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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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Learn about floodwater, risk assessment, contaminated crops, and what food crop producers can do to prepare for flooding.
Throughout the ...
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Tomatoes are one crop that can have a lot of disease issues for growers. This article discusses a few of the more common tomato problems. Gr...
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Learn about tawny crazy ants, their behavior, and how to control them in plant nurseries.
Tawny crazy ants (Nylanderi...
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If you have decided to grow blueberry plants and do not know which cultivars to plant, ask yourself this question. How will the planting be ...
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Initially introduced to the market in the 1970s, plant growth regulators (PGRs) have proven a practical cotton plant canopy and size managem...
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