Controlling the greenhouse environment can be challenging because greenhouses have a great capacity to gain heat during the day and lose hea...
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Whether to supply a consistent source of table eggs for family consumption or for hatching egg production, most individuals involved in smal...
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Learn about crop evapotranspiration for irrigation scheduling and the implementation tools currently available for farmers and consultants.
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Good quality ensures that a bale of cotton will always have a market. Know the factors that affect cotton quality and how to avoid deduc...
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Raising chickens for eggs or meat requires the right nutrition at the right life stage. Follow these guidelines to maintain your backyard fl...
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When properly implemented, stockpiling warm-season grasses can provide grazing from late October to mid-January in Alabama.
Most forage p...
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Forage bermudagrasses are warm-season perennial grasses that grow throughout Alabama. They are used primarily for grazing or h...
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The current heat wave along with the dry spell occurring this week—which may extend through the next couple of weeks—might put corn ...
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Scouting for insect pests is a critical component of an integrated pest management (IPM) system. Scouting involves correct identific...
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Broccoli is one of the highest value vegetable crops in the United States. While California is still the largest broccoli producer in the co...
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Apple and Pear
Apple and pear trees are subject to serious damage from pests. As a result, a preventive spray program is needed. The follow...
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Hay production is one of the largest and most economically significant agricultural enterprises in Alabama with 700,000 acres farmed produci...
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