Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance

May 18, 2021
in Crop Production, Farming

The Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) is designed to reduce financial losses that occur when natural disasters cause...
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USDA Resources Available for Farmers Hurt by 2018, 2019 Disasters

September 18, 2019
in Farming, News

AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. –Farmers and producers in 25 Alabama counties affected by natural disasters in 2018 and 2019 can apply for assista...
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Business Considerations for Starting a Farm Operation

July 14, 2022
in Farm Management, Farming

When deciding to start a farm, many aspects of the business should be considered before planting or buying livestock. New and inexperienced ...
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Emergency Loss Assistance Program In Place for Farm-Raised Fish

January 11, 2022
in Farm Management, Farming, Fish & Water

Aquaculture industries in the United States have been lobbying for federal emergency loss assistance to offset catastrophic losses for many ...
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Slug Management in Vegetable Crops

May 4, 2021
in Farming, Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Many factors can contribute to slug infestations in vegetables. Learn what those factors are and how you can best control and elimin...
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Stop the Economic Drain of Catastrophic Losses in the Poultry Industry

October 9, 2020
in Farm Management, Farming, Poultry

Members of the contract poultry growing community understand the anxiety that spring and summer bring to the farm. Both contract gro...
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Assessment of COVID-19 Impacts on Alabama Agriculture

July 13, 2020
in Crop Production, Farm Management, Farming

The value of agriculture in Alabama is a significant component of the economy. In 2018, the USDA reported farm gate commodity sales totaled ...
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Coping with Winter Feeding Needs

January 14, 2020
in Beef, Nutrition

Many producers are often forced to stretch hay supplies in order to make it through the winter feeding period. The following information is ...
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Food Safety for Southern U.S. Food Crop Producers After Flooding

July 18, 2019
in Crop Production, Disaster, Farming, Food Safety, Food Safety: Produce...

Learn about floodwater, risk assessment, contaminated crops, and what food crop producers can do to prepare for flooding. Through...
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Selecting and Managing a Dairy Goat/Sheep Herd

July 5, 2019
in Sheep & Goats

This is an excerpt of Dairy Goat and Sheep Operations in the Southeast Production Guide, ANR-2457. Purchasing Guidelines There are a...
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Drought Sales of Livestock

February 5, 2019
in Beef, Farm Management, Livestock, Management

Farming is a business that is difficult to manage. Many factors are beyond the control of the farmer. One problem with farming is th...
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Emergency Handbook iBook

December 7, 2018
in Products & Programs

The Alabama Cooperative Extension System has an iBook to help families, businesses and communities prepare for storms and clean up after t...
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