Here are some of the latest news stories we have been working on from our publication, The Cultivator.

Dr. Tracy gave a talk about stocker cattle health during the Beef Cattle and Forage Summit.

Learn more about nutrition for finishing beef cattle in Alabama with producers Chris Upchurch, David Lee and Zane Troxtel. 

From the recent Beef Cattle and Forage Summit, we discuss forages with Mason Henson, Ph.D.

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As part of the Beef Cattle and Forage Summit, we visit with presenter, Perry Mobley of Greenpoint Ag.

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Alfa Eminent Scholar and Auburn University Professor Dr. Mykel Taylor discusses a research project that focusses on how stress affects some farmers. She also discusses some of the latest news and thinking regarding ag economics.

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Mike Moody visits with Jena Owens, teacher and organizer of the Choctaw County Ag Day, to discuss what the sixth graders  learned during the annual event.

Recently, YARA sponsored the first 4R Fertilizer Workshop in the Southeast held at the E.V. Smith Research Center.

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Brian Hardin, director of governmental affairs, and Russ Durrance, director of agriculture legislation, discuss the latest on Alfa Health Plan bill currently in the Alabama Legislature and other efforts supporting farmers in the State House.

We catch up with Auburn University college students, Kate Nelson, Aubrey Grace and Nick Allen on their thoughts from the 2024 Ag Expedition.

Maggie Edwards visits with Craig Gouldsby, of Silverhill Satsuma in Baldwin County, and Dylan Teel, of Bejo Seeds, who was one of the sponsors of this event held in Gulf Shores in February.

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Mitt Walker has a conversation with FarmPAC-endorsed candidate for Ala. Dist. 2, Caroleene Dobson.

We visit Adam Maggard, associate professor and Extension specialist, in Auburn, Ala. on what's coming up for the forest industry.

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We check in with Sen. Tommy "Coach" Tuberville on what's happening in Washington DC with The Farm Bill and other issues affecting Alabama agriculture.
 
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Hunter McBrayer and Maggie Edwards have conversations with several from Alabama who attended the American Farm Bureau Federation national convention held in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Jan. 19-24.

Check AlfaFarmers.org for a complete write-up of the convention .

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We catch up with Poultry Division Direction Colton Christjohn on the current state of Avian Influenza in Alabama.

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Brian Hardin sits down with Les Bernal, national director of Stop Predatory Gambling, to discuss the true cost of bring state-sponsored gambling to Alabama.

For more information and resources, visit StopPredatoryGambling.org.

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Dr. Farnsworth explains the history of the program and its role in Alabama agriculture.

In clarification, Dr. Farnsworth sent this. The new proposed H2A rule was introduced in September 2023, not October, and the comment period ended 60 days later in November.

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We catch up with Adam Rabinowitz and recap the 2023 Alabama Extension AgOutlook Conference held in Montgomery on Dec. 13.

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Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall sits down with Brian Hardin to discuss gambling in Alabama.

We speak with Travis Cushman, lawyer for Farm Bureau, about cases that are relevant to Alabama farmers.

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Check out Alabama Ag Credit and Alabama Farmers Federation.

Three attendees of the 2023 Alfa Youth Leadership Conference sit down with Alabama Farmers Federation Young Farmers Division Director Hunter McBrayer and host Mike Moody to discuss this year's conference. 

Brian Hardin, Russ Durrance and Maggie Edwards bring you interviews and insight from the nation FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana.