The voice of agriculture in Alabama. Neighbors magazine brings you the most current news and information about Alabama agriculture and the Alabama Farmers Federation.
Twinkle Cavanaugh is Alabama’s new state director for Rural Development, following an appointment by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins.
Squash, peppers, eggplant and other just-picked veggies are purposefully piled at the Oak Hill Produce farmstand — ready for customers who crave summer’s bounty.
If a farmer has incorrectly paid taxes on some farm inputs, a refund might be available from the Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR).
It may be the dead of summer, but it’s never too early for poultry producers to prepare for the chill of winter when heating houses can drive utility bills through the roof.
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The deep beat of Black Hawk rotors gradually fades as Alabama farmers disembark from the helicopters, crank up their trucks and leave Fort Novosel with a special mission: Recruit landowners willing to lease pasture to the U.S. Army.
Following a national search, Alfa Endowed Eminent Scholar Mykel Taylor has been named head of Auburn University’s Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology. Taylor assumed the role April 15 after serving as interim head since fall 2024.
