Winter Pea
Pisum sativum: Producers should plant winter pea in September. Winter pea grows on a vine, similar to vetch. This cold-hardy, a...
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Grazing management is used as a tool to optimize forage utilization and sustain animal performance in livestock operations. Generall...
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Educating ourselves about how phosphorus enters water bodies is important for agroecosystem management. Learn about phosphorus loss ...
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Cucurbit crops (squash, watermelons, cucumbers, cantaloupes, and other small melons) are warm season vegetable crops that can suffer damage ...
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Alabama row crop producers face a bleak market outlook for the 2020 growing season. In times of economic uncertainty, producers must manage ...
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Many home and commercial vegetable growers have their own secret recipe that helps produce the biggest and best tasting vegetables. Often ti...
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*This is an excerpt from Beef Cattle Management in Uncertain Times
Start by improving soil health in hayfields and pastures. Healthy soil...
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Sowing is one of the most important practices in the crop production process. The fundamental purpose of sowing is to place seeds at an opti...
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Soybean seedling diseases are one of the most important causes of reduced stand establishment and can result in economic losses. Soybeans in...
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Organic soil amendments can be a beneficial and cost-effective alternative to fertilizers. But you need to know the right ones to ap...
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Sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) is a warm-season, annual legume that grows up to six feet tall. Until recently, the use of sunn hemp has be...
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North Alabama, in particular the Tennessee Valley region, is primarily an agronomic crop production area. Commodities such as corn, wheat, a...
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