Phytogen Cotton Seed is testing a new full season variety this year in hopes for it to be ready for planting in 2010. But Steve Brown, Cotton Development Specialist with the company, says they currently have varieties in the market that have performed quite well for producers.
AL Cattlemen’s President Ready for Convention
Orland Britnell, President of the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association, says things are ready to go for their 66th annual convention and trade show coming up this weekend in Montgomery.
AL-FL Peanut Trade Show is Thursday
The annual Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show coming up this Thursday, February 12th in Dothan, Alabama and Teresa Wilson, information specialist with the Alabama Peanut Producers Association, said growers from across the region are invited to attend.
AL Livestock Market Report
Alabama Department of Agriculture’s Dyan Kennedy has last week’s cattle markets numbers from across the state.
Headline for Cotton Gives Consistent Results
BASF Chemical Company launched Headline for cotton during the 2008 growing season through a large number of on-farm trials in the Southeast and Dr. Amber Shirley, Technical Service Specialist, says that the results showed some real promise amid last year’s unique growing season.
2007 Ag Census Shows Increase in Lifestyle Farms
The National Agricultural Statistics Service’s 2007 Census of Agriculture revealed that the most common type of farm is lifestyle or retirement farms. NASS defines those farms as having less than 250 thousand in sales with the operator either being retired or with a primary occupation outside of farming. Statistics Director, Joe Prusacki, noted that 13 percent of the farms counted …
AL Cattleman Encourages Younger Generation
At the recent Cattle Industry Convention in Phoenix, Arizona, Dr. J. Lee Alley of Montgomery, Alabama officially stepped down as the Regional Vice President of Policy for NCBA’s Region two, a position he’s served in for the past few years.
Alabama’s Precision Farming Incentive Cut-Off Date February 13
The Alabama Natural Resource Conservation Service has announced sign-up for the new Precision Farming Incentive. This is a continuous sign-up with a batching date of February 13, 2009.
AL Excited about Beef Demand
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association’s Ed Whatley is excited about the latest beef demand numbers.
Growers Invited to Peanut Trade Show
Randy Griggs, executive director of the Alabama Peanut Producers Association, invites growers to the annual Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show Thursday, February 12th at the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds in Dothan, AL.