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Pickles Pickles Pickles
The pungent aroma of vinegar mixed with spices such as dill, cinnamon, cloves, mustard seed indicate that something is being pickled in the kitchen. This aroma brings to mind the wonderful sweet lime...
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Freezing Foods as a method of Preserving
Freezing has many advantages over other methods of food preservation. Frozen foods are often more like fresh, because they often retain their color, flavor and nutritive value....
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Protect Pastures from Fire Ants
From the field to the pasture, fire ants cause issues for producers on many levels. Surprisingly, the biggest issue they cause is damage to equipment. This not only cost farmers time...
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Grilling: Safely for the Summer
With news stories about food contamination and harmful chemicals appearing almost weekly, it is not surprising that many would-be chefs are taking food preparation more seriously,...
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Whats for Dinner? Getting Kids to try new things.
I just did a cooking camp with kids from ages 10-14 called “Whats for Dinner” and found that they really liked asparagus and cauliflower with it fixed this way. See...
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Low Sugar Alternatives for Jams and Jellies
Strawberry Jam time is here and soon behind it will be blueberry, blackberry and then peach jam time. This year when you consider making jams and jellies think about using a low sugar alternative....
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ServSafe Course in Shelby County
ServSafe Course Date: May 24 & 29, 2018 Location: Shelby County Extension Office 56 Kelly Lane, Columbiana, AL. 35051 Contact: Angela Treadaway Office: 205-669-6763 cell: 205-410-3696 email:...
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Sunn Hemp: Grazing Option for Producers
Sunn hemp is a warm-season legume that producers are adding to their grazing and pasture management plans. Traditionally, producers do not use sunn hemp because of limited seed...
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Bean Dip or Spread
2 cups cooked pinto beans 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 cup cooked green onions with tops 1/8 teaspoon black pepper, or to...
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Egg Safety
Easter is just a few weeks away, and many children will find colored eggs nestled side by side with chocolate bunnies in cheerful baskets or lurking in hiding places awaiting to be...
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Dairy Goat U- April 7th
Dairy Goat U Date: Saturday, April 7, 2018 Time: 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Location: Stone Hollow Farmstead 2006 Dead Hollow Road North Harpersville, Alabama Dairy Goat U is an educational,...
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Sixth Annual Food Entrepreneur Conference scheduled for March 21-22 in Auburn
Sixth Annual Food Entrepreneur Conference scheduled for March 21-22 in Auburn By Karen Hunley Five years ago, the Auburn University Food Systems Institute combined its...
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Chicken from Farm to Table
Farmer in field with free range chicken and basket full of eggs What's for dinner tonight? There's a good chance it's chicken — now the number one species consumed by Americans....
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Basic Mineral Nutrition in Forages Frequently Fed to Horses
AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES TIMELY INFORMATION Basic Mineral Nutrition in Forages Frequently Fed to Horses This Timely Information Sheet provides an overview of mineral...
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Alabama Extension Offers Tax Bill Workshops for Farmers
Alabama farmers can learn more about how the new tax law affects them individually and their farming operation at tax bill workshops from Alabama Extension’s Agribusiness Management...
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Winter Hair Coats & Blanketing
AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES TIMELY INFORMATION Winter Hair Coats & Blanketing This Timely Information Sheet provides an overview heat regulation in horses and...
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State’s Fruit Growers Understand Managing Cold Weather
Alabama fruit producers are keeping their eyes on the thermometers, but professionals with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System say producers are used to dealing with cold...
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Apples Purchasing, Storing and Preparing
Apples are one of the few fruits you can find fresh any time of the year. However, fall means lots of fresh apples of all kinds. An apple is a colorful and delicious package of nutrition and good...
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Important Weights, Measures, Conversion Tables, and Rules of Thumb
Beware! Ounces can be used for measuring both volume and weight and they are very different. An ounce of water by volume will weight MUCH more than an ounce of flour by volume. It is OK to measure...
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Alabama Extension to Offer Financial Analysis Workshops Dec.– Feb.
Financial assistance supplied by banks and agricultural lenders is an integral part of daily farm operations, in addition to the development of new ag technologies and techniques....
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