In this week’s “Around the State with Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture Rick Pate” Commissioner, I understand you attended the Alabama Ag Outlook Conference last Thursday. Could you share some of the highlights from that meeting? That’s our weekly Around the State with Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) Commissioner, Rick Pate. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied …
Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 12-16-2022
** This report will not be issued for the next two weeks due to markets being closed in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. ** Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended December 16, 2022, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market …
Vilsack Announces More Funding for Climate Smart Partnerships
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the additional funding of $325 million for 71 projects under the second funding pool through USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Program. “Expanding opportunities for small and underserved producers is a key goal of Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities. Small and underserved producers are facing the impacts of climate change head on, with limited resources, and have …
Alabama Beef Checkoff Plan Approved for 2023
Producers and others who serve on the Alabama Beef Checkoff Council met last week in Montgomery and approved the marketing plan for programs to be implemented in 2023. Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Executive Vice President, Erin Beasley, says the plan includes using both state and national beef checkoff dollars. Contact the ACA office in Montgomery to learn more about Beef Checkoff promotions …
Around the State with Commissioner Pate
In our weekly “Around the State with Commissioner Rick Pate” Commissioner, Christmas is almost here. Do you have any recommendations for those looking to purchase gifts? Visit their website to learn more, or go to their Facebook page. And that’s our weekly Around the State with Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) Commissioner, Rick Pate. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied …
Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 12-09-2022
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended December 9, 2022, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended December 09, 2022, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 17,700 head compared to 15,842 last week and …
Confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Non-Commercial Backyard Flock
(ADAI/MONTGOMERY, AL/December 6, 2022) — The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) and the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial backyard flock (non-poultry) in Lawrence County, Alabama. Samples from the flock were tested at the Alabama State Diagnostic Laboratories, part of the …
SLE Rodeo Tickets Go On Sale Next Week
It’s being announced that tickets for the 2023 Southeastern Livestock Exposition (SLE) Rodeo in Montgomery will be on sale soon. Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Executive Vice President, Erin Beasley, says tickets will go on sale next week. The SLE rodeo will be held March 17-19, 2023 at the Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, …
Around the State with Commissioner Pate
It’s time for our weekly “Around the State with Commissioner Rick Pate”. Commissioner, I understand that you’d like to share some information about the Irrigation Income Tax Credit that might benefit our listeners. And that’s our weekly Around the State with Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) Commissioner, Rick Pate. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle …
Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 12-02-2022
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended December 2, 2022, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended December 02, 2022, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 15,800 head compared to 0 last week and …