Alabama AgCast

On today’s AgCast, we will hear a conversation between Tanner Hood, of our Communications staff, and Preston Roberts, director of Agricultural Legislation, as the Alabama legislature reaches its calendar midpoint. Find your elected representatives here . Visit the Alabama Farmers Federation website to sign up for the Capitol Connection . Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and als...

We recap speakers from the annual Forestry & Wildlife Seminar held at the Federation home office to discuss the latest information about areas of interest for landowners and researchers. Find your elected representatives here . Visit the Alabama Farmers Federation website to sign up for the Capitol Connection . Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama Farmers...

We sit down with Colton Christjohn, superintendent of the Jr. Livestock Expo and two competitors to get background and insight into the hard work that goes into this event and the memories made. Find your elected representatives here . Visit the Alabama Farmers Federation website to sign up for the Capitol Connection . Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama Far...

Tanner Hood has a conversation with Ben and Whitney Haynes, from Cullman County, about their experiences at this year's Washington Legislative Conference. Find your elected representatives here . Visit the Alabama Farmers Federation website to sign up for the Capitol Connection . Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama Farmers Federation . Find out more abo...

We sit down with new Alabama Ag Credit, Nick Hartley, and Ag Credit VP of Communications, Amber Pratt, to get to know the new CEO. Find your elected representatives here . Visit the Alabama Farmers Federation website to sign up for the Capitol Connection . Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama Farmers Federation . Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Cr...

Maggie Edwards visits with several attendees of the annual, Taste of Alabama, legislative reception held in Montgomery at the Alabama Farmers Federation. Find your elected representatives here . Visit the Alabama Farmers Federation website to sign up for the Capitol Connection . Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama Farmers Federation . Find out more about our...

Maggie Edwards speaks with attendees of the 2025 Alabama Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association annual meeting recently held in Gulf Shores, Ala. Find your elected representatives here . Visit the Alabama Farmers Federation website to sign up for the Capitol Connection . Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama Farmers Federation . Find out more about our spon...

Marlee Jackson has a conversation with newly elected North Area Vice President, Mark Byrd, and Tanner Hood speaks with newly elected Southeast Area Vice President, Chris Carroll. Find your elected representatives here . Visit the Alabama Farmers Federation website to sign up for the Capitol Connection . Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama Farmers Federation...

Mary Wilson, of the Federation communications staff, recaps the American Farm Bureau convention recently held in San Antonio. Morgan Desselle begins a new weekly look at our efforts in the Alabama Legislature. To subscribe to the Capitol Connection e-newsletter, visit this link . Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama Farmers Federation . Find out more about ou...

We sit down with Federation Agriculture Council, John Allen Nichols, to discuss issue arising from passing on property to heirs with and without a will. Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama Farmers Federation . Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama Farmers Federation . 

We speak with the Federation's Mitt Walker about what Alabama farmers can expect with the 119th Congress and the new political climate in our nation's capital. To sign up for Alabama Farmers Federation e-newsletters, click here . For more information on the Washington Legislative Conference, click here . Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama Farmers...

We discuss the upcoming Alabama Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association (AFVGA) Conference and Trade Show with Blake Thaxton, AFVGA Executive Director; Ellie Watson, Sweet Grown Alabama director and event sponsor; and Dr. Susan Fant Cassidy, Founder of eMarketing Director LLC and conference speaker, about the event. The conference and trade show that will take place Feb. 5-7 at The Lodge at Gulf...

Marlee Jackson has a conversation with the 2025 State Women's Leadership Committee Chair, Rachel Chastain; and Hunter McBrayer sits down with Denzil Dees, the 2025 State Young Farmers Committee Chair. Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama Farmers Federation . Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama Farmers Federation . 

President and CEO of Alabama Ag Credit, Doug Thiessen, will soon be retiring. We sit down with him to reflect on his long and successful career. Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama Farmers Federation . Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama Farmers Federation . 

We talk about 10 years of Simply Southern with Kevin Worthington , Mary Wilson and Matt Wilson . Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama Farmers Federation . Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama Farmers Federation . 

We meet Legislative and Policy Assistant, Morgan Desselle .  Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama Farmers Federation . 

Learn the best strategies for choosing a layer with advice from Alabama Farmers Federation Agriculture Counsel John Allen Nichols.  Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama Farmers Federation . 

We celebrate with five, lucky recipients of the annual JumpStart program, sponsored by Alabama Ag Credit. The JumpStart program rewards five individuals or couples who are new to agriculture to help jump start their operations. Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama Farmers Federation . Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama...

Russ Durrance speaks with several elected officials from Alabama about their impressions of the FFA National Convention held in Indianapolis, Indiana in late October. Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama Farmers Federation . Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama Farmers Federation . 

Every year, Alabama Farmers Federation hosts a group of young people at the 4-C Center in Columbiana, Ala. to expose them to leadership skills and inspiring speakers. The event is call the Youth Leadership Conference. We caught up with six attendees, and the event organizer Hunter McBrayer, about their experiences at the conference. Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also abo...

Maggie Edwards has conversations with John Gilbert, assistant director of the Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center in Andalusia, and Todd Langston, forestry management specialist with the Alabama Forestry Commission. Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama Farmers Federation . 

We attended the 2024 Youth Dairy Show in Montgomery where we spoke with Richie Traylor, a dairyman from Randolph County, David Daniel, one of our good friends from Extension the show’s superintendent and three competitors; Gabriel and Gracelyn Bristow and Mason Patterson - all from St. Clair County. Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama Farmers Federation . 

We speak with State Forester Rick Oates on the centennial of the state forestry agency. In the wrap up, please contact Marlee Jackson with your health care stories so we can inform legislators and the public on the need for affordable health care. Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama Farmers Federation . 

We caught up with Eve Brantley. Eve has just recently been named the new Associate Director of Extension here, in Alabama. We get to know Eve and her vision for Extension. Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama Farmers Federation . Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama Farmers Federation . 

Maggie Edwards caught up with Daniel and Kim Mullenix on her new promotion and their work in the Ag community. If you have storm-related damage, visit this USDA webpage more information about preparing for and recovering from a hurricane. Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also about Alabama Farmers Federation . Find out more about our sponsor, Alabama Ag Credit , and also ab...