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Chilton Research and Extension Center

It’s fitting that the Chilton Research and Extension Center is located in the shadow of Clanton’s famous giant peach water tower just off of I-65, because at the CREC, peaches rule. When the center was established in 1944, its mission was to identify superior varieties and develop new management techniques that would help Chilton County’s peach producers maximize their profits. And that’s still its mission today. The CREC does work with other small fruits—most notably kiwifruit—but peaches have priority.

News and events:

• Study Aims to Control Peach-Eating Weevils (Impact, fall 2009)
• Blackberry Lemonade recipe
• AU, Chinese Scientists Develop Two Golden Kiwifruit Varieties (Impact 2008)