AL Proud of Dee River Ranch

Randall Weiseman May 2, 2008 Alabama, Cattle, General, USDA-NRCS

Many people are familiar with Dee River Ranch in Aliceville, Alabama and were proud to hear Annie & Mike Dee were the recipients of the 2008 NRCS Excellence in Conservation Award.Â Mike talks about their operation and we also hear from Dr. Billy Powell with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association, just one of thoseÂ happy to seeÂ Dee River Ranch receive this award.Â ReportÂ (2:00 mp3)

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