Get Ready for Spring Plantings – Part II

March 29, 2023
in Lawn & Garden, Urban Extension

This article is the second and final part of the spring garden preparation series. Spring is the perfect time to plan your garden and lan...
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Storing and Preserving Fresh Strawberries

March 24, 2023
in Food Safety, Home Food Preservation

Fresh, local strawberries are always a sweet treat. For many people in Alabama, there are U-pick farms or farmers markets nearby that have s...
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Alabama Cougars: Sorting Fact From Fiction

March 24, 2023
in Forestry & Wildlife, Wildlife

Are reported cougar sightings in Alabama? Learn more about this big cat: where it lives today, how to recognize animals that may look simila...
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Consumer Willingness to Pay for Sweet Grown Alabama Sweet Potatoes

March 22, 2023
in Crop Production, Farm Management, Farming

Introduction A research team with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System and the Auburn University College of Agriculture recently employ...
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Alabama Beginning Farmer Educational Videos

March 16, 2023
in Farming, Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Farming is going digital. A series of educational videos that explore many topic areas related to farming is now available on YouTube. These...
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Maximizing Insect Control in ThryvOn Cotton in the Southeast

March 16, 2023
in Crop Production, Farming

The new cotton expressing the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxin Cry51Aa2, commercially trademarked as ThryvOn and developed by Bayer Crop Sc...
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Using Drones in Forestry

March 14, 2023
in Forestry, Forestry & Wildlife

Drone technology is now being used in multiple ways, including forest management. Learn about their purposes, background, benefits, limitati...
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Native Fruits: Tupelo

March 13, 2023
in Forestry, Forestry & Wildlife

There are two species of tupelo in Alabama with notable fruiting potential. Black tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica) is a common, large, and widesprea...
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Adding Perennial Beds to a Landscape

March 13, 2023
in Lawn & Garden, Urban Extension

The best time to install perennials and perennial beds is the fall. The process of installing a new perennial bed or border takes eight step...
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What You Need to Know About Elder Abuse

March 13, 2023
in Home & Family, Older Adults, Urban Extension

People are living longer. Unfortunately, elder abuse cases rise as the population of older adults rises in Alabama and across the nation. Th...
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The Business Model Canvas

March 13, 2023
in Business & Community, Urban Extension

Entrepreneurs may be familiar with the feeling of staring at a blank piece of paper and trying to figure out where to start on a business pl...
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Foliar Diseases of Peanuts

March 10, 2023
in Crop Production, Farming

Leaf spots and peanut rust are significant fungal diseases of peanuts in Alabama. Adopting integrated pest management (IPM) strategies can r...
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