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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AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. – Farmers are some of the most tech-savvy people in the world. Often, they are early adopters of emerging technolo...
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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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Mortality disposal management is a significant consideration for contract poultry producers. As part of the typical broiler, breeder, pullet...
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Water supply is one of the first areas to inspect on a poultry farm when operations are not performing properly. Knowing how to estimate the...
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AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. – Data is much more than a collection of numbers and information. It is what fuels modern-day, sustainable agricul...
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The southeastern United States is a hotbed for insect and disease issues in vegetable crops. For those planning to shift to fall or winter c...
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AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. – The modern poultry farmer has many new pieces of technology to raise birds humanely, efficiently and sustainably...
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Greenhouse lettuce is one of the easier hydroponic crops to grow. It has short crop cycles and low labor demands and can be grown year-round...
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AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. – A piece of history that you may not find written in the history books is the work that the Alabama Cooperative E...
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When deciding to start a farm, many aspects of the business should be considered before planting or buying livestock. New and inexperienced ...
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AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. – For the world to be fed sustainably in the 21st century, agricultural innovation using biotechnology is key. Res...
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