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National Mosquito Control Awareness Week Spotlights the World’s Deadliest Animal

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Getting Started with Food Preservation: Why It Matters

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SNAP-Ed Empowering Alabamians Through Live Well Alabama

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Grab A Glass: Helping Older Adults Stay Hydrated During Summer Heat

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The Alabama Cooperative Extension System, the primary outreach organization for the land-grant mission of Alabama A&M University and Auburn University, delivers research-based educational programs that enable people to improve their quality of life and economic well-being. In 2018, Alabama Extension reached 1 in 3 Alabama residents. That's more than 1.4 million people.

Native Aquatic Species of the Tallapoosa Watershed
Native Aquatic Species of the Tallapoosa Watershed
Healthy urban streams can support an incredible diversity of aquatic life, especially here in Alabama. Yet many of us are unfamiliar wit...
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Succession Planning: Is Your Small Business Future-Ready?
Succession Planning: Is Your Small Business Future-Ready?
Business ideas are exciting. The opportunities, possibilities, and potential are often enough to motivate individuals with an entrepreneuria...
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Double Up Food Bucks Alabama: Making Healthy Eating a SNAP
Double Up Food Bucks Alabama: Making Healthy Eating a SNAP
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — Double Up Food Bucks Alabama is enhancing communities by making fresh local produce more affordable and accessib...
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Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom
Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom
The most recent national holiday designation is Juneteenth. It became a national holiday on June 17, 2021, when President Joe Biden signed t...
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Let Alabama Extension Be Your Deer Management Resource
Let Alabama Extension Be Your Deer Management Resource
Producing and holding quality deer rarely happens on accident. Alabama Extension specialists and agents throughout the state serve as a reso...
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Fire and Fertility: Comparing Nutrient Degradation in Prescribed Burns and Wildfires
Fire and Fertility: Comparing Nutrient Degradation in Prescribed Burns and Wildfires
Fire is a natural part of many ecosystems, shaping plant communities and cycling nutrients. In southern Alabama’s woodlands of longleaf pi...
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Moth Observations
Moth Observations
Cooler summer nights present an opportunity to observe an often overlooked group of insects — moths. Alabama has an incredible diversity o...
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Water and Wellness: Staying Hydrated in Summer
Water and Wellness: Staying Hydrated in Summer
As the summer sun blazes and temperatures soar, staying properly hydrated with water becomes not just a recommendation, but a necessity. Hum...
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Good Agricultural Practices for High Tunnel Crop Production
Good Agricultural Practices for High Tunnel Crop Production
Learning good agricultural practices, establishing a food safety plan, and achieving food safety certification can help expand busin...
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Importance of Bedtime Routines: Activities that Help Children Sleep
Importance of Bedtime Routines: Activities that Help Children Sleep
Children who sleep well tend to have better mental and physical health, do better in school, and have fewer behavior problems. It is no wond...
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