San Jose Scale is a significant pest of peach in the Southeast, capable of causing severe damage to trees and fruit. Effective management of...
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The Clemson University Peach Breeding Program (CUPBP) has developed and released new and improved early season peach cultivars that have a h...
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2024 Herdbuilder Replacement Female Sale
The 26th annual Herdbuilder Replacement Female Sale is Friday, August 30, at 11 a.m. The event wil...
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This guide provides Alabama farmers with comprehensive information on producing pawpaw fruit, covering propagation, cultivars, species, poll...
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During the first week of July, Alabama Extension entomologists received reports of fall armyworm outbreaks in pastures and forages across ce...
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The prevalence of voluntary carbon markets has increased in the past several years. Carbon markets pay farmers for adopting practices, s...
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Most fruit trees live and produce for 10 to 40 years. Berry and grape plants usually produce from 1 to 20 years. An orchard, therefore, requ...
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The Nonrecourse Marketing Assistance Loan Program (MAL) is a marketing tool available for select commodities. Authorized through Title I of ...
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AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — Cotton is an Alabama row crop staple, so much so that the Alabama Cooperative Extension System and Auburn Univer...
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Two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) is a polyphagous mite that feeds on many crops. Because of its quick life cycle and ability to...
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To obtain good-quality nursery stock of the varieties you want to plant, locate reliable nurseries that supply top-quality plants. Your coun...
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A damaging soilborne fungus causing Armillaria Root Rot (ARR) disease is the second leading cause of peach tree mortality after Peach Tree S...
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