Weekly Livestock Market Report

Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama and Georgia, for the week ended February 16, 2018, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for both states.   AL Livestock Market Report: AL Livestock Market Report At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the Week ended-February 16, 2018 receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 7,500 head compared to 9,313 last …

Alabama Legislators Discuss General Fund

The state budget, more specifically the general fund, was one of the big items this past week during the Alabama Legislative Session. Executive Director of the Alabama Agribusiness Council, Leigha Cauthen, looks at what was discussed and also has an update concerning another bill of interest to agriculture. Alabama Legislators Discuss General Fund Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL …

Taking Applications for Alabama Young Cattlemen’s Leadership Program

The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) recognizes the need to cultivate future leaders of the association and industry, and that’s why the Young Cattlemen’s Leadership Program was started. The program is funded in part by the Alabama State Beef Checkoff program, and ACA’s Erin Beasley says the association is taking applications for a new class. Taking Applications for Alabama YCLP Sponsored …

Alabama Sign-up for Feral Swine Management Ends Next Week

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama reminds producers the deadline to sign up for funding through Alabama’s Wild Pig Damage Management Program is February 20. Alabama Sign-up for Feral Swine Management Ends Next Week Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm …

Alabama Legislative Update

While various bills continue moving in the Alabama Legislature Leigha Cauthen, executive director of the Alabama Agribusiness Council, notes there has been some movement with the state budget. Alabama Legislative Update Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics …

Financial Assistance Available for Soil Health through Alabama Partnership

USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) State Conservationist for Alabama Ben Malone announced that the agency is providing funding to help landowners improve soil health by enhancing current conservation efforts through a Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) project. This RCPP project will be funded through the Agency’s Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). A collaborative effort between NRCS and the Alabama Soil and …

Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show is Thursday

Peanut growers across the Southeast are invited to attend the annual Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show at the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds in Dothan, Alabama this Thursday, February 8. Ken Barton, executive director of the Florida Peanut Producers Association, said the event is put together by both the Alabama Peanut Producers Association and Florida Peanut Producers Association. Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show …

Alabama Well Represented at Cattle Industry Convention

Cattle producers from Alabama were in Phoenix, Arizona last week for the 2018 Cattle Industry Convention. Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Executive Vice President Erin Beasley was proud of the number of folks from the state who attended this year. Alabama Well Represented at Cattle Industry Convention Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, …

Financial Assistance Available for the Improvement of Bobwhite Quail Habitat in Select Alabama Counties

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) state conservationist Ben Malone announced that eligible landowners interested in restoring habitat for the Bobwhite Quail to apply for financial assistance by March 2, 2018. The Bobwhite Quail is an iconic symbol of the Southeast that is most recognized by its distinct summer call, “Bob, Bob White!” However, despite its popularity across the South, …