The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Alabama wants to remind producers that Jan. 25 is the signup batching deadline for fiscal year 2019 funding for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) and the Conservation Stewardship Program. Through RCPP, Sustainable Forestry and Landowner Retention (U.S. Endowment) will assist historically underserved forest landowners in select counties …
Alabama Cattlemen Welcome State Leaders
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, along with new Alabama Agriculture Commissioner Rick Pate and other top state officials, were formally sworn into their jobs Monday in Montgomery. Erin Beasley, Alabama Cattlemen’s Association executive vice president, says the association is looking forward to working with the state’s top leaders. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, …
AAC Unveils New Logo
The Alabama Agribusiness Council (AAC) is excited to share our new logo with you! After many years under the old banner we are retiring that logo and releasing a new logo symbolic of the strength of the Council with a focus on future growth and success for the organization. The Council will mark its 30th anniversary this year making this …
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended January 11, 2019, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the Week ended Jan 11, 2019, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 12,200 head compared to 0 last week and …
Alabama NRCS Announces 2019 Small Farmer of the Year
Trylon Williams of Safford, Alabama has been named the Alabama Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) 2019 Small Farmer of the Year. Williams was recognized at the 76th Annual Alabama Association of Conservation Districts (AACD) Conference in Auburn, Alabama on November 12, 2018 by Alabama NRCS State Conservationist Ben Malone. An entrepreneur in every sense of the word, Williams owns and …
New Alabama Ag Commissioner to Be Sworn in Monday
Alabama Agriculture Commissioner-elect Rick Pate, along with the other top state officials, will be formally sworn into their jobs during a ceremony Monday morning in Montgomery. Pate, who did not have a general election opponent, was actually elected to serve as the next Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries in Alabama during the primary election back in July. He told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman …
Alabama Irrigation Workshops
The Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee has been working with the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) and Auburn University (AU), to identify which watersheds will have funding priority. In response to this initiative, Alabama Extension will host two free irrigation workshops for producers that include trainings, as well as on-farm demonstrations of …
Alabama Cattlemen’s Convention Early-Bird Discount Ends This Week
The 76th Annual Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Convention and Trade Show will be held Feb. 15-16 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex. ACA’s executive vice president, Erin Beasley, says the early-bird discount ends this Thursday. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025
EQIP Signup Continues in Alabama
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) state conservationist in Alabama, Ben Malone, wants to remind landowners in the state that Jan. 25 will be the signup batching deadline for producers for fiscal year 2019 funding through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida …
Bayer Pleased with Dicamba Registration Extension
It was announced last November that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was extending the registration of Dicamba for two years for “over-the-top” use to control weeds in fields for cotton and soybean plants genetically engineered to resist Dicamba. Bayer North American Dicamba Portfolio Leader, Ryan Rubischko, says this gives farmers the opportunity to continue using this technology. Learn more about mandatory Dicamba …