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The Auburn University Water Resources Center and Auburn University College of Sciences and Mathematics were recently awa...
12/19/2025

The Auburn University Water Resources Center and Auburn University College of Sciences and Mathematics were recently awarded an Environmental Literacy for Community Resilience grant from the National Academy of Science’s Gulf Research Program.

The project — Co-Designing Resiliency: From Monitoring to Making Change with Citizen Science Water Data — focuses on Alabama Water Watch, which is the Water Resources Center's nationally recognized citizen science program and aims to empower citizen scientists, researchers and other essential partners.

Read the full story here: https://www.aces.edu/go/5671

Our offices will be closed Monday, December 22, 2025, through Friday, January 2, 2026. We’ll resume normal business hour...
12/18/2025

Our offices will be closed Monday, December 22, 2025, through Friday, January 2, 2026. We’ll resume normal business hours on Monday, January 5, 2026.

From our Extension family to yours—wishing you a joyful holiday season and a Happy New Year!

Looking to upgrade your home's landscaping? An abundance of FREE resources are available to you through Alabama Extensi...
12/17/2025

Looking to upgrade your home's landscaping? An abundance of FREE resources are available to you through Alabama Extension. From creating beautiful gardens to planting azaleas to prepping your soil, the information for your needs can be found here because Extension Does That!

Browse all our Landscaping resources here https://www.aces.edu/go/5489

For his decades of service, Beau Brodbeck was named a winner of the 2025 Ken Ottman Volunteer Award from the Tree Resear...
12/17/2025

For his decades of service, Beau Brodbeck was named a winner of the 2025 Ken Ottman Volunteer Award from the Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund.

As the organization’s highest award, it is given to individuals who have made exemplary contributions to TREE Fund, an organization devoted to the enhancement of the arboriculture and urban forestry fields.

Paul Putman, TREE Fund president and chief executive officer, said Brodbeck and cowinner JoAnna Nakeff have been critical to the success of the organization’s largest outreach programs.

Read more here. https://www.aces.edu/go/5668

12/16/2025

Thank you to every school that jumped into the Marble Bowl! Across Alabama, 842 citizen scientists stepped outside, capturing 116,410 observations and identifying 7,983 unique species.
Check out just a small portion of what participants saw.

We’ll be back for another round when the 2026 football season kicks off.

Learn more about the Marble Bowl: https://www.aces.edu/go/3471

Programs, resources, workshops… oh my! Over the past several weeks, our regional Extension teams have come together to p...
12/16/2025

Programs, resources, workshops… oh my!
Over the past several weeks, our regional Extension teams have come together to plan the programs, workshops, and resources coming to counties across Alabama in 2026.

This work starts early and is guided by community needs identified through our needs assessment survey, making sure what we offer truly serves Alabamians where they are.

A big thank you to every Extension agent, specialist, and assistant for the dedication and teamwork that make these valuable resources possible statewide.

The Alabama Cooperative Extension System’s Animal Science and Forages team will host a series of beef and forage field d...
12/15/2025

The Alabama Cooperative Extension System’s Animal Science and Forages team will host a series of beef and forage field days throughout 2026. Make plans to attend an event in your area.

These events give livestock and forage producers a real-time look at current research, hands-on demonstrations, and valuable conversations with experts and fellow producers.
Topics will include:
• Beef cattle nutrition
• W**d control options
• Soil health and fertility
• Pasture management
• Forage variety selection
• Hay management

Learn more here https://www.aces.edu/go/4829

The holiday season is a time to give back to communities with a joyful spirit. Jeremy Pickens, an assistant professor fo...
12/15/2025

The holiday season is a time to give back to communities with a joyful spirit. Jeremy Pickens, an assistant professor for Alabama Extension at Auburn University, embodied that spirit of holiday cheer by donating 200 Christmas trees through the Trees for Troops program.

Pickens said he was happy that trees originally planted for research could blossom into tokens of holiday happiness for military families.

Read the full story here: https://www.aces.edu/go/5663

Alabama Extension agents David West, Chip Kelly, Jacob Turner, and Brian Brown recently partnered with the Calhoun Coun...
12/14/2025

Alabama Extension agents David West, Chip Kelly, Jacob Turner, and Brian Brown recently partnered with the Calhoun County Commission to host a Landscape Maintenance Training for local contractors and public maintenance workers from the highway department, Gadsden State, Sheriff’s Office, City of Anniston This hands-on workshop introduced key concepts in safety and maintenance, helping participants start the path toward required certifications.

Big thanks to our dedicated team and community partners for making this possible!

Check out these snapshots from this successful event and learn more about how Extension supports workforce development across Alabama at www.aces.edu.

Extension Master Gardener volunteer Edward Pate continues to inspire young gardeners in Conecuh County by teaching them ...
12/13/2025

Extension Master Gardener volunteer Edward Pate continues to inspire young gardeners in Conecuh County by teaching them when to plant, how crops grow, why pollinators matter, and how good fresh produce can taste.

Through the Grow More Give More program, the students have harvested and donated 100 pounds of produce this year. They’ll also enjoy the colorful lesson "Eat the Rainbow,” choosing different colors of fruits and vegetables for balanced nutrition, especially during the holidays.

Thank you to all of our Master Gardener volunteers and partners state wide for making gardening fun, educational, and delicious!

To learn more about the Grow More Give More program, click here. https://www.aces.edu/go/4729

December is National Safe Toys and Gifts Month. When it comes to children, it is important to buy toys and gifts that a...
12/12/2025

December is National Safe Toys and Gifts Month. When it comes to children, it is important to buy toys and gifts that are not only safe but also appropriate for the child’s age and development.

Silvia Vilches, an Alabama Extension early childhood development specialist, shares why age and development are important factors when considering which toys to buy.

Read more here: https://www.aces.edu/go/5661

As autumn comes to a close, so does the 2025 crop season. Most Alabama farmers have completed harvest of the state’s pri...
12/12/2025

As autumn comes to a close, so does the 2025 crop season. Most Alabama farmers have completed harvest of the state’s primary crops — corn, cotton, peanuts and soybeans.

While agronomic crop agents with Alabama Extension at Auburn University anticipate final numbers will show an average year, they also received reports showing large variation between maximum and minimum yields.

Read more about Alabama's harvest this year. https://www.aces.edu/go/5657

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The Alabama Cooperative Extension System provides educational outreach to the citizens of Alabama on behalf of the state's two land grant universities: Alabama A&M University (state's 1890 land-grant institution) and Auburn University (1862 land-grant institution).

The System employs more than 800 faculty, professional educators, and staff members operating in offices in every one of Alabama’s 67 counties and in nine urban centers covering the major regions of the state. In conjunction with the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, the system also staffs six Extension and Research Centers located in the state’s principal geographic regions.