In The News...  | Lyna Schofield was recently selected as the overall winner of the 2009 State Beef Cook-Off in Montgomery. Schofield was one of 36 students to compete at the state level. As the Lauderdale County representative, Schofield was winner in the Senior North division and also received the Best in Beef award from the four regional winners across the state. more... |  | 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 - Jan 15th
| 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 |  | Kenny Pike, an Inspector for Pesticide Management and Testing, is shown doing an Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS). The WPS is developed for agriculture workers that use agriculture pesticides or who are exposed to pesticides. According to regulations issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, handlers must receive training before they do any task that requires handling of pesticides. The regulations cover pesticides that are used in the production of agricultural plants on farms, forests, nurseries, and greenhouses. This reduces the risk of pesticide related illness and injury. |
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