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The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association will be hosting a youth cattle working contest in May and we caught up with Erin Beasley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association for more details. Beasley said, “Got an exciting new contest for our Alabama Junior Cattlemen’s Association members. The Youth Cattle Working Contest will be held on May the 2nd at Midstate Stockyards in Letohatchee. This is …
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Convention educational sessions featured Michael Lowry with the Alabama Poll who provided insights on the upcoming elections. We caught up with Michael after his session to learn what voters are most concerned about this cycle. Lowry said, “Absolutely anything dealing with the economy, economic issues, and it’s not so much jobs, you know, we always say economy and …
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended March 13, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended March 13, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 7,021 head compared to 8,216 last week and 8,138 last …
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Convention featured an educational talk through their General Session focused on “Fighting Fraud on the Farm.” The session featured Amanda Senn, Director of the Alabama Securities Commission, and we spoke with Senn to learn what advice she has for agricultural producers to avoid being scammed. Senn said, “With the ag industry now so connected to the …
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association has a new President in Wyatt Sasser. We caught up with Wyatt to learn what his goals were for 2026. Sasser said, “Just mainly trying to maintain the membership number and I would love to grow that number because our membership is so, so important to our association. To keep that membership up and keep them informed …
The Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture Rick Pate and State Veterinarian Dr. Tony Frazier are encouraging horse owners to vaccinate for Eastern Equine Encephalits (EEE) and West Nile Virus (WNV). According to the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, “WNV is a significant health threat to horses because it can cause severe neurological diseases. Most cases occur during mosquito season, which …
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association transitioned officers during their Annual Convention and Trade Show last week in Mobile and we caught up with Outgoing President Keith Glover who shared the highlights over the past year. Glover said, “Probably the highlight for me was getting to travel to several different counties, not as many as I would have liked to had. The people …
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended March 6, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended March 06, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 8,216 head compared to 8,282 last week and 11,398 last …
The Alabama School Nutrition Association has awarded Alabama Agricultural Commissioner Rick Pate with their Friend of the Year Award during their annual meeting. Commissioner Pate said, “I am truly honored to receive the Friend of the Year Award. The work that school nutrition directors and staff put in every single day to serve Alabama’s students does not go unnoticed. I …
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended February 27, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended-February 27, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 8,282 head compared to 10,185 last week and 8,668 last year. …
