Learn about cover crops grown to benefit the following crop or soil and how to choose the right ones.
Cover crops are planted in the off-...
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Target spot, also known as Corynespora leaf spot, is an emerging cotton disease in the southeastern United States. It is caused by the necro...
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Learn the pros and cons of calving during certain seasons of the year.
Determining the best time of year to calve first requires an opera...
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The grape root borer is found throughout the eastern United States—from Pennsylvania to Ohio, but it is much more prevalent in souther...
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The Alabama Cooperative Extension System has many resources related to beef and forage production. The following information features a smal...
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AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — Any given row crop variety is only as good as the research and information behind it. This is just one of the re...
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Table of Contents
Introduction – Ayanava Majumdar 3
About AIDB – Rachel Chastain 4
Grow Your Own Food – Chip East 5
To...
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The Flatheaded Appletree Borer (Chrysobothris femorata) and its close relatives are trunk and branch boring beetles. These are problemat...
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Despite the unusually cold spring weather, grapes are developing on schedule and fruit cluster blooming is fast approaching (Figure 1). Grap...
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Southern root-knot nematodes can cause significant economic damage to sweet potato crops. Learn how to recognize their damage, distribut...
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The Farm Service Agency (FSA) has announced a new program to help produce growers offset the cost of developing a food safety program. The...
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The Alabama Crops Insect Report contains some the latest information on insect activity in the state's major row crops. These updates come f...
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