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Extension Educators Demonstrating Value of “An Ounce of Prevention” in Urban Forestry

Jack Rowe still has a hard time suppressing a chuckle recalling a mildly confrontational exchange... more

Twelve Reasons to Participate in the 2012 Alabama Cow-Calf Conference

There are quite a few reasons to be happy about being in the beef... more

Experts: Horseweed Not as Bad as Pigweed but Still a Headache for Growers

In the social sciences, they call it unintended consequences, in the military, collateral damage —... more

Alabama Extension Launches Climate Website

The Alabama Cooperative Extension System has launched a Web site to help people, particularly the... more

Expert: Senate Ag Version of Farm Bill Reflects Signs of the Times

"We're in lean times and things are going to get less generous." Over the next... more
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Pickens County Extension Hosts Workshops

Alabama Cooperative Extension System Pickens County Coordinator Patti Presley-Fuller, Regional Extension Agent Johnny Gladney, ACES... more

Choctaw County Extension Organizes Safety Program for Youth

Choctaw County Extension Coordinator Jennifer Miller, Regional Extension Agents Tera Glenn, David Perry and Kristin... more

Extension Coordinators in Etowah and Cherokee Counties Organize 4-H Project

Cherokee County Extension Coordinator Danny Miller and Etowah County Extension Coordinator Amy Burgess organized a... more

Calhoun County Extension hosts Tri-County Terrapin Race

Calhoun County’s Annual Tri-County Terrapin Race requires participants to run a 10K, paddle a kayak... more

Escambia County Extension Completes YMCA Gardening Project

A recent grant of $17,000 from the Gulf Coast Rural Conservation and Development helped Escambia... more
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Extension Foresters Working to Avert Landowner Crisis

Two experts fear that a host of factors are coming together to create a storm,... more

Alabama Extension Working to Build Thriving Urban Farming Sector

While Dr. Ayanava Majumdar readily concedes that urban farming will never replace conventional farming entirely... more

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


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