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Alabama Land Grant Universities

Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL
256-372-5000
www.aamu.edu
 
Auburn University, Auburn, AL
334-844-4000
www.auburn.edu
 
Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL
334-727-8011
www.tuskegee.edu
 
Alabama Cooperative Extension System
www.aces.edu
334-844-5686
Operates as the primary educational outreach organization for the three universities, helping individuals and families in urban and rural areas as well as communities. The extension service provides classes and workshops including the Master Cattle Producer and Master Gardener programs and 4-H. Extension agents are stationed throughout the state to provide technical assistance. The service also produces a number of publications (see page 22).
 
Tuskegee Cooperative Extension
www.tuskegee.edu/Global/category.asp?C=34630
The mission of the Tuskegee University Cooperative Extension Program is to provide comprehensive research-based educational programs designed for life-long learning to assist limited resource families, both urban and rural and other groups and organizations, to improve their quality of life in a technological global society.
 
Alabama Agricultural Experiment Stations
www.ag.auburn.edu/aaes
334-844-4877
The research arm of the College of Agriculture, the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, the College of Human Sciences, the College of Veterinary Medicine, and the College of Sciences and Mathematics at Auburn University. Research stations are located throughout the state.
 
Alabama Agricultural Land Grant Alliance
www.aalga.org
Unites faculty and administrators of Alabama's three land grant universities to further Alabama agriculture and the related economic, environmental and food interests of rural and urban communities. Publishes a free quarterly newsletter.
 
Auburn University Soil Testing Laboratory
www.ag.auburn.edu/agrn/soiltest.htm
334-844-3958
Provides routine soil testing and analyzes soil micronutrient, organic matter, forage, feed, nitrates, and water quality. The extension service provides assistance with sample collection. Provides organic fertilizer recommendations upon request.
 
Alabama Cooperative Extension Plant Diagnostic Lab, Birmingham, AL
www.aces.edu/counties/Jefferson/plantlab/services.htm
205-879-6964 ext. 19
Plant samples are examined for disease, insect, nutrient, cultural, and herbicide problems. Soil samples are analyzed for plant parasitic nematodes and insect samples are identified.
 
Other Programs of Interest:
 
Small Farm Rural Economic Development Center, Tuskegee University
www.tuskegee.edu/Global/story.asp?S=1115957
 
Small Farms Research Center, Alabama A&M University
866-858-4970
www.aamu.edu/smallfarmers
 
Organic Vegetable Research, Auburn University
www.ag.auburn.edu/aaes/organicveg/index.php
 
National Soil Dynamics Laboratory
www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=64200500