CullmanTimes.com, Cullman, Alabama Agriculture2009-11-20T18:23:15-06:00urn:uuid:e674252b-4bfc-4b9e-9fb0-a76f48c8a8d6Festhall finaleurn:uuid:3b0fae5a-9796-4713-ae34-dec241f5127c2007-10-23T19:32:38-05:00
<p>By David Lazenby</p>
<p>davidl@cullmantimes.com</p>
<p>It’s last call for the Festhalle.</p>
<p>The first season of the Festhalle Market Platz comes to an end Saturday.</p>
Utterly amazedurn:uuid:619efd9d-1bd5-4916-b890-de45a89285b22007-10-17T20:24:42-05:00
<p>By David Lazenby</p>
<p>davidl@cullmantimes.com</p>
<p>A barnyard, cotton field and antiquated kitchen substituted for classrooms Wednesday as East Elementary School second graders got a hands-on history lesson.</p>
Cold Springs FFA repeat at fairurn:uuid:0ee44c4b-79ac-4fbd-8027-680e5f7bc1612007-10-09T19:56:56-05:00
<p>By Niamh Bailes</p>
<p>news@cullmantimes.com</p>
<p>Cold Springs High School’s Future Farmers of America club won the Cullman County Fair’s Herdsman Award in September but they are not resting yet. On Thursday, they are going for another win at the Alabama National Fair in Montgomery.</p>
Plumping up Pumpkinsurn:uuid:8805dbe9-2d78-41d7-9b5e-daf22f08e4892007-10-09T19:50:06-05:00
<p>By Niamh Bailes</p>
<p>news@cullmantimes.com</p>
<p>Whether for roasted seeds, sweet pies or Halloween lanterns, the fall season is not so colorful without the versatile pumpkin. There are as many varieties of pumpkin as uses for the fruit, but they all require similar conditions to grow.</p>
<p>“A lot of people have the idea that pumpkins are drought resistant,” said Arnold Caylor, director of the Experiment Station in Cullman, “but that’s not the case. As people have found this year, pumpkins need a lot of water.”</p>
Students come home winners at livestock Expourn:uuid:ae4763af-7309-45b0-bf26-195691b0630c2006-03-21T23:38:46-06:00
<p>Cullman County students won big at this year’s Alabama Junior Livestock Exposition, taking 27 slots in the winner’s circle, more than any other county.</p>
Farmers well represented at state eventBy Evan Belangerurn:uuid:52f2be0c-dbcd-42f6-a981-e795b80b8f302006-02-28T22:34:03-06:00Some worry about virus mutating, causing pandemicBy Evan Belangerurn:uuid:272731d5-fcbe-49cd-83c6-6a4a12eb35912006-02-28T22:33:22-06:00Many things can affect size of pecan harvestBy Charles Pinkston, Guest Columnisturn:uuid:085ff2b5-c60a-470c-b1ce-e10bc5899ace2005-12-06T20:48:07-06:00
<p>Poor soils and too much or too little water can adversely affect pecan production.</p>
Avian flu no threat to United StatesBy Evan Belangerurn:uuid:ad6595a2-fe1a-448d-934c-ac184a1ae2a02005-12-06T20:46:05-06:00
<p>Alabama Department of Agriculture veterinarian Brad Fields said American's fears of avian flu, more commonly known as bird flu, are largely unfounded.</p>