A well-designed and managed landscape can reduce the amount of water needed for home landscape irrigation. This conservation of water becomes increasingly important as municipal governments impose broad watering bans in response to …
Apple and Pear
Apple and pear trees are subject to serious damage from pests. As a result, a preventive spray program is needed. The following practices will improve the effectiveness of the pesticides and may lessen the need…
Coyotes are a hot topic among many hunters. How do coyotes affect your management decisions? Here are some quick ideas about how to reduce the impact of coyotes on your deer population. Learn more in this short video.
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While there are many things that a landowner can do when it comes to making land management decisions, there are times when you may look to a professional for assistance and advice. The land management professionals are often called consul…
Trail cameras are a great technology that can be beneficial to both your hunting efforts and management decisions. Learn more in this short video.
For more information, contact the Alabama Extension regional forestry and wildlife …
Basal area is often used to make land management decisions, but it is a term that can be confusing to landowners. Used by both forestry and wildlife professionals, basal area is defined as an estimate of cross-sectional area (usually in squ…
Within the last decade, Leyland cypress has been widely used in residential and commercial landscapes across Alabama not only as a specimen tree, screen, or hedge, but also as a Christmas tree. Popularity of this tree, which is a hybrid of …
In the 1940s, the occurrence of fusiform rust (Cronartium quercuum f.sp. fusiforme) was so rare that forest pathologists had not yet developed an interest in the tree disease. The development of the pulp and paper industry in the 1950s, how…
You’ve worked hard to grow healthy sweetpotatoes. Keep them that way off the vine using these best practices.
One of the most important things to keep in mind when harvesting sweetpotatoes is that the roots of the sweetpo…
You’ve worked hard to grow healthy pumpkins and winter squash. Keep them that way off the vine using these best practices.
Even after they have matured and are removed from the vine, pumpkin and winter squash are still …
The entry of a new 39,600-square-foot (66’ × 600’) broiler house in Alabama causes a measurable increase in economic activity within the state in terms of construction and ongoing annual operations. Consider the following economic ac…
People are often afraid of spiders because of their ill-deserved reputation for envenomizing victims. In fact, most spiders do not have mouthparts strong enough to penetrate skin. Spiders are considered beneficial arthropods b…
People are often afraid of spiders because of their ill-deserved reputation for envenomizing victims. In fact, most spiders do not have mouth- parts strong enough to penetrate skin.
Spiders are considered beneficial arthropods be…
The use of plastic polyethylene mulch in fruit and vegetable production is a common practice in Alabama. Among the crops for which it’s used are strawberry, watermelon, muskmelon, tomato, pepper, cucumber, squash, and brassicas such as co…