Solar for Commercial Poultry

April 4, 2023
in Commercial Poultry, Farm Management, Farming, Poultry

This video explains the economics and installation options for solar on commercial poultry farms. This video is the first part of the three-...
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Auburn University Soil, Forage & Water Testing Laboratory

April 3, 2023
in Crop Production, Farming

The Auburn University Soil, Forage and Water Testing Lab serves farmers throughout Alabama through testing and analysis of a variety of agri...
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New Self-Fertile Muscadine Cultivar Releases Tested for Alabama Vineyards

March 30, 2023
in Crop Production, Farming, Fruits & Nuts

Muscadine grapes are a very popular local fruit with distinctive aromas and flavors. Fresh muscadines grapes are five to ten times higher in...
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Success Story: 4-H Tech Changemakers

March 30, 2023
in About Us, Alabama Extension at Alabama A&M University, Urban Extension

Last year the 4-H youth development program at Alabama A&M University (AAMU) received a 4-H Tech Changemakers grant from the National 4-...
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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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