Roughly 46 percent of United States acreage is made up of grassland-pasture, rangeland, and cropland that produce an abundant supply of food...
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Do you know how your wastewater is treated? If you do not pay a bill for a sanitary sewer system, your home or business likely uses an on-si...
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The Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP) is a federal disaster assistance program provided by ...
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The commercial shrimp industry is one of the most valuable fishing industries on the Gulf Coast. Whether shrimp are wild caught or farm ...
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The mission of the Alabama Extension Aquatic Resources team is to provide relevant, science-based information to help Alabama’s residents ...
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Individuals who drink water from a private well should have the water tested at least once a year for contamination.
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Understanding water quantity in a well is important because well yield is related to withdrawal rates, well-depth, and groundwater replenish...
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About the Choctawhatchee-Pea Basin
Agriculture in the Choctawhatchee-Pea (Choc-Pea) Basin encompasses 1,988,597 acres. It includes portions...
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Take steps to ensure that your well water is safe after a flood. One method of disinfection is shock chlorination.
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Pond owners have sometimes intentionally and sometimes accidentally introduced freshwater clams or mussels into their recreational ponds. Wh...
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Learn about the basic biology of the Amazonian apple snail (Pomacea maculate), how to identify it, how it was likely introduced, and the imp...
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