Ryan Receives Cultivator Award For PALS Leadership

Spencer Ryan has a passion for protecting Alabama the Beautiful. That’s evident in his 38-year career cleaning up the state’s environment. He retired as executive director of Alabama People Against a Littered State (PALS) in October.

Neighbors, December 2024

December 5, 2024 Cultivator

Farmers Applaud Court-Ordered Pause in Filing Requirements

A district court has blocked the U.S. Department of Treasury from enforcing Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) beneficial ownership information reporting requirements – good news for Alabama farmers and small-business owners.

Catfish Checkoff Referendum is Jan. 23 

Alabama catfish producers will head to the polls Thursday, Jan. 23, to decide if the state Catfish Checkoff program will continue for five more years at the current rate of $1 per ton of feed manufactured or sold in Alabama.

Farmers Win H-2A Battle, Still Wage War on Mandatory Pay Hikes

Farmers who use the federal H-2A guest worker program scored a crucial victory last week when a district court halted overreach from the Department of Labor (DOL).