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Sweet Grown Alabama is new branding initiative to boost Alabama-grown foods

Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Rick Pate announced that the Department has created a new initiative for shoppers looking to buy local and support Alabama farmers. Shoppers will soon have a new way to identify locally grown products with the Sweet Grown Alabama logo. “As I travel across the state, most of the … Continued
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August 12, 2019

Senate passes disaster aid package

Thursday the U.S. Senate approved a $19.1 billion relief package for states impacted by natural disasters. The vote occurred only hours after U.S, Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, announced that President Donald Trump had agreed to support the bipartisan legislation, even though it had not included provisions for the crisis on the southern border that the … Continued
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May 29, 2019
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Agriculture research funding needed

American agriculture has long been the envy of the world. Thanks to investment in plant and animal breeding, pest management, conservation and automation, U.S. farmers have more than doubled productivity since 1980, while reducing erosion and protecting the environment. If America is to remain a farming superpower, we must strengthen research efforts at our colleges … Continued
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May 1, 2019

President Trump signs Farm Bill

President Donald Trump signed the Farm Bill into law. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, which sets agriculture policy for the next five years. “We have been working every day to deliver for America’s farmers just as they work every single day to deliver for us,” President Trump said. “This important piece of legislation provides … Continued
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December 24, 2018

Newt Gingrich addresses Alabama Farmers

Former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich was in Montgomery to address the 97th meeting of the influential Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) Monday. Nearly one thousand farmers and business people from supporting industries were in attendance. ALFA President Jimmy Parnell said that he is a huge Fox News fan, and Gingrich always adds something … Continued
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December 4, 2018

USDA announces disaster declaration in five Alabama counties because of Hurricane Michael

Friday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated five Alabama counties impacted by Hurricane Michael as Primary Natural Disaster Areas. Those primary counties are: Barbour, Geneva, Henry, Houston and Pike Counties. “I am very grateful to Secretary Purdue and USDA for responding quickly to our request to … Continued
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November 19, 2018

Alabama’s cotton farmers lose $100 million while Timberland owners suffer nearly $20 million loss from Hurricane Michael

Farmers and forestland owners in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas were severely impacted by Hurricane Michael. Most of Alabama was spared the damage that our neighbors in Florida and Georgia suffered, but the Wiregrass and particularly Houston County in southeast Alabama was not so lucky. Preliminary estimates from helicopter show heavy damage to the … Continued
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October 25, 2018

Trump approves Emergency Disaster Declaration for Alabama counties impacted by Hurricane Michael

President Donald Trump approved an Emergency Disaster Declaration for the state of Alabama in response to Gov. Kay Ivey’s request on Oct. 11. The Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance Program will provide assistance under category B to Alabama counties impacted by Hurricane Michael. “I greatly appreciate President Trump approving our request for federal assistance,” … Continued
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October 15, 2018

Aderholt supports Trump on trade; his opponent disagrees

Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) welcomed the announcement by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue’s that the U.S. may create a $12 billion program to make payments to farmers who have been negatively impacted from foreign governments retaliating against American farm products in response to Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on foreign manufactured goods where he … Continued
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July 30, 2018