Alabama farming

October is the month that new state laws go into effect in Alabama. One could be a sweet deal for people who raise honey bees in the State.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency is now accepting applications for the Livestock Forage Disaster Program in 37 Alabama counties. This compensation is meant to help ease grazing losses due to drought on privately owned or cash leased land or fire on federally managed land.

Eastern Alabama farmers say they're feeling the lingering effects of an unusually wet summer.Joseph Collier farms peas, okra, cucumbers, squash and…

Alabama farmers say they're trying to cope with several weeks of cool temperatures and excessive rainfall, which has oversaturated the soil. Agriculture…

An Alabama dairy farmer has been chosen to serve as a spokesman for a national farmers' association. Will Gilmer, of Lamar County, will serve as one of…