In The News...  | Stacy Westfall, Kerry Kuhn and Steve Jones will be among the featured guests during the Alabama Horse Council’s annual Alabama Horse Fair Jan. 24-25 at Montgomery’s Garrett Coliseum. Westfall, the first woman to win “Road to the Horse” competition and a contributer to Horse & Rider magazine, will host a full day of educational demonstrations, hands-on clinics, lectures and training tips on Saturday. more... |  | January 20, 2009, winners of the Display Contest for the "October Month of Alabama Food" program will be announced. The Display Contest, in coordination with the Buy Alabama’s Best Program, was developed to promote Alabama Products. Also at the press conference, a check will be presented to the Janie Sims Children’s Foundation from the proceeds of Alabama manufacturing companies involved in the program. more... |  | On Saturday, October 25th, Commissioner Ron Sparks welcomed young Alabamians from across the state to Montgomery to participate in the first annual "Commissioner's Classic" Jackpot Steer & Heifer Show. More than 80 boys and girls proudly showed their livestock with a chance to earn cash prizes. more... |  | Applications are now being accepted until Feb. 1 for the third year of the Congressional Ag Internship program sponsored by the Alabama Farmers Federation in cooperation with Alabama’s three land-grant universities -- Auburn University, Alabama A&M and Tuskegee University. more... |
| Farm Fresh Produce! |  | The 2008 Alabama U-Pick Directory is a guide to u-pick operations and agricultural tourism opportunities throughout the state. Visiting Alabama U-Pick farms is a family event that can be enjoyed all year long at these Alabama Farms. |
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Product Recalls - Dec 8th
| Product Spotlight |  | Kirk Summers and Erin Isbell started O Kafés! Coffee Roasters to bring to bring you the best hand-roasted coffees on the market. Even while creating coffees with the simple, handcrafted quality still found in traditional European coffee houses, O Kafés! Coffee Roasters remains environmentally and socially conscious. O Kafés! has been featured in the Birmingham News' City Scene as one of twelve "must do" things in Birmingham.! more... |
| In The Field |  | A seed analyst from the Seed Lab Division is shown testing for germination to determine how well the seed grows. To protect consumers, the Seed Lab also does a purity test. The seeds then go under germination by temperature and then are separated to make sure the seeds are not bad. This test will show if the seeds are labeled correctly and ensure that the consumer will get what they pay for. |
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