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Wiregrass Cotton Expo Welcomes Farmers
Last Updated: 6:02 PM 02/03/12 - Extreme drought conditions were a big hassle for farmers last growing season. Although they can't control the weather there are some parts of the business they can manage. That's why they're gathering at the Wiregrass Cotton Expo for the latest education.
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Alabama Farmers Hoping for Good Season
Last Updated: 10:56 PM 01/31/12 - 2011 was a good year for crop prices and for area farmers.
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Cotton Futures Mixed
Last Updated: 3:52 PM 01/31/12 - Cotton futures mixed
Deadline for Farmer Fuel Tax Refund Approaching
Last Updated: 9:31 PM 01/27/12 - The Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR) reminds Alabama farmers that April 2, 2012, is the deadline date for filing their 2011 state fuel tax refund claims with the ADOR.
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Cotton Prices Fall
Last Updated: 4:15 PM 01/24/12 - Cotton numbers
Grain Futures Mixed, Livestock Prices Rise
Last Updated: 3:08 PM 01/03/12 - CHICAGO (AP) -- Grains futures traded mixed Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
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Prescribed Burns Planned for Lake Lanier
Last Updated: 5:52 AM 12/20/11 - A new prescribed burning program at Lake Lanier is set to begin this winter by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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Montgomery Farm Family Receives Statewide Honor
Last Updated: 6:10 AM 12/07/11 - Jeremy and Lindsey Brown of Montgomery and their two daughters, 2-year-old Ansley and two-month-old Lydia Grace, have been named Alabama's outstanding young farm family by the Alabama Farmer's Federation.
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Bentley, Huckabee Highlight Alabama Farmers Meeting
Last Updated: 5:30 AM 11/29/11 - The 90th anniversary meeting of the Alabama Farmers Federation starting Sunday in Mobile will feature Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.
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Alabama Cotton Farmers Expect Banner Year
Last Updated: 8:27 AM 11/07/11 - MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama cotton farmers say they're seeing a combination of good crops and good prices they haven't witnessed in more than a decade.
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Georgia Tries to Improve Its Yield Behind the Wheel
Last Updated: 5:41 PM 11/04/11 - Agriculture and highway safety leaders are joining forces to make Georgia’s roads safer during the harvest season.
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Alabama's Immigration Debate: Agriculture Industry
Last Updated: 2:41 PM 11/02/11 - With the state’s unemployment rate at just under 10 percent, supporters of Alabama's new immigration law say they want to put as many Alabamians to work as possible.
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Georgia Opens New Home for Seized, Abandoned Horses
Last Updated: 5:30 AM 10/27/11 - State officials will formally open a new facility in north Georgia to house abandoned and abused horses.
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Cotton Prices
Last Updated: 4:06 PM 10/20/11 - Cotton Prices
Few Show for Immigration Webinar
Last Updated: 9:46 PM 10/14/11 - The Alabama Department of Agriculture held a statewide webinar to help explain key points of the new immigration law. However, it may have been bad timing.
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Georgia to Dedicate Expanded Tifton Agriculture Lab
Last Updated: 6:29 AM 10/12/11 - A dedication ceremony is being held for a newly expanded agriculture laboratory in south Georgia. Gov. Nathan Deal and Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black plan to attend the ceremony Wednesday morning in Tifton.
Lawsuit: Ga. Farmer Discriminated Against Workers
Last Updated: 1:21 PM 10/05/11 - A lawsuit accuses a South Georgia farmer of discriminating against U.S. and black workers because of their race and national origin while giving better treatment to workers from Mexico.
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State Investigates Death of Millions of Honey Bees
Last Updated: 6:11 AM 09/30/11 - State officials are investigating to see how millions of honey bees were killed in Brevard County.
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Ala. Ag Officials to Host Immigration Web Seminar
Last Updated: 2:51 PM 09/29/11 - MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Agriculture and Industries Commissioner John McMillan has announced a statewide web seminar series on Alabama's new immigration law.
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New Tree Disease Confirmed in Southwest Alabama
Last Updated: 5:22 AM 09/28/11 - Officials say a new type of tree disease has been confirmed in southwest Alabama.
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Men Distract Owner, Steal Cash at Farmers Market
Last Updated: 5:12 AM 09/21/11 - Police say a group of thieves swarmed a farmers market in northeast Georgia, where they distracted the owners and got away with $8,000 from a money drawer.
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Hillary Clinton Lobbys for Fair Treatment for Female Farmers
Last Updated: 3:17 PM 09/19/11 - Clinton says female farmers are offered less resources than their male counterparts.
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Farmers, Lawmakers to Discuss Alabama Immigration Law
Last Updated: 5:20 AM 09/19/11 - Farmers and Alabama state lawmakers are meeting to discuss a labor shortage that growers blame on a new law targeting illegal immigrants.
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Listeria Outbreaks in Produce Are Rare, Deadly
Last Updated: 5:58 PM 09/16/11 - WASHINGTON (AP) -- An outbreak of listeria in cantaloupe that has killed as many as four people is a mystery to disease specialists who are used to seeing the pathogen in deli meats and soft cheeses.
