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Crop Production News
Teaching the ABCs of Farming
A group of men and a few women huddle around the director of the North Alabama Horticulture Research Center,... more
Extension Specialist Receives Second Presidential Service Award
Normal, Ala.—Winrock International recently awarded 123 of their volunteers with the President’s Volunteer Service Award, including Robert Spencer, an urban regional... more
Alabama Extension Crops Team Adopting a New Operating Standard for a Data-driven Era
Dale Monks still recalls the day when Patrick Doyle, a
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beloved Middle Tennessee... more
Green Industry Training Center: Key Asset for Nursery and Landscape Professionals
The horticulture, nursery and landscaping industry are big business in Alabama. John Nabors, the director of the Alabama Green... more
Expert: Fertilizer Facility Explosions Unlikely in Alabama
An expert says the likelihood of a fertilizer-related
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incident similar to the fiery... more
Some Thoughts on the West, Texas, Fertilizer Plant Disaster
When I first heard the news about the West, Texas, fertilizer facility explosion, I was shocked like everyone else that... more
Auburn University Hosting Alabama Water Policy Symposium, May 10
A statewide partnership seeking a comprehensive water policy
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for Alabama will hold a... more
Partnership Offering Training to Help Employers Untangle the New I-9 Form
“Do it as if your job depended on it.”
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That’s the advice... more
Sikora Elected President of Southern Soybean Disease Workers Group
Edward Sikora, a plant pathologist with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System and an Auburn University professor in the Department of... more
Alabama Row Crops Now a Billion-Dollar Industry
For the first time in history, Alabama’s principal row crops
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In fact, the... more
Peach Orchard News 
Peach and Strawberry Update
Noticed plum curculio (PC) larvae infested fruit had begun to drop from peach trees. I would estimate that fruit began... more
Cool Season Trap Crops Working
Good growth was obtained with many of the cool season trap crops such as wheat. Now that seed heads are... more
Rapid Increase in Activity
Last Thursday we captured our first plum curculio (PC) in an unmanaged peach orchard here at the office. From four... more
Activity Increases for Plants and Bugs
Peach orchards throughout Central Alabama are actively moving into full bloom. The bloom period will stretch over a longer period... more
Delayed Winter Weather, Helping?
Seems we are just now beginning to see winter weather. This is typically what happens when we have a warmer... more
Temperature Drops Not Lasting
We have continued to see short duration drops in temperatures followed by warmer and moist conditions. While the weather has... more
Mild Winter Temps Cause Concern
Fruit growers throughout Alabama and the southeast are getting concerned about the mild winter we are experiencing this year. Our... more
Peach Season Nearing End
Most growers in Central Alabama are getting really close to ending the 2011 peach season. Only a few varieties remain.... more
Farm, Home, and Wildlife Field Day
Rain did not stop the largest agricultural field day in Alabama this past Saturday. Over 700 people registered and more... more
Pest Alert For Fruit Producers
In 2008 the first detection of a new pest, spotted wing drosophila (SWD), Drosophila suzukii was found in Santa Cruz... more
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