The Alabama Cooperative Extension System is getting Down to Earth. Why? Because agriculture sustains Alabama. Whether your ag experience is ...
Read More about Down to Earth: Agriculture Sustains Alabama
Understanding chicken behavior makes management easier and more efficient and helps you provide your chickens with the best quality of life....
Read More about Common Backyard Chicken Behaviors
When purchasing or building a commercial farm, you are starting an agricultural business for which numerous legal and tax issues apply. Unde...
Read More about New Farmer’s Guide to the Commercial Broiler Industry: Business & Financing
The day-to-day work on a commercial poultry farm varies depending on the type of farm: pullet, breeder, or broiler. Growers should understan...
Read More about New Farmer’s Guide to the Commercial Broiler Industry: Poultry Husbandry & Biosecurity Basics
Weed management expenses can be one-third of an organic vegetable grower’s production cost. Knowing the common weeds to look for and how t...
Read More about Growing Organic Vegetables in Alabama: Know Your Weeds
Raising chickens can be an enjoyable way to produce eggs and meat for you and your family. Preparation is essential before the arrival of da...
Read More about Backyard & Small Poultry Flock Management Series: Brooding Tips for Successful Bird Performance
Learn the basics of greenhouse cucumber production, including seeding production; training, pruning, and spacing; the greenhouse environment...
Read More about Greenhouse Cucumber Production
Whether to supply a consistent source of table eggs for family consumption or for hatching egg production, most individuals involved in smal...
Read More about Backyard & Small Poultry Flock Management Series: Feeding the Laying Hen
Good quality ensures that a bale of cotton will always have a market. Know the factors that affect cotton quality and how to avoid deduc...
Read More about How to Think About Fiber Quality in Cotton
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. – For the world to be fed sustainably in the 21st century, agricultural innovation using biotechnology is key. Res...
Read More about GMOs: Unlocking Agriculture’s Potential Through Bioengineering
Raising chickens for eggs or meat requires the right nutrition at the right life stage. Follow these guidelines to maintain your backyard fl...
Read More about Nutrition for Backyard Chicken Flocks
Growing healthy starter plants indoors requires particular care. Follow these guidelines for producing thriving transplants for your garden....
Read More about Vegetable Seedlings Production