Alabama Peanut Producers

Alabama Peanut Producers Celebrate National Peanut Month

(DOTHAN, AL/March 19, 2025) — March is National Peanut Month, a time when the Alabama Peanut Producers Association celebrates our favorite food – the peanut – the official state legume of Alabama! Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Rick Pate officially proclaimed March as National Peanut Month in Alabama on March 18, encouraging the people of Alabama to enjoy peanuts, not …

Thank a Farmer

National Ag Day – Thank A Farmer Video

The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries is celebrating National Ag Day today! We want to recognize and show our appreciation to the hardworking farmers who keep Alabama and the world fed, clothed and thriving! Agriculture is the backbone of our state, contributing $77.3 billion to our economy. No one is more committed to protecting the land than Alabama farmers. …

mooseum

Alabama Cattlemen’s Association’s MOOseum Provides Learning Opportunities

Teachers across Alabama look for learning opportunities for their younger students, and one of those places that many like to visit is the MOOseum at the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) building in Montgomery. ACA Executive Vice President Erin Beasley says this is the time of the year they see visits from a lot of students. For the past 30 years, the MOOseum has been the …

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SLE Rodeo Coming this Weekend in Montgomery

The 2025 Southeastern Livestock Exposition (SLE) Rodeo is coming up this weekend. Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Executive Vice President Erin Beasley invites folks to attend the annual event March 14-16 at the Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery. The four SLE Rodeo performances are scheduled for Friday, March 14th at 7PM, Saturday March 15th at 1PM and 7PM, and the final performance will be Sunday, March 16th …

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SLE Livestock Judging Contest Kicks Off Rodeo Events

The 2025 Southeastern Livestock Exposition (SLE) Rodeo in Montgomery is just around the corner. And according to Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Executive Vice President Erin Beasley that means the SLE Livestock Judging Contest and Junior Livestock Expo starts this week. The SLE rodeo will be held March 14-16 at the Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery. Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

UF/IFAS

Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 02-28-2025

Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended February 28, 2025, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended February 28, 2025, receipts at 16 markets totaled 8,564 head compared to 6,089 last week and 12,746 last …

Alabama Cattlemen’s association

Inaugural Heart of Beef Month Award presented by Alabama Cattlemen’s Association

The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) awarded the inaugural Heart of Beef Month award to Michael Pounders from Franklin County. Josie Jones with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association, spoke with Southeast AgNet’s Dale Sandlin. She explained the contest and the volunteer efforts to promote beef during Alabama’s 60th Beef Month this year. Josie also shared the efforts of this year’s award winner, …

Alabama Cattlemen’s Association

Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Installs New President

The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) installed Keith Glover as the new President at the 2025 ACA Convention in Birmingham Alabama. President Glover spoke with Southeast AgNet’s Dale Sandlin and highlighted what he was looking forward to the most in the upcoming year. President Glover also reflected on how he first became a member of ACA and why it was important …