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    How a Soybean Plant Develops

    Knowing how a soybean plant develops is crucial to growers seeking management practices that can make a crop more sustainable and pr...
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    Cover Crops and No-Till in Alabama: Permanence and Carbon Markets

    Learn how the adoption of conservation practices has changed in Alabama agriculture since 2012. Emerging voluntary carbon markets are att...
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    Cover Crops for Alabama

    Learn about cover crops that are grown to benefit the following crop, benefit the soil, and how to choose the right ones. Cover crops are...
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    Alabama Pest Report

    The Alabama Vegetable IPM program conducts the statewide insect monitoring program as a special service to crop producers. Pest alerts are b...
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  • Grape flea beetle larvae and leaf damage.

    Pest Alert: Grape Flea Beetle

    Grape flea beetle is often the first insect pest in the season to begin attacking grapes. This shiny, metallic dark blue beetle is found in ...
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    Tomato Season Pre-Maintenance

    With tomato season well underway in south Alabama, it is important growers to maintain a “proactive” approach to disease, insect, and we...
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  • Figure 3. A tractor and boom sprayer is ideal for large food plots, but since most food plots are small in acreage, they can often be effectively sprayed with a 25-gallon ATV sprayer or even a 4-gallon backpack sprayer.

    Boom Sprayer Calibration

    Sprayer calibration is an important step when applying pesticides and should not be overlooked. Lots of different sprayers can be used in ag...
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    Handgun Sprayer Calibration

    Sprayer calibration is an important step when applying pesticides. Lots of sprayers are used in agriculture including boomless sprayers, air...
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    Lessons Learned from 2022 On-Farm Cover Crop Demos

    In fall 2021, Alabama Extension and Auburn University researchers planted cover crop demonstrations on five Alabama farms in Autauga, Geneva...
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    Strategies for Pricing Specialty Crops During Times of Increasing Input Costs

    Agricultural producers have been facing increasing input costs, including higher fertilizer and gas prices. Supply and distribution issues h...
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