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By Shanna Reynolds
For decades, alfalfa has been considered a premier forage crop in American agriculture. While it remained a staple across much of the country, many producers in the Deep…
By Scott Brown
Starting a lake or pond over is a very hard decision, even for professional lake managers. Most management problems can be corrected in a few years without a…
By Dave Edwards
Take Advantage of Dry Duck Ponds – Maintain, Repair, and Build Hunting Blinds Unless you are intentionally holding water on a duck impoundment as a weed suppression strategy…
By Scott Brown
Not consulting a professional fish manager before constructing a new or restoring an old waterbody Many times, we see a landowner design and build their own lake or…
By Marion Barnes
Growing up on a family farm in rural Colleton County, South Carolina in the 1960’s, when mourning doves were truly a by-product of farming practices of that era,…
By Tony Kroeger, Dallas Ingram
In the culture of Southeastern land management, prescribed fire is the undisputed king. For centuries, the pine ecosystems of the South have been forged by flame, both natural…
By Dave Edwards
Check food plots for hardpan and subsoil if needed Also known as soil compaction, a hardpan can severely limit forage growth and plant survival by restricting root penetration,…
By Seth Basinger
Burn, baby, burn…right?!! When the question is raised regarding how to manage and attract turkeys in southern pine forests, the overwhelmingly used answer is…you guessed it, PRESCRIBED BURNING.…
By Scott Brown
Anglers and lake owners have expressed their likes and dislikes for different kinds of aquatic plant species. You can always start an argument at any boat ramp or…
By Matt Petersen
I have two farms that I manage that are within a quarter mile of each other in my area of Central NC and Southern VA. Both farms have…
By Dave Edwards
“We want to grow big bucks, and we want to see a lot of deer!” I can’t count how many times I’ve heard this phrase when meeting with…
By Dave Edwards
Start preparations for fall food plots. Establishing successful food plots takes more than just tossing out seed and hoping for the best. It requires planning, patience, and proper…