More than 3,300 Individuals Take Part in ACES’ Urban Healthy Choices Rock! Program

Recognizing that negative effects of drug, alcohol and tobacco usage among middle school age youth... more
Body Quest

Body Quest Program Addressing Childhood Obesity in Clarke County

Thirty-two percent of children in Alabama between the ages of 6 and 11 are currently... more

ACES’s St. Clair County Extension Coordinator Lee Ann Clark Featured in “Meet Your Neighbor”

Ask Lee Ann Clark how long she's worked for the St. Clair County office of... more

Winston County FAWN Program Highlighted in Smith Lake Magazine

The Winston County's Extension Forestry Awareness Week Now Program got so much attention that it... more

Chilton Area Peach Production Meeting is Thursday, Feb. 2 in Clanton

The 2012 Chilton Area Peach Production annual meeting will be Thursday, Feb. 2 from 5... more

Henry County Holds Farm-City Petting Zoo

The Alabama Extension System's Henry County office recently held its Farm-City Petting Zoo for children.... more
Orange Beach

Selecting The Right Fruit Varieties

Dr. Charlie Mitchell is this week’s Backyard Wisdom guest.  While his day job is... more

“Counterintuitive” Costa Rica Setting a Forestry Benchmark for the World

Treated tap water. We in the developed world tend to take this luxury entirely for... more

Seed Starting Time

It’s January, and gardeners are itching to get a head start on their gardens.  You... more

National Poultry Technology Center Relieving Growers of Cost Squeeze

Gene Simpson has never been one to mince words. As he sees it, the challenge... more

Perspectives on the Gulf Oil Spill One Year Later

The Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and resulting oil spill were a human-made disaster of... more


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