Soil conservation is an important part of conservation cropping systems. There are many benefits for producers who choose to employ soil con...
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Important considerations for wheat producers to achieve the highest yield are the choice of varieties and planting dates. Learn the results ...
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Ricky Wiggins discusses soil health stewardship. Wiggins operates Wiggins Farm in Andalusia, Alabama in Covington County. The family farm ha...
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Improved water infiltration is an important element in improving soil health. Better infiltration reduces runoff. Learn more about ways to i...
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Annual cover crops introduce quality forage at opportune times of the year, help to create more diverse farm habitats, and provide opportuni...
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Practices such as prevention of overgrazing and increasing forage species diversity can help livestock producers increase soil health in pas...
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Marengo County contains a wide variety of soil types, providing a challenge to homeowners selecting landscape plants. Soil types in Marengo ...
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Homes are found throughout rural Macon County on a diversity of soils unlike any other region of the South. Most soils of Macon County are a...
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Mitch Lazenby, of Lazenby Farms, discusses soil health stewardship. Lazenby has been farming in Lee County for more than 25 years. He began ...
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Myron Johnson discusses soil health stewardship. Johnson operates Double J Farms, Inc. in Headland, Alabama in Henry County. Johnson said wa...
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Many soils in Alabama have low levels of soil organic matter due to the warm climate, coarse-textured soils and intensive farming practices ...
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Annie Dee discusses soil health stewardship. Dee runs Dee River Ranch with brother, Mike Dee, in Aliceville, Alabama in Pickens County. The ...
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