Red Clover
Red clover is the highest yielding clover adapted in Alabama. It also has the largest growing season of any adapted clover and is quite tolerant of competition grasses. This publication discusses the establishment, ... [... more]
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Agronomy and Soils Departmental Series
Publication covering all aspects of agronomy and soil science. Agronomy, the science of crop production, incorporates basic plant sciences into an applied science which is the foundation for most agriculture. Soil science involves the basic principles of ... [... more]
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Alabama Planting Guide For Forage Grasses
This planting guide has been developed to help producers in establishing most forage grasses commonly grown in Alabama. The fact that information is given for a particular species, however, should not necessarily be ... [... more]
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Alabama Planting Guide For Forage Legumes
This planting guide has been developed to help producers in establishing most forage legumes commonly grown in Alabama. The fact that information is given for a particular species, however, should not necessarily be ... [... more]
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Insect Specimens For Identification And Analysis
Soft, fragile insects found on plants, such as mites, thrips, aphids, and scale insects, should be sent in as you would send diseased plants. These insects are easily damaged by removal from the plant, and their ... [... more]
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Stop Cogongrass Hitchhikers
If working in areas infested with cogongrass is unavoidable, clean vehicles, equipment, and clothing before moving to an uncontaminated site. Cogongrass is classified as a federal and state noxious weed, and it is illegal to transport plants, ... [... more]
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Overseeding Summer Sods With Winter Annuals
Overseeded winter annuals can be valuable either as a back-up for a stockering program, or to provide high quality cool-season grazing for dairy cattle or beef brood cows. Cow-calf operators should normally not plan to overseed more than ... [... more]
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Dead Poultry Composting
Recent work at the University of Maryland's Poultry Research and Education Facility at Princess Anne, MD has sparked new interest in the old organic gardening practice of composting. In this case, composting dead poultry. Composting is a ... [... more]
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Protecting Groundwater From Pesticides
Collect the wash water and rinsate and transfer to storage tanks located on the pad before a change in pesticide or after a field operation on a daily basis. Sediment that collects in the sump should be removed prior ... [... more]
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Choosing Forages For Maximum Grazing Availability
The diagrams for various crops are grouped into northern, central, and southern regions of Alabama, and also grouped as either perennials or annuals and grass or legume crops. Each diagram shows when a particular ... [... more]
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Sericea Lespedeza: A Pasture, Hay, And Conservation Plant
To establish a productive stand, use certified (hulled and scarified) seed of an improved variety. Though inoculation is less critical with sericea than it is with other legumes, the seed should be inoculated just before planting with fresh ... [... more]
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Hazardous Material Storage In The Home
The safest way to deal with hazardous material in the home is to buy only what you need and use it according to label directions. If you must dispose of a hazardous material, refer to Alabama Cooperative Extension ... [... more]
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