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Sweet Grown Alabama changes membership to flat $100 annual fee for all

MONTGOMERY -- Thanks to public and private financial support, the annual membership fee for Sweet Grown Alabama is a flat $100, the state’s non-profit...

Morgan County’s Byrd voted Alabama Farmers Federation area VP

MONTGOMERY -- Morgan County farmer Mark Byrd was elected the Alabama Farmers Federation North Area vice president during last week's federation meeting. Byrd, a poultry...

Hot topic: UA research traces spicy history of chili peppers

TUSCALOOSA — The history of the chili pepper is in some ways the history of humanity in the Americas, says Dr. Katherine Chiou, an...

HudsonAlpha, Auburn, Tennessee ‘Greening the Southeast’ team advances in National Science Foundation program

HUNTSVILLE — A team of scientists with HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, the University of Tennessee, Auburn University, and several regional collaborators has been invited to compete...

Athens Main Street to dedicate Athens Farmers Market at Doug Gates Park

ATHENS – Saluting a man whose passion for downtown Athens and its small businesses, officials will dedicate the Athens-Limestone Farmers Market to Doug Gates...

Harvesting good times with Sweet Grown Alabama

MONTGOMERY -- Cool(ish) weather (this is Alabama after all) and pumpkin spice are in the air. So, it’s time to head out to a...

Federation scholarship program cultivates future of Alabama agriculture

AUBURN -- The Alabama Farmers Federation scholarship program continues to cultivate the next generation of agriculturists. Seventy-seven students were recognized Monday during the annual awards program...

TVA pledges support to Sweet Grown Alabama

MONTGOMERY — For about 75 years, the Tennessee Valley Authority has been providing help for the agriculture industry. And now the federal agency is helping...

Muscle Shoals couple wins Alfa Excellence in Agriculture award

MONTGOMERY -- The future of agriculture in Alabama is bright and a Muscle Shoals couple is helping maintain the shine. Will and Ali Gotcher of...

North Alabama farms, small businesses ‘REAP’ benefits from federal program to lower energy costs

MONTGOMERY – A federal program to help lower energy costs will provide a boost to family farms and small businesses in north Alabama, Department...