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  • Vegetables in a crisper drawer with a smoky effect over them to resemble a graveyard.
    Canned Foods: Saving Produce from the Culinary Graveyard
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  • Auburn First Lady Tracy Roberts and Assistant Director for Alabama 4-H Casey Mull presented National 4-H Council President and CEO Jill Bramble with American and 4-H flags. From left are National 4-H Council Chief People Officer Shawnda Howard, Chief of Staff Eliza Hernandez, Chief Development and Marketing Officer Heather Elliott and Bramble; Roberts; National 4-H Council Chief Strategy Officer Andy Ferrin; Mull; and National 4-H Council Vice President of Communications Natalie Godwin.
    Alabama Plays Host to National 4-H Council
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  • Farmer's hands holding three sweet potatoes above a pile of harvested sweet potatoes.
    Celebrate Alabama’s Official Vegetable During National Sweet Potato Month
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  • Field of corn
    Alabama Corn Growers Earn Record-High Yields in National Competition
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  • Smiling, active, mature, middle-aged couple posing together. Both are making heart symbols with their hands. There is a paved walking path behind them. For American Heart Month.
    Alabama Extension Supports Health Education During American Heart Month
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Canned Foods: Saving Produce from the Culinary Graveyard

  • February 16, 2026

AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — Opening the bottom drawer of a refrigerator can sometimes be a frightening experience. Most people will admit to...
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Alabama Plays Host to National 4-H Council

  • February 13, 2026

AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — Nearly a dozen members from National 4-H Council were beyond ready for a winter retreat in Alabama. From Feb....
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Celebrate Alabama’s Official Vegetable During National Sweet Potato Month

  • February 12, 2026

AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — Growing underground even in poor soils, the sweet potato is a humble vegetable. However, this simple starch shi...
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Alabama Corn Growers Earn Record-High Yields in National Competition

  • February 9, 2026

AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — For 2025, three Alabama row crop farmers reaped yields worthy of national recognition in the National Corn Growe...
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Alabama Extension Supports Health Education During American Heart Month

  • February 5, 2026

AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — Thanks to Valentine’s Day, hearts abound as festive February decor. Beyond just decoration, hearts also come t...
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Alabama Extension Launches New Podcast, "Southern Ground"

  • February 4, 2026

AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — Gardening and farming in the South come with unique challenges but plenty of rewards. A new podcast from the Ala...
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From Tide to Table: Auburn, Alabama Extension Staff Support Shellfish Producers

  • February 3, 2026

AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — Somewhere off the Gulf of Mexico, a special kind of farmer releases a metal basket into the water. While suspend...
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Extension’s Cottage Food Law Course Now Available Online, Coming Soon in Spanish

  • February 2, 2026

AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — Have an amazing jam or cheese straw recipe and want to share it with the world? The Alabama Cottage Food Law cer...
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Cattle and Kangaroos: Extension and Auburn Search for Answers in The Land Down Under

  • January 28, 2026

AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — Australia, the land of kangaroos and koalas, is more similar to Auburn, Alabama, than one may think. While more ...
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Alabama Extension Program Inspires Auburn, Texas A&M Collaboration

  • January 27, 2026

AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — In the heart of downtown Linden, Alabama, a once-vacant lot has been transformed into a beautiful public spa...
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Winter Weather: Ice a Major Concern for Alabama Gardens, Plants

  • January 23, 2026

AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — Alabama gardens and landscapes will take a hit from winter weather conditions this weekend (Jan. 23–25). Low t...
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Alabama Cattle Farmers Prepare for Approaching Winter Weather

  • January 22, 2026

AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — Significantly cold temperatures and wintry precipitation are forecasted to impact parts of Alabama this weekend ...
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