A podcast about news and information of interest to the agriculture community of Alabama. Presented by Alabama Farmers Federation.
Hunter McBrayer has a conversation with Daniel and Carla Trantham who were just named the nation's top young farm family at the American Farm Bureau Federation annual convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Mike Moody wraps up with news headlines of the following: - Right to repair - National broadband map - National Peanut Board elections - Pork Checkoff rate drop...
Chris Prevatt is in the studio to discuss the upcoming Alabama Farmers Federation Beef Cattle and Forage Summit . Be sure to check out Alabama Ag Credit and Alabama Farmers Federation .
In the studio, Mike Moody has a post-Christmas conversation with William Green and Blake Thaxton about what to do with this year's tree and what to look for for next year. They also mention the Southern Christmas Tree Growers Association . Be sure to check out Alabama Ag Credit and Alabama Farmers Federation .
John Allen Nichols, agriculture council for Alabama Farmers Federation, joins us in the studio to discuss the Alabama Family Farm Preservation law passed in 2010. This law is also known as the Alabama Right to Farm law. Chris Prevatt wraps up with a look at how national and international issue will continue to affect input costs for farmers. Be sure to check out Alabama Ag Credit and Alabama Farmers Federation ....
Jacob Davis, executive director of the Alabama Peanut Producers Association, has a conversation on how the peanut industry is handling the changes in our nation's capital with Bob Redding, Washington representative with the US Peanut Federation. Carla Hornady, commodity director, wraps up with the latest cotton yield report . Be sure to check out Alabama Ag Credit and Alabama Farmers Federation ....
Mike Moody has a conversation with Colton Christjohn about poultry, pork and dairy in Alabama. They also discuss upcoming youth livestock shoes. Contact Colton for the Jr Swine Expo and the Jr Dairy Expo. Contact Chris Prevatt for information about the Jr Beef Expo. William Green wraps up with information about avian influenza . Be sure to check out Alabama Ag Credit and Alabama Farmers Federation ....
Mike Moody has a conversation with Dr. Allen Torbert about the groundbreaking for the new National Soil Dynamics Lab on Auburn University's campus. Be sure to check out Alabama Ag Credit and Alabama Farmers Federation .
Mike Moody and William Green have a conversation about how the Alabama Farmers Federation commodity committees work. Mitt Walker wraps up with a Thanksgiving message. Visit our commodity page for commodity director contact information. Be sure to check out Alabama Ag Credit and Alabama Farmers Federation .
Blake Thaxton Executive Director of the Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association has a conversation with Bran Futral. Bran is the new president of the Alabama Pecan Growers Association. And in the wrap up, Jacob Davis brings us the latest peanut report. Here are some links from the episode: Futral Farms Pecan Farmers in Alabama AFVGA 2023 AFVGA Annual Conference and Tradeshow...
Hunter McBrayer has a conversation with state Young Farmer chairman Mitchell Henry and Chris Prevatt wraps up with a market report. Be sure to check out Alabama Ag Credit and Alabama Farmers Federation .
We have a special episode today. Our mic travelled to the national FFA convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, where we had several conversations with FFA members and an elected official. First, Jennifer Christenberry speaks with Will Aycock on his experience interviewing for a national FFA office. Next, Alabama FFA Executive Secretary, Jared Dyess, catches up with Alabama FFA President, Kellen Lincoln on her new office. Finally, Preston Roberts spends a few minutes with Alabama Sen. Will Barfoot a...
Carla Hornady, commodity director of cotton, soybeans and wheat and feed grains really gets into the weeds of a conversation about weeds with Dr. Steve Li. Dr. Li is an assistant professor and extention specialist at Auburn University and Alabama Cooperative Extension System. In the wrap up, Colton Christjohn updates us on California’s Proposition 12, as it heads to the Supreme Court, and how that will impact the pork industry. Links from this episode: - Agriculture spray and scout drones Facebo...
Jacob Davis, director of the Alabama Peanut Producers Association has a conversation with Director of Shipping Point Inspection for the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries , Jeff Jeffers, and Blake Thaxton wraps up with information about the upcoming AFVGA annual meeting. See the schedule for the meeting here . Be sure to check out Alabama Ag Credit and Alabama Farmers Federation ....
Colton Christjohn churns up a great conversation with Michaela Sanders of Blue Ribbon Dairy , located in Tallassee, Ala., about what it takes to scoop up success with a small dairy and agritourism operation. William Green wraps up with good news about hunter safety. Be sure to check out Alabama Ag Credit and Alabama Farmers Federation .
Mitt Walker has a conversation about endangered species and other topics of interest to landowners with Catherine Robertson, longtime friend to the Alabama Farmers Federation and chief council to Attorney General Steve Marshall. In the wrap up Chris Prevatt has information about fall planting for grazing animals. Be sure to check out Alabama Ag Credit and Alabama Farmers Federation ....
