The next Pesticide Applicator University will be held October 18th – 20th, 2020.
We would like to offer you the opportunity to put your company’s brand in front of these key industry professionals by exhibiting your products or service…
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala – Spring’s warmer weather and blooming flowers are a welcomed sight to many people. Gardeners and homeowners everywhere will soon be venturing out to accomplish their spring gardening and cleaning tasks. With spring t…
AUBURN, Ala.—A year of tumultuous weather and natural disasters, 2018 brought challenges where expectations were high for good yields and market pricing. In Alabama alone, producers experienced hurricanes, tornadoes and flooding on top of…
Smart devices and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are making geospatial technology adoptable, affordable, and easy to operate for a broad range of nontechnical users. SmartMap is a series of hands-on introductory workshops providing trainin…
Triploid or “seedless” watermelons were first developed in Japan over 50 years ago. Although the science of making seedless watermelons dates back over five decades, triploid watermelons were not commercialized until the past 15 to 20 years…
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala.—Cattle producers have a new income tax deduction thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The section 199A Qualified Business Income Deduction, also known as the pass-through deduction, generally allows producers to de…
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala.– Youth from across Alabama will gather at the Alabama 4-H Center April 13 for the annual state 4-H Archery Championship. Funding by the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) this year has allowed the program to pu…
The Gulf Shores Plant Diagnostic Lab is temporarily closed. Please contact the Auburn Plant Diagnostic Lab for services.
ALFA Agricultural Services & Research Building
961 South Donahue Drive
Auburn, AL 36849-5624
Phone:…
Members of the Alabama Extension Crops team present monthly webinar presentations the third Wednesday of each month at 10 A.M. Central time.
To view archived webinars, click on the topic to view the webinar on YouTube. You will also find…
Members of the Alabama Extension Crops team present monthly webinar presentations the third Wednesday of each month at 10 A.M. Central time. The calendar for these webinars is shown below.
Click here to watch these webinars on their desi…
Q: What is basal bark treatment?
Basal bark herbicide treatment is a control method in which an oil soluble herbicide is mixed with an oil carrier instead of water and applied directly to the bark of woody plants less than 6 inches in d…
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala.—Alabama Cooperative Extension System plant pathologists and crops specialists have already confirmed Cotton leaf roll dwarf virus (Cotton Blue Disease or CLRDV-AL) in Alabama. The disease—spread by aphids— dama…
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala.– Starting March 30, young archers and marksmen across Alabama will star in a series of shooting sports championships hosted by Alabama 4-H.
Every year, each 4-H shooting sports discipline offers a state champion…
Mode of Action Video – Part 1
Pesticides are chemicals used to control a pest. There are many types of pesticides. This video discusses Herbicides and Insecticides and their mode of action. Mode of action is the way a pesticide exerts a …
Route of Entry Video Part 1
This video discusses the primary ways you can be exposed to pesticides, acute vs. chronic toxicity, and poisoning symptoms. 97% of all exposure is through the skin. The liver and the kidneys are the primary or…