Category Archives: Alabama News

March 2016 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Joy Crosby

The March 2016 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available online. Click here! This issue features the: 2016 Weed Guidebook 2016 Inoculant Guidebook Time to get irrigation systems checked Check off reports from the state grower organizations Legislative … Continue reading →

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Patterson New Dean/Director of Auburn College of Agriculture/AAES

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Joy Crosby

Auburn University alumnus Paul Patterson has been named dean of the College of Agriculture and director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, effective immediately. Patterson has served as associate dean for instruction in Auburn’s College of Agriculture for almost seven … Continue reading →

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Peanut Production Meetings Scheduled for February

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Joy Crosby

Alabama peanut farmers can learn more about their industry at any of seven peanut production meetings held across the state next month. Topics will include market outlook, peanut varieties, crop management and insect control. The meetings will be coordinated by … Continue reading →

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January/February 2016 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Joy Crosby

The January/February 2016 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available online. Click here! This issue features the: Why Peanut Maturity is Important Duvall elected AFBF president 2016 Peanut Variety Guidebook Special Review of the Georgia Peanut Farm Show … Continue reading →

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Enrollment Period for 2016 USDA Safety Net Coverage Begins Dec. 7

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Joy Crosby

USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has announced that producers who chose coverage from the safety net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill, known as the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, can begin visiting … Continue reading →

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USDA Begins 49th Enrollment Period for the Conservation Reserve Program

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Joy Crosby

Farmers and ranchers are reminded that the next general enrollment period for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) begins today, Dec. 1, 2015, and ends on Feb. 26, 2016. December 2015 also marks the 30th anniversary of CRP, a federally funded … Continue reading →

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Leaders elected to serve ALFA

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Joy Crosby

Steve Dunn, a Conecuh County row crop and cattle farmer, was re-elected secretary-treasurer of the Alabama Farmers Federation today at the organization’s 94th annual meeting today in Montgomery. Elections were held during the Federation’s afternoon business session where almost 500 … Continue reading →

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October/November 2015 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Joy Crosby

The October/November 2015 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available online. Click here! This issue features the: Tom Ingram: A leader providing service to agriculture and our country Georgia Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall campaigning to be next … Continue reading →

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July/August 2015 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Joy Crosby

The July/August 2015 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available online. Click here! This issue features the: 2015 Harvest Guidebook Scouting peanut fields for pests U.S. trade mission to China USA Peanut Congress awards Georgia Peanut Tour set … Continue reading →

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East Alabama farmers eligible for new irrigation efficiency project

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Joy Crosby

Farmers in 10 east Alabama counties may be eligible for funding to improve irrigation efficiency through a new Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). The program is available in parts of Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lee Macon, Randolph and … Continue reading →

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