Tools for Finding Best Alabama Foods (During Crisis)
Two longstanding agricultural nonprofits are making special efforts to connect communities with locally grown food resources during the ongoing virus crisis.
The newest resource was...
A Rich Surplus in Forest Assets
Alabama is fortified with the largest timber inventory it has ever recorded — near the top of the Southeast’s growing dominance in North American timber resources.
China Trade War, Draught Clip Cotton
The China trade war and draught will hit U.S. cotton growers hard again in 2020, including Alabama, the ninth largest producing state, where cotton...
Toyota Releases 2019 North American Environmental Report
Climate change, resource depletion and habitat loss are among the top concerns addressed in the release of a new Toyota Motor Corp. environmental update...
How it Works: Local Food Farming
An insurance executive transforms himself into a small farmer —a locally sourced food entrepreneur.
1818 Farms Wins Top, First-Ever Amazon Award
Amazon recently named Mooresville, Alabama-based 1818 Farms as its Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year, in Amazon's first-ever U.S. Small Business Spotlight Awards.
Owned and...
Vulcan Materials Underwrites Family Forest Carbon Program
Trees thrive on carbon dioxide, and families independently own most trees in the U.S. Why not reward those families for reducing carbon in the...
Auburn’s New Poultry Farm a 30-Acre Wonder
Auburn University’s Department of Poultry Science, with help from the National Poultry Technology Center, is building the national’s top poultry research and education facility.
The...
All Business on the Farm: 1818 Farms
One of Alabama's most successful e-companies is also one of the most traditional makers. The company is 1818 Farms, a brand that has taken...
Ag Credit Boosts Alabama-Grown Initiative
Sweet Grown Alabama, the state’s new agricultural branding initiative, recently welcomed Alabama Ag Credit as a founding member of the program.
Sweet Grown Alabama is...
