“We’re just praying for rain”: Alabama farmers feeling impacts of ongoing drought
The latest map from the U.S Drought Monitor shows parts of Alabama experiencing a moderate to extreme drought, with conditions worsening in October.
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Ground broken for organic urban market in Montgomery
Ground has been broken for Montgomery’s first community organic urban farm and market.
What the Tech: John Deere demonstrates autonomous tractor
John Deere has demonstrated its autonomous farm tractor, with a driverless tractor plowing a field.
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack Visits Macon County to Announce New Projects
Tom Vilsack, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, was in Macon County on Monday to announce another $325 million for agricultural projects intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Alabama Company Will Expand to Cuba
The Obama administration has approved a small Alabama tractor company to become the first U.S. factory in Cuba in more than half a century. The two-man Alabama firm will build a plant to assemble as many as 1,000 small tractors a year for sale to private farmers in Cuba. The Treasury Department last week notified partners Horace Clemmons and Saul…
Farm to School A Growing Success in Alabama
There’s success to report about a program aimed at getting more fresh fruits and vegetables into school lunchrooms across the state. Today, Alabama’s Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and other leaders talked to students at Dalraida Elementary school in Montgomery. The were introducing the students to the satsuma, a variety of the mandarin orange grown right here in Alabama. The…
