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Alabama Extension agent gives tips for starting school garden
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. – Starting a school garden is not as far out of reach as some may think. Knowing how to secure funding, get started and maintain the garden are great things to consider but are not something to fear. “I’ve been working in community and school gardens for more than 10 years,” said Carmen Flammini, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System home grounds regional agent. “One thing I can tell you is that you have to create a community to make a school garden successful.” Flammini, who serves Baldwin, Butler, Conecuh and Escambia counties, said being successful means forming a team...
Electric-powered tractor to transport Honda vehicles, developed in Alabama, unveiled
An all-electric truck developed to transport newly built Honda vehicles from the company’s Lincoln plant was unveiled Monday after a years-long development process. Virginia Transportation Corp. showed off the tractor-trailer transport truck on Monday, which will carry Honda’s vehicles to the nearby CSX railhead for shipment. The new...
Statewide summit on truancy coming to Grandview Marriott
The Alabama State Department of Education, in partnership with the University of Montevallo, will host an Absenteeism and Truancy Summit on Sept. 4-5 at the Grandview Marriott on U.S. 280 in Birmingham. The two-day event is expected to draw educators, administrators, and experts from across the state. The event will...
NASA ships Alabama-made space hardware to Kennedy for next SLS flight
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — A key piece of space flight hardware, manufactured at Alabama’s Marshall Space Flight Center, is on its way to Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the first crewed mission of NASA’s Artemis program. Last week, Marshall workers in Huntsville rolled out the launch vehicle...
Robot plant aide coming soon
Ornamental plant growers in Alabama feeling the squeeze of a competitive labor market may soon find help in an unexpected form. An artificial intelligence-powered robot, currently in development at Auburn University, will be able to inventory thousands of plants while also collecting data on plant growth, pests and diseases. A...
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