We speak with Communications Manager, Mary Wilson, of the Alabama Extension System on the second annual Alabama Extension Week. This year, the event will be held April 12-18. There will be in-person events as well as online webinars. Visit the ACES website to get more information. Below is a list of the webinars for the week. If you are interested, please register at THIS WEBSITE.

○      Monday 

■      2 p.m. - Your First Steps Into the Market is super timely to help farmers think about their farmers market spaces and setups.

■      6 p.m. - Pollinator Power in Alabama will be a fun one where folks can learn about the Great Southeast Pollinator Census. If you like bees, and want to help out our pollinators, you definitely want to register for this one.

○      Tuesday

■      12 p.m. - is for all the aspiring entrepreneurs. It’s Small Business Cafe — Idea to Impact.

■      2 p.m. - we’re talking mental health in agriculture. And that’s a BIG topic right now with the row crop economy like it is… high input costs and low prices make farming even tougher than usual. 

■      5:30 p.m. - any sheep or goat farmers will want to join in to learn about postpartum nutrition and lactation management in small ruminants

■      6 p.m. - we round it out with another hot topic - invasive plants. You can learn more about Extension declaring this the Year of Invasive Plants and how you can help work to reduce the populations of those plants. 

■      6:30 p.m. - for any farmers facing financial hardships, this webinar provides a place to discuss challenges and learn about resources that can help.

○      Wednesday… this one is a FULL day

■      10 a.m. - houseplants for homeowners… people are gonna LOVE that one

■      12 p.m. - a really intriguing and different webinar — it’s exploring the science of forestry, geology and pottery

■      2 p.m. - we have a group of Extension agents who will be hosting the Women in Ag webinar, which will be really exciting. 

■      6 p.m. - we’re talking about landscape trees and things you can plant aside from crape myrtles… because diversity in what we plant is a good thing!

○      Thursday

■      If you’re a forest landowner, you’ll want to join in for the 2 p.m. webinar about forest health in Alabama… the current challenges and management strategies. 

■      At 6 p.m. - we’re talking about the Grow More, Give More program and the 250 Pound Challenge… which is all about growing extra fruits and vegetables to help people in your communities

○      Friday

■      We round it all out with a final webinar at 2 p.m. that’s all about caregiving for loved ones suffering from memory loss. This one fits within Human Sciences Extension, and we know there’s a lot of people out there who can benefit from this kind of information.