The voice of agriculture in Alabama. Neighbors magazine brings you the most current news and information about Alabama agriculture and the Alabama Farmers Federation.
Morgan County farmers Mark and Sandy Byrd overcame skeptics and setbacks to build the 2022 Farm of Distinction. This month, the poultry, row crop and cattle producers will compete with nine other state winners for the title of Swisher/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year.
A program implemented in the 1980s is still paying dividends for Alabama cotton farmers. In fact, most wouldn’t be able to grow the snowy crop without their decades-long investment in boll weevil eradication.
A big dream and a sunflower seed sparked the idea for agritourism at Cornutt Farms LLC in Boaz.
A recipe that sprang into Rhonda Hughes’ mind in the wee hours of the night scored her first place in the Alabama Farmers Federation slider-themed Heritage Cooking Contest Sept. 8.
Phillip and Will Hunter hired a dozen local laborers to supplement staff on their wholesale tree nursery in 2020.
BEEEEEP. Kara Creel beelines it to the back of her family’s farmhouse in Louisville, ready to tackle her No. 1 never-ending farm chore.
