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Federal Funds Available to Help Farmers Following Financially Challenging Year

  • February 27, 2026

AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — After a difficult year, federal assistance is now available to help row crop and specialty crop farmers. The Far...
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Animal Science and Forages Team Advancing Cattle Science Through Collaboration

  • February 24, 2026

AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — Thanks to a multi-state research grant, the Animal Science and Forages team of Alabama Extension at Auburn Unive...
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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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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 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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Alabama Extension Launches New Master Beef Producer Training

  • January 13, 2026

AUBURN UNIVERISTY, Ala. — Cattlemen and women are found in every county in Alabama. For those cattle producers who want to distinguish the...
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Farmers, Crop Consultants Encouraged to Attend Alabama Extension’s Row Crops Short Course

  • January 6, 2026

AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — It takes a full year to produce a good crop. But it takes less than two days to learn about the newest research,...
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Crop Growing Contest Shows Benefits of Moderation, Marketing

  • December 19, 2025

AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — Finding the right combination of crop management applications and marketing strategies that result in a profitab...
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Troop Tidings We Bring: The Gift of Auburn Christmas Trees to Our Military

  • December 15, 2025

AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — The holiday season is not only a time for giving gifts. It's also a time to give back to communities with a joyf...
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Alabama Extension Anticipates Average Crop Yields Overall Following Rainy Spring

  • December 11, 2025

AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — As autumn comes to a close, so does the 2025 crop season. Most Alabama farmers have completed harvest of the sta...
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Wiregrass Cotton Expo Offers Resources, Research, Real Solutions for Growers in Southeast

  • December 5, 2025

AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — The 2025 harvest is complete, and farmers are now planning for the next crop year. With the reality of a difficu...
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