Dee Named to Soybean Innovation Lab Advisory Board
by Marlee Moore, Alabama Farmers Federation Annie Dee Pickens County farmer Annie Dee was recently selected to serve on the Soybean Innovation Lab (SIL) Advisory Board, where she fills a pivotal role...
View ArticlePruitt Confirmation Welcomed News for Alabama Farmers
Pruitt U.S. Senate confirmation of Scott Pruitt as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is welcomed news for Alabama farmers concerned about regulatory overreach. Alabama Farmers...
View ArticleAlabama Farmers Federation Welcomes Kay Ivey
by Jeff Helms, Alabama Farmers Federation IveyThe Alabama Farmers Federation today welcomed Kay Ivey as Alabama’s 54th governor, noting her rural background and appreciation of farmers is good news for...
View ArticleAttorney General Marshall Visits Etowah County Farmers
Marshall, right, listens to farmers’ concerns and shares information about actions his office is taking to help rural Alabama. Rural crime, federal regulations, drug addiction and interstate water wars...
View ArticleFarmers Support Proposed Revisions to Peanut Quality Standards
The Alabama Peanut Producers Association (APPA) supports a recommendation from the Peanut Standards Board to revise the minimum quality and handling standards for domestic and imported peanuts marketed...
View ArticleSenate Agriculture Committee Members Visit Alabama Farms
Harold Gaines, center, discuss peanut farming with, from left, Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala., Federation President Jimmy Parnell, son Dan and Senate Ag Committee Chair Pat Roberts, R-Kansas. Autauga...
View ArticlePerdue Speaks Alabama Farmers’ Language
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, second from right, visits the farm of Baldwin County Farmers Federation Board Member Jay Corte, left. From left are Corte, Baldwin County Farmers Federation...
View ArticleFarmers Learn Advocacy, Share Ideas at Commodity Conference
Monroe County farmer Scott Saucer and daughter Caroline check out a corn test plot during the orange tour. Sharing, caring, learning and growing were common themes at the Alabama Farmers Federation’s...
View ArticleTropical Storm Nate Causes Crop Quality Coincerns
Hurricane Nate’s path through Alabama Oct. 7-8 damaged cotton on Wendy Yeager’s Dallas County farm. Courtesy Alabama Farmers Federation Soggy cotton and waterlogged peanuts have farmers concerned about...
View ArticleYoung Farmers Conference Features Farm Tours
Overcast skies couldn’t keep the smiles off nearly 400 faces as they crisscrossed central and east Alabama during the 2019 Young Farmers Conference in Montgomery. Farm tours were a highlight of the...
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