A healthy soil includes
High organic matter content.
Optimal nutrients and pH for plant growth.
Stable soil aggregates to promote...
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Cover crops provide a natural soil pest and disease suppression. It can also serve as a mulch to cover and assist in weed suppression.
W...
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Why Practice Soil Conservation?
Soil conservation is an important part of conservation cropping systems. There are many benefits for produc...
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Offered in partnership with the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries and the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs, Operation G...
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Best practices in livestock and forage production is the subject of ongoing programs conducted by Alabama Extension animal science and forag...
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AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — Researchers from the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station (AAES) an...
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Understanding the various subgroups of fruit crops, based on factors such as botanical and horticultural differences, makes it easier for pr...
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Voluntary carbon-market programs continue to draw attention across the United States. Two of the most common practices that farmers use in c...
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Biochar, also referred to as carbon material, is produced from the thermochemical conversion process (heating or burning) of feedstocks or w...
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Too much phosphorus (P) in water stimulates the growth of algae, cyanobacteria, and aquatic plants, which can result in harmful algal blooms...
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After a few warm days, corn planters have started hitting the field in south Alabama. Corn is the first crop farmers can plant in Alabama, r...
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White mold is caused by the fungal pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. It is most common on winter crops such as cabbage, collards, kale, and...
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