The Alabama Beekeepers Symposium is one of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System’s most widely anticipated programs. Now in its 25th year, the Symposium provides comprehensive education to both beginning and veteran beekeepers alike.
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Nitrogen (N) losses from crop production systems have both economic and environmental implications. Each year growers spend a significant amount of money on nitrogen-based fertilizers.
Not all the fertilizer, however, e…
Horticulture crop enterprise budgets are updated annually by Extension personnel to reflect recommended management practices for production. Projected costs are gathered from multiple industry sources and a higher than average projected y…
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala.—Today’s farmers are using new technology more than ever to help them with day-to-day tasks. In a physically demanding and rapidly developing industry, farmers lean on GPS, web information, online courses and time…
It is mid-October, and strawberry planting season is upon us. Most strawberry growers in our region use the annual hill plasticulture system and plant short day or spring-bearing strawberry varieties. These strawberry plants will begin to g…
The Sand Mountain Elite Heifer Development Program is a forage-based development program for yearling heifers consigned by cattle producers in Alabama. The heifers are nominated in November and arrive at the Sand Mountain Research a…
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. – For farmers in Alabama, fall is one of the busiest times of the year. They are working around the clock to harvest and transport the crops they worked hard to grow. During this time, farmers use many different pi…
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. – It is once again time to register for the Alabama Forage Conference. Held every two years, this year’s conference will be Dec. 4 at the Joe Wheeler State Park in Rogersville, Alabama from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. In ad…
Alabama Extension forage professionals are committed to providing the most up-to-date information in a timely manner.
If you are interested in receiving periodic updates from the Alabama Forage Focus program, the program publishes an ele…