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Black and other minority farmers are set to receive more than $2 billion in federal aid in response to decades of discrimination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Most payments will go to farmers in Alabama and Mississippi.

Educational events on how Alabama farmers work the land and help grow food for the state will soon come to a close for the season. Farm-City Week in Alabama wraps up on Wednesday, November 29 after kicking off on Wednesday, November 22.

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville traveled across Alabama recently to discuss incoming legislation that could impact how farmers make a living. Tuberville visited Bay Minette, Headland, Boaz and Millbrook last week as part of a two-day tour to discuss the 2023 Farm Bill, which is a package of legislation that is reconsidered every five years.

A sudden winter freeze in spring left many Alabama farmers’ crops diminished or completely destroyed. This summer, farmers markets, grocery stores and farm stands across the state are feeling the impacts of this freeze as several crops remain off the shelves.

A trustee group is proposing nearly $100 million to revitalize the Gulf Coast. The Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig exploded 11 years ago last week. It…

SWEDESBORO, N.J. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says thousands of pounds of salad products are being recalled due to a possible E. coli…

ATLANTA (AP) — More than 45 million people across 14 Southern states are now in the midst of what’s being called a “flash drought” that’s cracking farm…

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — The price of school lunches in Huntsville City Schools is going up.Beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, the cost will go up by…

As many of us plan our elaborate Thanksgiving meals this week, it’s important to remember that there are also many of us who don’t know where their next…

A rare form of mad cow disease has been found in Alabama, according to state officials.Alabama Agriculture Commissioner John McMillan released a statement…