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Spring Vegetables from Garden to Kitchen

Cathy Isom fills you in about some of the fresh Spring vegetables that should be a staple in your kitchen. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Spring Vegetables from Garden to Kitchen Spring is one of best times of the year for an abundance of fresh vegetables that are not just mouth-watering delicious, but also nutritious. Many of …

Top Alabama Citrus Concerns: Weather, Canker and Greening
A recent article from Alabama A&M and Auburn universities highlighted the major issues facing citrus growers in southern Alabama’s Baldwin and Mobile counties. FREEZES One of the biggest obstacles that citrus growers face is highly variable weather, including late-season freezes. Jacob Kelley, an Alabama Extension commercial horticulture agent at Auburn University, said winter temperatures that […]
Brix Basics for Citrus Growers
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) recently published “Brix Basics: Where Plant Sugars Come From and Why They Matter.” Edwin Gutierrez Rodriguez, UF/IFAS citrus Extension agent for DeSoto, Hardee and Manatee counties, authored the article. Edited excerpts follow: Degrees Brix is the measurement of the total dissolved solids in a […]