The 2022 Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Convention is just a little over two weeks away, as it will be held March 4-5 in Mobile. ACA President, Clay Kennamer, said they are excited to invite producers to attend. Kennamer, from Jackson County, will see his term as ACA President come to an end at the annual Convention. For more information about this …
Alabama NWQI Application Deadline is Next Week
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) wants to remind those interested that the deadline to submit applications for the National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI) is February 25, 2022. Alabama is offering an opportunity for agricultural producers in priority watersheds within the state to apply for financial assistance to install conservation practices that protect water quality through …
Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 02-11-2022
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended February 11, 2022, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended February 11, 2022, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 9,900 head compared to 13,945 last week and …
Alabama Farmers, FFA Members Meet with Elected Officials
As the 2022 Alabama Legislative Session continues, farmers from across the state met with elected officials Wednesday evening over platefuls of Alabama-grown foods during the Alabama Farmers Federation’s Taste of Alabama legislative reception in Montgomery. County Farmers Federation presidents and FarmPAC advisory trustees from across the state visited with over 100 elected officials, including over 80 legislators; Supreme Court justices …
2022 Alabama Peanut Production Meetings Scheduled
It’s the time of year when peanut farmers are making plans for the new growing season. There are several decisions to be made between now and planting time. The researchers who work for the Alabama Cooperative Extension System and Auburn University College of Agriculture are ready to share their research-based recommendations to help Alabama peanut farmers have a successful 2022 peanut year. The Alabama Peanut …
Signup Now for Expanded Conservation Program Opportunities
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is offering several new and expanded opportunities for climate-smart agriculture in 2022. This includes availability of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Conservation Incentive Contracts option and a Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry Initiative. These improvements to NRCS’ working lands conservation programs, combined with continued program opportunities across the …
ACA Promoting Beef Checkoff News
Alabama was well represented last week during the Cattle Industry Convention in Houston. That includes Alabama Cattlemen’s Association’s (ACA) Director of Education and Outreach, Ali Cantrell. She told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman a couple of big stories concerning the Beef Checkoff were discussed last week. To learn more about Beef Checkoff funded activities in Alabama, contact the ACA office in Montgomery, or …
Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 02-4-2022
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended February 4, 2022, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ending-February 04, 2022, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 14,000 head compared to 12,378 last week and 9,196 …
Cogongrass Increasing in Alabama
Cogongrass continues to creep its way throughout the Southeast, and according to the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES), there is an increasing prevalence in Alabama. Alabama Extension specialist Nancy Loewenstein notes that once the highly invasive and federal noxious weed begins to establish, it wreaks havoc on the environment. “It has little wildlife value and outcompetes native plants, reducing biodiversity and forest …
High Input Costs Top of Mind at Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show
By Clint Thompson Alabama and Florida peanut producers reunited on Thursday in Dothan, Alabama for their annual trade show event. At the forefront of farmers’ minds ahead of planting this year’s crop are the extremely high input costs. Jacob Davis, executive director of the Alabama Peanut Producers Association said growers are trying to hit a moving target with locking down …