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In this third installment of a four-part series, you will learn how weather influences prescribed fire behavior.
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Learn about floodwater, risk assessment, contaminated crops, and what food crop producers can do to prepare for flooding.
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*This is an excerpt from The Alabama Vegetable Gardener, ANR-0479.
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*This is an excerpt from The Alabama Vegetable Gardener, ANR-0479.
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*This is an excerpt from The Alabama Vegetable Gardener, ANR-0479.
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The wild turkey thrives as a classic example of wildlife management success. During the Depression years, wild turkeys numbered fewer than 1...
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