The passage of the 2018 Farm Bill established industrial hemp as an industrial commodity—no longer a controlled substance—in the sta...
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The August 2024 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report included indicators of record yields and production, lower ave...
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Shield budding, or T-budding, is a common grafting method used on various crops, such as plums, peaches, apples, and pears. Grafting is usua...
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AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — Research is happening year-round at each of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station (AAES) outlying units. L...
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This category includes commercial applicators using or supervising the use of restricted-use and other pesticides in, on, or around the foll...
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Symptoms of virus diseases are starting to appear on squash and other cucurbit crops in commercial fields and backyard gardens. Alabama is u...
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Conduct a poultry house wind speed maintenance check in the spring before hot weather arrives. The goal is to achieve maximum full tunnel wi...
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AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — From the chicken coop all the way to the White House, Brigid McCrea can’t get enough of the poultry industry. ...
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Extremely hot, dry conditions persisted in the southeastern United States during the last few months of 2023. The U.S. Drought Monitor relea...
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Voluntary carbon-market programs continue to draw attention across the United States. Two of the most common practices that farmers use in c...
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Too much phosphorus (P) in water stimulates the growth of algae, cyanobacteria, and aquatic plants, which can result in harmful algal blooms...
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Before purchasing or building a commercial contract poultry farm, growers need to understand key aspects of the industry to make essential b...
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