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Alabama Extension’s research-based integrated pest management (IPM) field crop trials and programs help producers across the state...
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This third in a three-part series on auditing overhead irrigation examines why the leaching factor in container production should be...
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In this first of a three-part series, learn how a well-designed and maintained irrigation system can conserve water, reduce pest pre...
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