Working Knowledge at a Glance

One of our most ambitious efforts in 2008 involved the updating of a blueprint that has been employed throughout our nearly century-long history: helping Alabamians through difficult economic times. Thriving in Challenging Times, a statewide multidisciplinary effort launched late in 2008, was developed with just this idea in mind—equipping Alabamians from all walks of life with the knowledge and skills they need to weather the current economic crisis. Below are examples of additional ways that more than 800 Extension educators and professionals put knowledge to work for our diverse Alabama audiences in 2008.

Urban Affairs and New Nontraditional Programs

• Drawing on his vast horticultural knowledge, an urban regional agent used plants collected from various parts of the world to provide horticultural therapy to troubled youth and to transform his city into a major botanical attraction.

• Using a grassroots outreach model developed by Alabama Extension educators a century ago, an urban agent reached hundreds of southeast Alabama diabetes sufferers with essential knowledge to manage their disease.

• Reaching some 4,800 older Alabamians since 2002, the Successful Aging Initiative continued to help spare seniors much of the emotional and financial stresses associated with aging.

Agriculture

• Through www.poultryhouse.com, Extension educators continued to show poultry producers worldwide the various ways they can retrofit their production houses to promote efficiency and reduce operating costs.

• Based on his research, a regional animal science agent demonstrated how southeastern cattle producers can use insecticide-treated ear tags to protect their animals from menacing horn flies and reap substantial cost savings.

• Extension horticulture educators and Master Gardeners conducted 15 workshops across the state to address growing consumer interest in homegrown alternatives to commercial produce.

• Two Extension agents helped Tennessee Valley row-crop producers secure a ground-based correction signal to enhance the accuracy of their precision farming applications — an effort that will likely serve as a model for other regions of the state.

Community and Economic Development

• Extension professionals have spearheaded a series of efforts aimed at securing a congressional act recognizing the 19-county Black Belt region as a National Heritage Area, one of only 40 in the nation.

Forestry and Natural Resources

• Two wildlife specialists held workshops to help farmers and landowners better manage feral pigs, a growing environmental menace throughout the state.

• Through the efforts of several Extension educators, Alabama led the nation in the amount of aquaculture education offered in the state's public and private grade schools.

Family and Individual Well-Being

• Extension food safety educators developed training to ensure that Alabama-grown produce complies with federal safety requirements—an effort that will also add value to these products.

• Two agents—a forestry expert and a financial planning educator—helped farmers and foresters develop financial plans to avoid many of the serious financial risks associated with their professions.

4-H and Youth Development

• Operating with Alabama Department of Community and Economic Affairs funding provided through the U.S. Department of Energy, 4-H developed Maximum Power, which provided some 13,000 school-age children with knowledge and skills to help them make wise decisions about energy use.

