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The Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama Extension) 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. Since 2004, "Alabama Extension" has functioned primarily as a regionally-based System in which the bulk of educational programming is delivered by agents operating across a multi-county area and specializing in specific fields. County Extension coordinators and county agents (where they are funded), continue to play integral roles in the Extension mission, working with regional agents and other Extension personnel to deliver services to clients within their areas. Alabama Extension, which will mark its centennial in 2014, possesses a history deeply rooted in the impoverished post-Civil War conditions of the rural Deep South. When the foundations of Extension work were being initiated in the state, Alabama was still reeling from the lingering economic dislocation and deprivation associated with post-war conditions. A major focus of Extension work at that time was on using cutting-edge research from the state’s expanding land-grant university system in tandem with emerging Industrial Age technologies to improve the working conditions of the state’s farmers and homemakers. Today, Alabama Extension faces many of the challenges common among Extension programs in other states, namely addressing and expanding its mission to account for the needs of a state that is becoming increasingly affluent, urbanized and racially and ethnically diverse. While many of Alabama Extension’s priority programs are targeted to traditional audiences in rural parts of the state increasingly there is a focus on reaching nontraditional clients in urban areas. Moreover, capitalizing on rapid advances in communications technologies, Alabama Extension, like many of its counterparts in other states, is expanding its mission to reach regional, national, and global audiences.

National Farm Safety and Health Week is here!Check out this week’s webinar schedule and resources at https://www.necasag...
09/21/2026

National Farm Safety and Health Week is here!

Check out this week’s webinar schedule and resources at https://www.necasag.org/nationalfarmsafetyandhealthweek/.

National Farm Safety and Health Week is here!

Join the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety for daily webinars covering equipment and rural roadway safety, health and wellness, farming across generations, confined spaces, cancer prevention and more. Each day offers a new opportunity to learn ways to help keep farms, families and communities safe.

Check out this week’s webinar schedule and resources at https://www.necasag.org/nationalfarmsafetyandhealthweek/.

You can also visit www.aces.edu for information from Alabama Extension on farm safety, agricultural health and other topics important to Alabama’s producers and rural communities.

We completed our Green Up Alabama Chainsaw Safety Workshop today, and everyone got an opportunity to practice their skil...
09/18/2026

We completed our Green Up Alabama Chainsaw Safety Workshop today, and everyone got an opportunity to practice their skills.
We were glad to offer this needed safety training.

The Alabama Cooperative Extension System at Alabama A&M University invites individuals aged 50 and older to participate ...
09/18/2026

The Alabama Cooperative Extension System at Alabama A&M University invites individuals aged 50 and older to participate in Mastering the Digital Divide 💻📱, a free, hands-on workshop designed to help older adults feel more comfortable and confident using smartphones, tablets, and computers. 😊

In these workshops, participants will learn how to: 🌟

📚 Understand the basics of computers, smartphones, and tablets

⚙️ Adjust device settings to improve accessibility, usability, and security

🔎 Search the internet safely and efficiently

💬 Communicate respectfully and safely online

💪 Build confidence using technology independently

🏡 Apply digital skills to everyday activities

💻 Computers will be provided, but participants can bring their own smartphone 📱, tablet 📲, or computer 🖥️.

📣 Interested in bringing Mastering the Digital Divide to your community or organization? You may use the contact information on the flyer or contact Cotia Bolton 📧 at [email protected] or 📞 256-933-1895. 🤝✨

We donned safety gear and practiced safety protocols while felling some trees today. A great day of hands in activities ...
09/17/2026

We donned safety gear and practiced safety protocols while felling some trees today. A great day of hands in activities following our in class training yesterday.
The Coke can was our target for where the tree would be placed. Pretty close!

Our Chainsaw Safety Class is underway. We have indoors training today and then 2 days of hands-on training outdoors.We a...
09/16/2026

Our Chainsaw Safety Class is underway. We have indoors training today and then 2 days of hands-on training outdoors.
We are grateful for the Green Up Alabama grant program for sponsoring Gary Ickes as our certified instructor.

Chainsaw safety could be a lifesaver as we enter fall firewood season and our fall storm season.Also, this training is e...
09/14/2026

Chainsaw safety could be a lifesaver as we enter fall firewood season and our fall storm season.

Also, this training is eligible for ISA points.

Thank you to the Calhoun County Highway Department for partnering with us on this workshop.

If you handle a chainsaw, you could benefit from this safety workshop. Day 1 is for a larger group and still open. Day 2...
09/03/2026

If you handle a chainsaw, you could benefit from this safety workshop. Day 1 is for a larger group and still open. Day 2 for "hands on" is full, and day 3 for "hands on" has a few openings.
Don't wait too late.

🌲🪚 Chainsaw Safety Workshop - Register Today! 🪚🌲

Whether you're a homeowner, landowner, farmer, or forestry enthusiast, safe chainsaw operation is essential. Join us for a FREE Chainsaw Safety Workshop and learn from a qualified instructor about proper chainsaw use, safety practices, injury prevention, and more.

📅 September 16, 2026
📍 160 Seaton Drive, Anniston, AL 36205
⏰ 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
📝 Sign-in begins at 7:30 a.m.

Topics include: ✅ Chainsaw history and safety features
✅ Risk management, PPE, and emergency planning
✅ Ergonomics and starting protocols
✅ Prevention of chainsaw injuries
✅ Safe limbing and bucking practices

Register today using the QR code on the flyer or visit: 🔗 https://aub.ie/CalhounChainsaw

For more information, call (334) 752-1194.

🌲🪵

Thank you to the Calhoun County Commission for the new sign at the Calhoun County Agricultural Center! This is a great a...
09/01/2026

Thank you to the Calhoun County Commission for the new sign at the Calhoun County Agricultural Center! This is a great addition to the other improvements at the site over the past year.
You should be seeing new signs at County facilities throughout Calhoun County.

Thank you to the volunteers serving on our Calhoun County Extension Advisory Board for 2026. Yesterday was our final pla...
08/27/2026

Thank you to the volunteers serving on our Calhoun County Extension Advisory Board for 2026. Yesterday was our final planned meeting this year, and we received some great input on program planning for 2027!

The group will meet again in January 2027 to begin planning for 2028.

08/23/2026

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1702 Noble Street, Ste 108 (Inside The County Administration Building)
Anniston, AL
36201

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

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