Many soils in Alabama have low levels of soil organic matter due to the warm climate, coarse-textured soils and intensive farming practices ...
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Annie Dee discusses soil health stewardship. Dee runs Dee River Ranch with brother, Mike Dee, in Aliceville, Alabama in Pickens County. The ...
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Just as cover crops provide a natural suppression for soil diseases and pests, they also assist in weed suppression. Weed resistance managem...
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Cover crops provide a natural soil pest and disease suppression. It can also serve as a mulch to cover and assist in weed suppression.
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Producers have been planting legumes in crop rotations to improve soil fertility for many decades, especially in the southeastern United Sta...
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Water is an essential soil component, especially from a plant's perspective. Though plants require air and water found in soil pores, roots ...
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Why Practice Soil Conservation?
Soil conservation is an important part of conservation cropping systems. There are many benefits for produc...
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Conservation systems are cropping systems that minimize surface soil disturbance and maximize plant or residue cover on the surface. Success...
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