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Tall fescue is a cool-season, perennial, bunch-type grass for north Alabama lawns. It is desirable for its texture, dark green color, and ab...
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Who We Are
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System is the outreach organization for the land grant mission of Auburn University and Alabam...
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Your county Extension office can help you identify plants and pests located in the landscape. All that may be needed is a good-quality photo...
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2026
Kudzu is a classic example of a plant that was introduced with good intentions but that resulted in bad outcomes. Learn about th...
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Integrated pest management (IPM) is an economically feasible, environmentally friendly, and socially responsible way of farming. Learn about...
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Beef cattle production represents a multibillion dollar industry in the southeastern United States. External parasites (ectoparasites) are t...
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2018-21 Annual Report
Our goal with the Beginning Farmer program is to help new producers develop knowledge and critical skills...
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The Agronomic Crops Program delivers research-based integrated information to improve producer management decisions while increasing profita...
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Chigger mites in their larval stage are serious parasitic pests of humans and animals. In their nymphal and adult stages, they are a...
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Tomato spotted wilt (TSW), caused by tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV; Family Bunyaviridae; Genus Tospovirus), is an important disease of fie...
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