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A winter cover crop can benefit the soil and/or subsequent crop, but cover crops are not harvested for feed or sold as a commodity (Figure 1...
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Application of a specialized record-keeping system enables producers to generate and analyze data needed to efficiently evaluate a c...
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The Farming Basics app from Alabama Extension is a gateway of information for small and beginning farmers. Features of this user-friendly ap...
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Almost everyone is familiar with ladybugs. Although, they are usually referred to as bugs, ladybugs are actually beetles. True bugs (order H...
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This is an excerpt of Dairy Goat and Sheep Operations in the Southeast Production Guide, ANR-2457.
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Learn about floodwater, risk assessment, contaminated crops, and what food crop producers can do to prepare for flooding.
Throughout the ...
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The fall armyworm is a chronic pest in the Southeast and can cause severe damage to grass and forage crops. Damage varies in appeara...
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Some of the most common questions received by Alabama Extension agents are about some aspect of fruit and vegetable production. A lot of que...
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A beef cow needs to produce a calf every year to be an economically viable member of the herd. An important management tool that wil...
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