Alabama SWCC Partnering through RCPP Project

Dan February 21, 2017 Alabama, USDA-NRCS

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Alabama continues to accept proposals for Fiscal Year 2018 Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) funding. And Executive Director of the Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee, Dr. William Puckett, talks about a RCPP project they are involved with.

Gator Bites: Competition for Clementines
Citrus Research and Education Center (CREC) Director Michael Rogers recently praised the Gator Bites mandarin variety that is being developed by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS). Gator Bites look like California clementines, branded as Cuties and Halos, but Rogers thinks Gator Bites is a better piece of fruit. “This […]
An Improved Method of Nutrient Analysis
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