By Ashlee Hall Alabama Extension News   Alabama 4-H offers an array of poultry projects, from starting a flock of chickens through Chick Chain to competitions like Poultry Judging. With a new, one-of-a-kind program called Poultry Pioneers, four Alabama 4-H members have taken a crack at undergraduate-level research. Brigid McCrea, an Alabama Extension 4-H…

  By David Rainer Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources   The Great Red Snapper Count, utilizing new sampling gear and methods, estimated that far more iconic red snapper are in the Gulf of America than traditional assessment methods had indicated. A team of marine scientists used the same methodology to conduct the recent…

Children with the Goodwater Youth Development Center’s Summer Camp enjoyed planting seeds last week while enjoying educational activities. The Coosa County Extension office helped lead the activity. Thanks to the Coosa County Soil and Water Conservation District’s donation, youth were able to work in “BeeLinda Bee Pollinators” activity books. As part of the activity and…

  Special to the News The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is providing an important update on the ongoing national outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a gastrointestinal illness caused by the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis. It is most commonly reported in the U.S. from May through August each year. Domestically acquired cyclosporiasis is typically linked to the consumption…