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Livestock and Poultry

Extension is working to provide livestock producers with the research-based knowledge and skills they need as they struggle to balance profitability with increasing consumer demands for cheaper, safer, environmentally friendly products.

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Controlling Woody Plants in Pastures and Hayfields

 In summer, woody plants such as Chinese tallowtree, green ash, common persimmon, and Cherokee rose can overwhelm pastures. Additionally, woody... more

Forages for Horse Owners

Horse careWarm Season ForagesCool season foragesNutrient Management … Cullman CountyLimestone CountyMadison CountyMorgan County ... more

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

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

Partnership Offering Training to Help Employers Untangle the New I-9 Form

​“Do it as if your job depended on it.”  … That’s the advice... more

Expert to Pond Owners: Watch for Fire Ant Rafts During Heavy Rainfall

​Amid all this heavy spring rainfall, fish pond owners not only … should be... more

Youth Educational Programs for Beef, Dairy Goats and Dairy Cattle Dates Set

How are beef cattle raised?  How does that ground meat get into that casing? How do you artificially inseminate a... more

Controlling Summer Weeds in Pastures and Hayfields

weeds such as dog fennel, pigweed, horse nettle, and bitterweed can overwhelm … webinar... more

What Clover Do I Have?

​Timely Information F 2013 1 What Clover Do I Have.pdf … https://sites.aces.edu/group/timelyinfo/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=660... more

Alabama Extension Poultry Team Educating Consumers about Dynamics of U.S. Poultry Industry

Whenever Dr. John Blake hears someone assail modern-day poultry industry, he’s often reminded of one of the most compelling books... more


 

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