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State audit flags compliance failures at the Agriculture and Industries Department

Audit found Alabama Agriculture Department failed to properly verify lawful presence and had no uniform bad check fees, repeating previously cited compliance problems.

December 17, 2025

Alabama Department of Agriculture to provide shelter for livestock displaced by Ida

The state of Alabama has opened two shelters for livestock displaced by Hurricane Ida

August 30, 2021

Governor proclaims October as Farm to School Month in Alabama

The program promotes nutritional practices, fresh and local foods, school gardens and teaching agricultural education.

October 6, 2020

Ag commissioner concerned about collapsing cattle prices

Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Rick Pate (R) is concerned about dropping cattle prices and the impact that that is having on Alabama’s farmers and ranchers. “We have been very dialed into the crisis Alabama Cattle Producers are up against,” Pate told the Alabama Political Reporter. “We will continue to closely monitor this … Continued

May 26, 2020

Ivey says plan for reopening the economy “will be data driven not date driven”

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey held her weekly briefing Monday with state legislators to update them on the state’s COVID-19 response and plans for reopening the economy. Ivey told state legislators that reopening the economy will be data-driven rather than date-driven. Reopening the economy will be a balance of health and economics, she said. Thirty to … Continued

April 21, 2020

Ag Commissioner Rick Pate to host listening session in Selma today

Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Rick Pate will kick-off a state-wide series of listening sessions this week. The first session will be held today at the Central Alabama Farmers Co-Op in Selma. The stated goal of these sessions is to provide a forum for Commissioner Pate and the public to meet and discuss current … Continued

September 4, 2019

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

August 12, 2019

Kay Ivey receives Distinguished Service Award from the Alabama Agribusiness Council

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) was awarded a Distinguished Service Award from the Alabama Agribusiness Council during their annual meeting t the Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach on Monday, June 26. “Farming is a part of my heritage & a part of who I am,” Gov. Ivey said. “This evening, I’m humbled to receive … Continued

July 4, 2018

AG Commissioner John McMillan to run for treasurer instead of governor

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries John McMillan is running for state treasurer, he told the Alabama Political Reporter. APR phoned John McMillan because his campaign end of year report still showed him having $53,144 in cash on hand at the end of 2017, and the report had him still … Continued

January 5, 2018

Alabama cow tests positive for Atypical BSE

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, July 18, 2017, The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an atypical case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), a neurologic disease of cattle, popularly referred to as “Mad Cow Disease,” in an eleven-year old cow at a livestock market in Alabama. The USDA reports that this animal never … Continued

July 19, 2017