Adding agricultural lime to ponds with low alkalinity (less than 20 mg/l) can greatly increase productivity. Lime affects the system in seve...
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El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) has a strong influence on seasonal climate variability in the Southeast. Learn about the changes in prec...
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Spider mites are technically not insects, but they are pests when they are in high numbers under many farming conditions. For example, high...
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Row crop producers often have issues with snail and slug issues. Snails (with a hard shell) and slugs (without a shell) can cause direct cro...
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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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High tunnels are unheated, plastic-covered, structures, usually with passive ventilation through roll-up or roll-down side walls. Height var...
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Farmers can modify conventional vegetable planters for use in high-residue conservation systems.
Because conservation systems do not plow...
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Timber production is the second-largest agricultural commodity in Alabama. Understanding the factors related to market and price tre...
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Methods of plant breeding are tools to address the increasing pressures of disease, pests, and environmental disasters on crop production an...
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