The Young Farmers contest was held during the Alabama Farmers Federation’s 99th annual meeting in Montgomery Dec. 6.
The state’s largest farm organization reelected President Jimmy Parnell to a fifth two-year term during the Alabama Farmers Federation’s 99th annual meeting in Montgomery Dec. 7.
Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee election ballots are due Dec. 7. Eligible Alabama farmers should return ballots to the local FSA county office or postmark the ballots by then, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Farmers must consider the herd’s nutritional needs and compare that to their supply of forages, both stored and grazing. Understanding need versus supply will help producers plan for a successful winter.
Golden Boy Foods, a leading manufacturer of private label food products, plans to invest more than $13 million in an expansion project at its production facility in Troy, creating 67 full-time jobs.
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