Updated: 06/13/2013 - The sesame seed on your hamburger bun could soon have ties to the Wiregrass.

Updated: 06/11/2013 - Reform-minded House version of the Farm Bill seeks $20 billion in food stamp cuts.

Posted: 06/11/2013 - U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions issued the following statement after voting against the final passage of the Senate Farm Bill.

Updated: 06/11/2013 - The Senate voted to pass the five-year farm bill, which would expand government subsidies for crop insurance, rice and peanuts.

Posted: 05/22/2013 - The Senate has rejected a Republican amendment to turn the federal food stamp program over to the states.

Updated: 05/16/2013 - The House Committee on Agriculture last night advanced a new five-year Farm Bill that included reforms championed by U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R-AL).

Updated: 04/08/2013 - 2012 was a record year for the peanut crop. In the state of Alabama alone there were 218 thousand acres of peanuts.

Updated: 04/02/2013 - In this interview segment of Focus on Agriculture, Todd Smith talks about the Alabama Farmer’s Cooperative.

Updated: 03/20/2013 - It doesn’t look like this will be the year of the peanut. Last year’s record breaking year produced more than they could sell. This year, cotton and corn are the money makers.

Updated: 03/06/2013 - Georgia farmers say they're expecting to export at least 80,000 tons of peanuts to China in the near future.