Table of Contents
Introduction – Ayanava Majumdar 3
About AIDB – Rachel Chastain 4
Grow Your Own Food – Chip East 5
To...
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Hemp is a new crop for Alabama and for the United States. With the 2014 Farm Bill’s Pilot Program, many states began producing hem...
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The new cotton expressing the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxin Cry51Aa2, commercially trademarked as ThryvOn and developed by Bayer Crop Sc...
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Corn is the most vulnerable early in the season right after planting. Even before the seed goes in the ground, producers want to do everythi...
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We’ve probably all heard the children’s rhyme Humpty Dumpty–the story of a large egg character sitting on a wall. He fell off—becaus...
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Cool-season annual mixtures are highly nutritious and are a great forage option during the fall and winter, as well as into the spring. Mixt...
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Vegetable cultivar selection is an important factor in a farm operation. It is the first step of an integrated pest management (IPM) program...
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Stemphylium leaf spot is a secondary fungal disease commonly associated with potash (K) deficiency in cotton. Prevention of potassium defici...
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Tomatoes are the most widely produced greenhouse crop in the world. A large percentage of fresh-market tomatoes are grown in Canada and Mexi...
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Anthracnose and gray mold can create problems for strawberry growers throughout the Southeast. Learn to recognize and manage these d...
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This perennial warm-season grass is well-adapted to low soil fertility and input systems that can be used in Alabama. Achieving stan...
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Periodic drought conditions or extended freeze events may lead to stand failures of cool-season annuals or a void in plans of forage availab...
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