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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
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
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
You Have Fire Ants Where? Webinar Set for April
The third Don’t Bug Me webinar set for Friday, April 5 discusses how to keep fire ants away from... more
Ants! Ants! Ants! Webinar Set for March 1
The second Don’t Bug Me webinar set for Friday, March 1 discusses tramp ant species such as tawny crazy... more
Wiregrass Cotton Expo Scheduled Feb. 15 in Dothan
The Wiregrass Cotton Expo, one of the Deep South’s most comprehensive annual cotton meetings, is slated for Feb. 15 at... more
Alabama Farmers Federation President Honored At Reception
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System and the Auburn University College of Agriculture and School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences honored... more
First Forage Focus Webinar This Wednesday
The first Forage Focus Webinar for this year will be held at 10 a.m. CST on Wednesday, Feb. 6. ... more
Economist Compares Alabama Farm Economy to a Kaleidoscope
A few years ago, a television drug advertisement pointed out how life often comes in twos.
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Alabama Pest Management Handbook, Vol. I
The Alabama Pest Management Handbook – Volume 1 contains recommendations for major row crops; small and stored grains; pastures and forage crops; commercial turfgrass; and noncropland. It was compiled by both current and former Extension entomologists, plant pathologists, weed scientists, and a pesticide education specialist and provides the most recent information possible on the selection, rates, application, and safe and proper use of pesticides. A directory of the specialists who authored sections in this notebook is included. more...
Alabama Pest Management Handbook, Vol. II
The Alabama Pest Management Handbook – Volume II ccontains recommendations for houses, buildings, and grounds; commercial trees and ornamental crops; commercial horticultural crops; and homeowner lawns and ornamental and garden crops. It was compiled by both current and former Extension entomologists, plant pathologists, weed scientists, and a pesticide safety education specialist and provides the most recent information possible on the selection, rates, application, and safe and proper use of pesticides. A directory of the specialists who authored sections in this notebook is included. more...
