USDA has released a paper evaluating conservation programs that will help with strategic planning for NRCS and discussions for a new farm bill. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
AL Lagoons Filling Nutrient Needs
USDA’s NRCS offices in Alabama have information on how lagoons can be a real asset.  Report (1:05 wma) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
AL SART to Help Animal Agriculture
Help for animal agriculture is now available in Alabama during an emergency.  Report (1:12 wma) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
AL Extends Vietnamese Fish Ban
Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture & Industries Ron Sparks announced an amendment to the August 2005 stop sale order of all Vietnamese farm-raised fish and seafood products in the state of Alabama to include grouper, sole, and flounder. Report (:45 wma) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, …
AL Livestock Market Report
The Alabama Department of Agriculture’s Dyan Kennedy has a look at this week’s market numbers.  Report (:55 wma) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
AL Cotton Conditions
Huntsville grower Mike Tate says it’s been one of the toughest springs he’s ever seen. Report (1:00 wma) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
AL State Beef Checkoff Working Well
The fifty-cent state beef checkoff in Alabama is rolling along. Â Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
Enumerators Count
AL NASS enumerators are the ones who bring home the numbers. Report (1:00 wma) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
AL Livestock Market Report
Dyan Kennedy with the Alabama Department of Agriculture has a look back at last week’s numbers. Â Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
Planting the Dunes
Shoring up the state’s first defense against hurricanes is the goal of restoring coastal dunes in Alabama. State Conservationist Gary Kobylski talks about it in this report.