Mike Moody and William Green talk about the 2022 Alabama Landowners Conference that will take place on Oct. 27-28 at the 4-H Center in Columbiana, Ala. Carla Hornady wraps up with some cotton insight as the season winds down. Be sure to check out Alabama Ag Credit and Alabama Farmers Federation .
Blake Thaxton, director of the Alabama Fruit & Vegetables Growers Association , has a great conversation with Dr. Andre da Silva , assistant professor at Auburn University and vegetable specialist with Extension. Colton Christjohn wraps up with the latest news surrounding the dairy industry in Alabama. Be sure to check out Alabama Ag Credit and Alabama Farmers Federation ....
Mike Moody has a conversation with John Allen Nichols and Preston Roberts about a growing subject in America; foreign ownership of agriculture lands. Also, Mitt Walker wraps up with information about livestock exhibits going on this fall at the Alabama National Fair . As always, be sure to check out Alabama Ag Credit and Alabama Farmers Federation ....
Mike Moody travels to Dee River Ranch in Aliceville, Ala. to discuss succession planning and the DIRTT Project with Annie Dee and her son, Seth More. Mitt Walker wraps up with a quick introduction of our newest commodity director, Chris Prevatt. As always, be sure to check out Alabama Ag Credit and Alabama Farmers Federation .
Our own Russ Durrance, director of state legislative programs, has conversations with State Senate Dist. 31 candidate Josh Carnley and State House Dist. 89 candidate Marcus Paramore about a recent visit they took to Rex Lumber in Troy, Alabama. Our wrap-up today comes Blake Thaxton, who will tell us about the new Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association website . As always, be sure to check out Alabama Ag Credit and Alabama Farmers Federation ....
Jacob Davis, executive director of the Alabama Peanut Producers Association (APPA), has a conversation with APPA President Carl Sanders and Carla Hornady wraps up with a report on how corn, cotton and soybeans are doing in Alabama. As always, be sure to check out Alabama Ag Credit and Alabama Farmers Federation .
Mike Moody and Colton Christjohn talk about how it's going for pork farmers in Alabama. As always, be sure to check out Alabama Ag Credit and Alabama Farmers Federation .
Today marks a special anniversary of the Alabama AgCast. This is our 100th episode and we like to thank the Alabama Farmers Federation for continuing to guide this effort. We’d also like to thank our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , for their continued support of this podcast. And finally, we’d like to that you, the listener, for faithfully listening each week. Please share the Alabama AgCast with your family and friends. On today’s episode, we travelled to Birmingham for the Federation’s annual Far...
On today’s episode, Cotton division director, Carla Hornady has a conversation with Jeff Thompson of the Autauga Quality Cotton Association and then Colton Christjohn wraps up with the lastest on the proposed AMS poultry rule . As always, be sure to check out Alabama Ag Credit and Alabama Farmers Federation ....
Director of Agriculture Legislation, Preston Roberts, has a conversation with three state legislative candidates from Baldwin County; Donna Givens, Jennifer Fidler and Frances Holk-Jones. Carla Hornady wraps up with information about the upcoming Farm & Land Expo in Birmingham. Be sure to check out Alabama Ag Credit and Alabama Farmers Federation .
Ag Legal Council John Allen Nichols has a conversation about current and upcoming tax law changes with Summer intern Taylor Johnston. Jacob Davis wraps up with look at the peanut crop this year. See the Application for Sales Tax Certificate of Exemption here . Be sure to check out Alabama Ag Credit and Alabama Farmers Federation ....
Jacob Davis has a conversation with Kris Balkcom. Kris is the Extension Peanut Agronomist for Auburn University. Russ Durrance wraps up with a recap of a visit the External Affairs team made to HudsonAlpha . Here are some links from the AgCast today: https://aaes.auburn.edu/variety-tests/peanut-variety-trials/ https://www.alpeanuts.com/ https://www.aces.edu/blog/tag/peanuts/ Be sure to check out Alabama Ag Credit and Alabama Farmers Federation ....
We speak with Katie Britt after she secures the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. Colton Christjohn wraps up with the information about California's Proposition 12. Be sure to check out Alabama Ag Credit and Alabama Farmers Federation .
Mike Moody and Mitt Walker have a conversation about how the Federation-endorsed candidtates fared in the run-off elections leading up to the general elections in November. Carla Hornady gives a Summer crop report in the wrap up. Be sure to check out Alabama Ag Credit and Alabama Farmers Federation ....
Mike Moody and Colton Christjohn have a conversation about the proposed new rules from the Agriculture Marketing Service that will affect poultry growers in Alabama. Also Blake Thaxton wraps up with information about the 2023 AFVGA Conference . Be sure to check out Alabama Ag Credit and Alabama Farmers Federation ....
