Peanut growers across the Southeast are invited to attend the Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show this Thursday in Dothan, Alabama. The event is being hosted by the Florida Peanut Producers Association (FPPA) and Alabama Peanut Producers Association (APPA). FPPA Executive Director Ken Barton told Southeast AgNet they’ve had a tremendous amount of interest from the agri-business community about the show. Both the FPPA and APPA …
Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 01-28-2022
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended January 28, 2022, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended January 28, 2022, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 12,400 head compared to 7,043 last week and …
Alabama Irrigation Questionnaire Due Monday
The Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries (ADAI) reminds producers who performed agriculture irrigation upgrades in 2021 to complete an irrigation questionnaire. But, those questionnaires are due January 31st. ADAI’s Hassey Brooks says any producer who made improvements to irrigation on their farm in 2021 should fill one out. Ultimately, the Alabama Department of Revenue will issue the irrigation tax credit, but …
Feral Swine Control Program Progressing Well in Alabama
We told you last April that funding through the 2018 Farm Bill allowed the Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee (ASWCC) to launch a program to help property owners in certain areas of Alabama control feral swine. The Alabama Feral Swine Control Program, funded by a grant through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), allowed the ASWCC to launch a three-year program to help farmers …
Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show is Next Week
The Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show will be held Thursday, February 3rd in Dothan. Tyron Spearman has the details. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Seeking YCLP Class Participants
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) continues to cultivate future industry leaders through its Young Cattlemen’s Leadership Program (YCLP), which is funded in part by the Alabama State Beef Checkoff. Applications for YCLP Class 9 are being accepted now through March 15. ACA Director of Field Services, Morgan Desselle, says they recruit a class of 25 every year. More information can …
Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 01-21-2022
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended January 21, 2022, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Weekly Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ending January 21, 2022, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 7,000 head compared to 11,913 last week …
Long Time Alabama NRCS Employee Retires
Many landowners across Alabama have heard of, and possibly even worked with Steve Musser through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Alabama. But some of you may not have heard that after 42 years, Musser has officially retired. He started with the NRCS in January of 1979 at the Dale county field office in Ozark, Alabama as a soil conservationist, but …
Register Now for 2022 Alabama Cattlemen’s Convention
The 2022 Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Convention and Trade Show will be held March 4-5 in Mobile. And while that’s still a month and a half away, ACA Executive Vice President Erin Beasley is encouraging producers who want to attend to register now as their hotel block is filling up. More information is available on the ACA website. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, …
Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 01-14-2022
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended January 14, 2022, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended January 14, 2022, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 11,900 head compared to 6,163 last week and …