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Panhandle Crops Affected by Record Drought
Last Updated: 7:53 PM 09/12/11 - Cottondale farmer Sonny Davis spent Monday picking the first of his peanut crops. Although an exciting time of year, he said one thing still sits in the back of his mind.
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WREC Field Day
Last Updated: 6:02 PM 08/17/11 - Wiregrass farmers are invited to hear the latest in ag research.
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Emergency Agriculture Loans Available in 27 Fla. Counties
Last Updated: 9:21 PM 08/02/11 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Jackson and 26 other counties disaster areas.
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Could Farm Deaths be Heat Related?
Last Updated: 5:49 PM 07/22/11 - Calif investigates 6 possible heat-related deaths
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Apply Now for 2011 Century and Heritage Farm Program
Last Updated: 3:55 PM 07/15/11 - Farms operating for more than 100 years could get award
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Georgia Farm Groups Plan Study of Financial Losses
Last Updated: 5:23 AM 07/13/11 - The agricultural industry in Georgia is preparing to commission a study of financial losses farmers say they suffered this year as a result of labor shortages.
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Roby Brings Alabama Farmers’ Concerns to Farm Bill Hearing
Last Updated: 11:02 AM 07/11/11 - Asks USDA Administrators the Usefulness of Conservation Reserve Program
GA Having Trouble with Program Replacing Immigrants with Probationers
Last Updated: 9:48 AM 07/06/11 - Probationers can't keep pace with hispanic crews
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Rep. Martha Roby to Discuss 2012 Farm Bill with Farmers
Last Updated: 4:53 PM 06/28/11 - Alabama farmers will soon have a chance to have their questions answered by U.S. Representative Congresswoman Martha Roby.
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Demand for Wheat Growing
Last Updated: 3:12 PM 06/20/11 - Wheat hits 2011 low on concerns about demand
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Statewide "No Burn Order" Remains in Effect
Last Updated: 10:32 AM 06/20/11 - All 67 counties in the state of Alabama continue under a Drought Emergency, often referred to as a "No Burn Order," which prohibits all outdoor burning.
Lack of Rain Could Ruin North Alabama Corn Crop
Last Updated: 9:51 AM 06/17/11 - Area needs at least two inches of rain
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Ex-Cons to Replace Immigrants on Farms?
Last Updated: 10:37 PM 06/15/11 - Out-of-work ex-cons in Georgia could soon get new job offers in the farm industry.
Drought Worsens Across Georgia During May
Last Updated: 3:54 PM 05/31/11 - Farmers having a tough time with spring planting
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Could Corn Crops Ease Global Shortages Despite Poor Weather?
Last Updated: 2:50 PM 05/25/11 - Soggy weather, supply shortage benefit corn prices
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Blueberry Harvest
Last Updated: 10:41 AM 05/24/11 - Peggy smith is the owner of whispering pines blueberry ranch in Columbia Alabama.
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Webinar Set to Assist State’s Poultry Producers
Last Updated: 5:29 PM 05/17/11 - For poultry farmers who's operations were damaged by tornadoes, information about available recovery resources is their most critical need.
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Court Rules Customers Paying for Logan's Peanuts
Last Updated: 4:09 PM 05/13/11 - MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The peanuts appear to be free when customers walk into a Logan's Roadhouse restaurant and are available for customers in big barrels in the waiting area and by the bucket load on dining tables.
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Peach Harvest Begins in Middle Georgia
Last Updated: 5:53 AM 05/12/11 - Middle Georgia peach growers have begun harvesting their crops a little earlier than usual.
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Local Farmers Markets
Last Updated: 10:16 AM 05/05/11 - Times and places for local farmers markets
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200 poultry houses destroyed in Alabama
Last Updated: 2:09 PM 04/28/11 - MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's agriculture commissioner says tornadoes and storms caused multi-million-dollar damage to the poultry industry in north Alabama.
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Grain Futures Fall, Livestock Prices Mixed
Last Updated: 9:56 AM 04/28/11 - CHICAGO (AP) - Grains futures traded mostly down Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
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Cotton Prices Fall
Last Updated: 4:43 PM 04/04/11 - Cotton prices close down.
Deadline Nears for Farmer State Gas Tax Refund
Last Updated: 4:52 PM 03/30/11 - Finances are tight for farmers across the country, and with growing operating costs, they are trying to find every break possible. Now, the state of Alabama is trying to help, but time is running out.
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2 Ala. Farmers Markets Not Closing After All
Last Updated: 8:39 AM 03/30/11 - MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Department of Agriculture has canceled plans to close two farmers markets in Montgomery because of budget cuts. Instead, they will be turned over to outside management.
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Destructive Beetle Found in Atlanta Airport
Last Updated: 9:07 PM 03/22/11 - U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the world's busiest airport say they've foiled a destructive beetle from entering the country, where it could have done massive damage to crops.
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