Farmers market nutrition program benefit cards available for those 60 and older
WINSTON COUNTY - Seniors ages 60 or older are encouraged to apply for a benefit offered under the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program.
Winston County Extension Office
Winston County Extension Office announces return of walking program
WINSTON COUNTY - The Winston County Extension Office will be offering its walking program again this year.
Brannon wins six agricultural professional awards
WINSTON COUNTY - This year, Zach Brannon, Winston County Extension Coordinator, has been honored by the National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA), the Alabama Association of County Agricultural Agents and Specialists (AACAAS) and the Alabama Farmers Federation.
NACAA presented Brannon with a 2022 Achievement Award. These awards “recognize excellence in the field of professional Extension.” They are the highest honor an agent with less than ten years of experience in the field can receive from both NACAA and AACAAS.
Hot, dry weather a tough row to hoe for area farmers
Countless flies, one of several pests that thrive in dry weather, can be seen on Jackson Seymore’s cattle at his farm near Addison on July 8.
ADDISON - We all know we should make hay while the sun shines, but before we can make hay, we need the grass to grow, and that requires rain.
Animals, art, and anything-goes: 4-H has something for every student
Participants and winners in the 4-H Blocks Rock contest at DSES pose with their projects and Extension Agent Dylan Gilbert. Left to right are the team of Chris Moore and Brantley Hood, 3rd place in Mrs. Box's class; Elise Beach, 1st place in Mrs. Box's class; Natalie Eward, 1st place in Ms. Nix's class; and Karsyn Caudle. The participants not shown were absent.
Winston County 4-Hers are busy with a variety of fun—and educational—projects. Addison 4-Hers, for example, are working on the eXtreme Birdhouse project and a photography project called the World I See/Imagine.
Winston County Extension Office sponsoring walking program
WINSTON COUNTY - The Winston County Extension Office will be offering its walking program again this year.
Seniors encouraged to apply for farmers market nutrition program vouchers
WINSTON COUNTY - Seniors age 60 or older are encouraged to apply for a benefit offered under the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program.
Bad Seeds: Residents urged to turn in unsolicited packages from overseas
Haleyville resident Mark Finley, left, is the first reported person in Winston County to receive a packet of unsolicited seeds from China. As part of the required process, he is handing over the unopened packet to Winston County Extension Coordinator Zack Brannon at the extension office in Double Springs.
WINSTON COUNTY - A Haleyville resident has been the first reported person in Winston County to receive in the mail a pack of unsolicited seeds mislabeled as jewelry from China, but the resident promptly took action to report the situation.
Winter holds new record as the wettest
Part of the weather station at Posey Field in Haleyville includes a motor aspirated radiation shield to help keep the sensitive machinery from being exposed to radiation.
WINSTON COUNTY - Throughout the years, weather records are continuously being broken as unusual temperatures, rainfall amounts and other weather phenomena occur. Most broken records are minor, usually within one or two degrees of a record high or record low. What is major, however, is when the big ones come through, and this winter in Winston County over the last couple months has received status as the wettest ever recorded.
Extension office is closed but still working
DOUBLE SPRINGS - The following press release was given to the Northwest Alabamian today concerning the closing of the Extension office in Winston County. Winston County Extension may be reached at 205-489-5376.