We’re celebrating peanuts (and farm pups) on this #NationalPeanutDay 🥜💚
Get to know the peanut industry ⬇️⬇️
- The peanut is Alabama’s official state legume. - Peanuts are about a $211.4 million industry in Alabama. - As a nitrogen-fixing crop, peanuts are a naturally sustainable rotation crop. - Alabama farmers produced 480.5 millions pounds of peanuts in 2023.
Here’s to the powerful peanut and Alabama peanut producers. We are thankful for this industry.🤎
Concerns of Alabama farmers are being heard in Washington, D.C.👏
Lee County’s @garrett_h_dixon welcomed congressional staffers from the offices of @senkatiebritt and @repmikerogersal to his farm last week.
Susannah Cleveland and Sheri Rollins met with Dixon to discuss the current farm economy and the impact of recent drought on row crops. We appreciate the Alabama delegate for their continued dedication to farmers.❤️
Collaboration is key when it comes to advancing the future of Alabama agriculture.
That’s why it’s important Federation leaders gather with peers from @auburnu and @alabamaextension. The Federation hosted the group’s biannual meeting today in Montgomery.🧡