ALABAMA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SYSTEM COUNTY OFFICES AND URBAN CENTERS
Autauga 2226 Hwy. 14 W., Suite E Autaugaville 36003-2540 334-361-7273 Baldwin 302A Byrne Street Bay Minette 36507 251-937-7176 Barbour 1 Court Square Room 105 Clayton 36016 334-775-3284 Bibb 175 Davidson Dr., SW Centreville 35042 205-926-3117 Blount Frank J. Green Bldg. 415 Fifth Ave. E, Suite A Oneonta 35121 205-274-2129 Bullock 132 N. Prairie Street Union Springs 36089 334-738-2580 Butler 101 S. Conecuh Street PO Box 338 Greenville 36037 334-382-5111 Calhoun * County Admin. Bldg. 1702 Noble Street Suite 108 Anniston 36201 256-237-1621 Chambers County Office Bldg. Room 201 18 Alabama Ave. E. LaFayette 36862-2092 334-864-9373 Cherokee 1526 Chesnut Bypass Centre 35960 256-927-3250 Chilton 504 1st Ave. (35046) PO Box 30 Clanton 35045 205-280-6268 Choctaw 218 S. Hamburg Ave. Butler 36904 205-459-2133 Clarke 120 Court Street PO Box 40 Grove Hill 36451 251-275-3121 Clay 93 County Road 31 PO Box 23 Ashland 36251 256-354-5976 Cleburne 72 Brockford Road Suite A Heflin 36264 256-463-2620	Coffee Farm Center Complex U.S. 84 5 County Complex New Brockton 36351 334-894-5596 Colbert Courthouse Basement 201 N. Main Street Tuscumbia 35674 256-386-8571 Conecuh David L. Burt Ag. Center 102 Liberty Street Room 103 Evergreen 36401 251-578-2762 Coosa PO Box 247 Courthouse Annex 100 Main Street Rockford 35136 256-377-4713 Covington 23952 Alabama Hwy. 55 Suite 4 PO Box 519 Andalusia 36420 334-222-1125 Crenshaw Courthouse Room 201 29 S. Glenwood Ave. PO Box 71 Luverne 36049 334-335-6312 Cullman 402 Arnold Street, NE County Office Bldg. Suite G-1 Cullman 35055 256-737-9386 Dale 202 South Hwy. 123 Suite D Ozark 36360 334-774-2329 Dallas 429 Lauderdale Street PO Box 40 Selma 36702-0040 334-875-3200 DeKalb 200 Grand Avenue SW Suite 104 Fort Payne 35967 256-845-8595 Elmore Co. Ag. Center 340 Queen Ann Road Wetumpka 36092 334-567-6301 Escambia 175 4-H Ag-Sci. Dr. Suite D Brewton 36426-8149 251-867-7760 Etowah Co. Annex Bldg. 3200A W. Meighan Blvd. Gadsden 35904 256-547-7936	Fayette 650 McConnell Loop Fayette 35555 205-932-8941 Franklin Courthouse, Room 1 410 Jackson Street N. PO Box 820 Russellville 35653 256-332-8880 Geneva Geneva Co. Farm Center 2765 E. State Hwy. 52 Hartford 36344 PO Box 159 Geneva 36340 334-684-2484 Greene #1 Professional Court Springfield Ave. PO Box 228 Eutaw 35462 205-372-3401 Hale Agricultural Extension Ctr. 701 Hall Street Greensboro 36744 334-624-8710 Henry 101 N. Doswell Street Suite A Abbeville 36310-2105 334-585-6416 Houston * Farm Center Bldg. 1699 Ross Clark Cir. Suite 4 Dothan 36301 334-794-4108 Jackson 27115 John T. Reed Pkwy. Suite 2 PO Box 906 Scottsboro 35768 256-574-2143 Jefferson * County Extension Office 2121 Building 8th Ave. N., Suite 1700 Birmingham 35203-2387 205-325-5342 Lamar 281 Columbus Ave. PO Box 567 Vernon 35592-0567 205-695-7139 Lauderdale * 802 Veterans Drive Florence 35630 256-766-6223 Lawrence County Ag. Center 13075 ALA-157, Suite 6 Moulton 35650 256-974-2464 Lee County Ag. Center Suite 4 600 S. 7th Street Opelika 36801 334-749-3353	Limestone Market Street Bldg. 1109 W. Market Street Suite A Athens 35611 256-232-5510 Lowndes Courthouse Annex Bldg. 125 Tuskeena Street Room 125 PO Box 456 Hayneville 36040 334-548-2315 Macon 207 N. Main Street PO Box 830629 Tuskegee 36083-0629 334-727-0340 Madison * Charles Stone Ag. Center 819 Cook Ave. Huntsville 35801 256-532-1578 Marengo Co. Office Bldg. 101 N. Shiloh, Suite 100 Linden 36748 334-295-5959 Marion 372 7th Ave. SW PO Box 400 Hamilton 35570 205-921-3551 Marshall 424 Blount Ave. Suite G21 Guntersville 35976-1132 256-582-2009 Mobile * Jon Archer Ag. Center 1070 Schillinger Rd. N. Mobile 36608-5298 251-574-8445 Monroe USDA Service Center 334 Ag. Drive, Suite 104 Monroeville 36460 251-575-3477 Montgomery * Two East Office Center 400 Eastern Blvd., Ste. 107 Montgomery 36117 334-270-4133 Morgan * 3120 Hwy. 36 W. Suite B Hartselle 35640 256-773-2549 Perry Route 2, Box 4A Hwy 45 South Marion 36756 334-683-6888 Pickens Service Center Bldg. 155 Reform Street Room 300 PO Box 271 Carrollton 35447 205-367-8148	Pike 306 S. Three Notch St. Troy 36081 334-566-0985 Randolph 1 Main Street S. Courthouse, 2nd Floor PO Box 227 Wedowee 36278 256-357-2841 Russell Courthouse Annex 508 14th Street PO Drawer 1128 Phenix City 36868-1128 334-298-6845 St. Clair 1815 Cogswell Ave. #103 Pell City 35125 205-338-9416 Shelby John Jones Ag. Building 54 Kelly Lane PO Box 1606 Columbiana 35051 205-669-6763 Sumter 321 S. Washington St. Livingston 35470 205-652-9501 Talladega 132 N. Court Street Talladega 35160 256-362-6187 Tallapoosa Courthouse Basement 125 N. Broadnax Street Room 23 Dadeville 36853 256-825-1050 Tuscaloosa * 2513 7th Street Co. Courthouse Annex Tuscaloosa 35401 205-349-4630 Walker 1501 N. Airport Road Jasper 35504 205-221-3392 Washington Frank Turner Hall Court Square PO Box 280 Chatom 36518 251-847-2295 Wilcox Courthouse Annex Suite 117 12 Water Street Camden 36726 334-682-4289 Winston Courthouse Annex 25125 Hwy 195 Room 210 PO Box 69 Double Springs 35553 205-489-5376
* Offices with Urban Centers

EX-0083, New January 2009. Alabama Cooperative Extension System

For more information, contact your county Extension office. Visit http://www.aces.edu/counties or look in your telephone directory under your county's name to find contact information. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work in agriculture and home economics, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, and other related acts, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama A&M University and Auburn University) offers educational programs, materials, and equal opportunity employment to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, veteran status, or disability.