Resource for youth ages 5 through 18
Developing tools to reduce bullying through empathy and understanding.
The National Center for Educ...
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One factor in a successful artificial insemination program is estrus synchronization. Learn about the advantages of synchronization ...
Read More about Estrus Synchronization and Artificial Insemination Programs for Beef Cattle
Learn about the basic biology of the Amazonian apple snail (Pomacea maculate), how to identify it, how it was likely introduced, and the imp...
Read More about Alabama Aquatic Nuisance Species: Amazonian Apple Snail
2023-02-09Leptospirosis, commonly referred to as “Lepto,” is caused by the spiral-shaped bacteria Leptospira, which has more tha...
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All-in/all-out (AIAO) swine production is a system that keeps animals together in groups as they move through the phases of producti...
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Swine finishing operations require less labor than farrow- to-finish operations, which is attractive to producers who have other lab...
Read More about Managing Feeder Pigs
Anaplasmosis is a disease characterized by progressive anemia and caused by the rickettsial organism Anaplasma marginale. The diseas...
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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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Producers increasingly rely on commercial soil testing laboratories to provide nutrient recommendations for crops. To make best-mana...
Read More about Interpreting Soil Test Reports from Commercial Labs
Spider mites are technically not insects, but they are pests when they are in high numbers under many farming conditions. For example, high...
Read More about Spider Mite Scouting and Management in Vegetable Crops
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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Farmers can modify conventional vegetable planters for use in high-residue conservation systems.
Because conservation systems do not plow...
Read More about Vegetable Planter for High-Residue Systems