Hale County contains a wide variety of soil types, providing a challenge to homeowners selecting landscape plants. Soil types in Hale includ...
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Learn about the soils in the Montgomery/Prattville/ Wetumpka metropolitan area. Residents on these soils may nd challenges when selecting la...
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Living near intrusive neighbors can be a challenge. Especially when they howl in the middle of the night, slither through your yard,...
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What is a tick, why do ticks bite, and why does it matter?
Ticks are very small external parasites that feed by sucking...
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Baleage, known as baled silage or haylage, is a method used for conserving and storing high-moisture forage.
Making hay...
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Dairy goats can be successfully maintained in a variety of production systems, including fenced cultivated pastures, fenced uncultiv...
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Biosecurity is a system of management practices that reduces the introduction of infectious diseases onto a farm and decreases the transmiss...
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Corrosivity is defined as the condition of water that causes it to dissolve metals, such as those in metallic plumbing, at an excessive rate...
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Fisheries biologists use many different tools and techniques to determine the proper management of fish populations in our lakes, streams, a...
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Prussic acid poisoning, also known as cyanide poisoning, is a metabolic condition in livestock that can periodically occur in operat...
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The threat of catastrophic loss due to disease outbreak is a primary concern for the Alabama beef industry. Beef producers should be...
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Overall maintenance of herd health and productivity depend on the quantity and quality of water required by livestock. Learn how muc...
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