The voice of agriculture in Alabama. Neighbors magazine brings you the most current news and information about Alabama agriculture and the Alabama Farmers Federation.
Classes won’t begin until later this month, but teachers from Alabama Christian Academy in Montgomery have begun implementing ideas gleaned during the Ag in the Classroom (AITC) Summer Institute.
Tractors, combines, cotton pickers and a host of brightly colored farm equipment fill dealership lots across the state, catching the eyes of Alabama farmers. It’s a bittersweet sight amid climbing input costs and plunging commodity prices.
Summer is the perfect season for a juicy tomato, but it’s not the only time to enjoy the freshness of its flavor.
Agricultural roots run deep for John Boutwell. His family’s Butler County farm has been in production for over a century. That passion for preservation led to statewide recognition when Cedar Creek Plantation was named a Century and Heritage Farm in 2019.
Walking among bushes brimming with blackberries and blueberries, Randy Godwin unintentionally summarized the mission of a tour which brought government officials and agricultural leaders to his Cherokee County farm.
It’s around midnight when alarms start buzzing on Heath Clary’s phone, notifying him of low dissolved oxygen (DO) in his Newbern catfish ponds.
