The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) is accepting grant applications for projects that enhance the competitiveness of U.S. specialty crops in foreign and domestic markets. ...
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H7N8 avian influenza (HPAI) in a commerci...
Attorney General Luther Strange and Agriculture and Industries Commissioner John McMillan today announced a major settlement that could refund more than half-a-million dollars to Alabama consumer...
Alabama’s economy will suffer and the state’s food safety will be jeopardized if there are significant cuts in the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries’ general fund appropriation...
Alabama’s poultry industry and the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries are part of a nationwide effort to respond to a possible outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI), the largest animal h...
To Outline how cuts to the Department’s General Fund appropriation will harm Alabama’s agriculture-based economy.
The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (through a federal pesticide grant provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4), are conducting two agricultural pesticide ...
According to the USDA’s August Crop Production Report this year acres planted in peanuts are down 90,000 acres in comparison to 2012. Overall peanut production is projected to be down 55%. With...
Agriculture Commissioner John McMillan announced today that a Clean Day Waste Pesticide Collection will be held for Cullman, Jackson, Lauderdale, Limestone, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, and Mars...
"The Dust Bowl,” a film by Ken Burns, recounts in vivid detail the devastation wrought by what is called America's worst environmental disaster. "The Dust Bowl" will be shown on Alabama Public ...
Cowboy hats, boots, the smell of ribeye steak sandwiches, and camouflage will take over at a very special event TODAY, October 10th. The Montgomery State Farmer’s Market Pavilion at 1655 Federa...
Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries Consumer Food Safety inspectors continue to conduct recall effectiveness checks in retail grocery stores and wholesale food warehouses for the exp...
Beef Month is here! On September 19th, 2012 leaders from the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association were on sight for Governor Robert Bentley to proclaim October as Beef Month in Alabama. Each year, t...
Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries Consumer Food Safety inspectors are actively conducting recall effectiveness checks in retail grocery stores and wholesale food warehouses for rec...
Please join us for all or part of today's Alabama Irrigation Summit to be held at the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, Richard Beard Building Auditorium, 1445 Federal Drive, Mont...
Agriculture & Industries Commissioner John McMillan announced that since June, several positive cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) have been found in Alabama in birds and horses.
The Department of Agriculture and Industries Food Safety inspectors continue to conduct effectiveness checks on several varieties of pet food that have been recalled after Salmonella was detected...
Alabama agriculture exports, now at $1 billion, must double in the next decade if we are to keep up with world food demand and remain competitive in the international marketplace, according to Co...
The Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries today unveiled the premier issue of Alabama Agriculture magazine, a 72-page, comprehensive guide to the state's farms, food and forestry. The De...
Join the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries, Thursday, March 8, as it unveils the premier issue of Alabama Agriculture, a guide to the state's farms, food and forestry. The magazine i...
Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries in cooperation with Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments (TARCOG) and the Food Bank of North Alabama (FBNA) cordially invites the medi...
In an effort to gauge current and potential labor shortages resulting from enactment of the state's immigration law, the Alabama Agribusiness Council (AAC) has created on-line survey for farmers,...
The Department of Agriculture and Industries Food Safety inspectors are conducting quality assurance checks throughout the state today as a result of a voluntary recall announced by Novartis Cons...
On December 6, 2011, Commissioner John McMillan hosted a meeting, in Mobile to bring agribusiness owners and farmers together with federal and state officials to help solve the chronic labor shor...
The Montgomery State Farmers Market will host its first "Farmers Market Day Christmas" celebration this Saturday, December 17, 2011, from 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. The Farmer's Market is ready for Ch...
Putting millions of acres of idle cropland back into farm production makes perfect sense as American agriculture works to meet rapidly growing world food demand, says Commissioner John McMillan.
The Alabama MarketMaker website is up and running, offering Alabama fishermen, seafood processors, seafood distributors and farmers a free opportunity to connect with potential customers online.
The Department of Agriculture and Industries Food Safety inspectors are conducting effectiveness checks today on a recall announced by Landshire of St. Louis, Missouri. Landshire is initiating a ...
Commissioner John McMillan of the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries today released the following statement upon Congress's ratification of Free Trade Agreements with Colombia, South ...
The Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System are sponsoring a webinar on the state’s new immigration law. The webinar will be Friday, Oct. 14 ...
The Department of Agriculture and Industries Food Safety inspectors are conducting effectiveness checks today on two voluntarily recalled products. The first voluntary recall is for three varieti...
As many as 15,000 well paying jobs could come to Alabama, including the Wire Grass, with ratification of the Free Trade Agreements, according Commissioner John McMillan of Alabama’s Department ...
Commissioner John McMillan today announced a statewide web seminar series on the state’s new immigration law to be held Friday, October 14.
Commissioner John McMillan will discuss an initiative to bring opportunity and create jobs in the Wire Grass during a news conference set for tomorrow at 10:30 am in Headland.
Commissioner John McMillan today issued the following statement concerning U.S. Dist. Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn's ruling in the state immigration law matter:
Commissioner John McMillan today invited the River Region community to the State Farmers Market’s Fall Festival to be held Saturday, October 1.
Tomorrow at 11 am, Commissioner John McMillan will hold a news conference, along with members of the Montgomery Fire Department, to announce the Farmers Market Fall Festival to be held Saturday, ...
Chances for passage of the three Free Trade Agreements improved greatly with today's developments in Congress, according to Commissioner John McMillan of the Alabama Department of Agriculture & I...
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has declared a drought disaster in 21 counties in South Alabama enabling farmers there to apply for low interest federal loans and grants.
It’s time to strike while the issue is hot and now is the time for President Obama to send the Free Trade Agreements to Congress for ratification.
In response to the devastating tornadoes that swept through Alabama this spring, Monsanto Company announced a donation of $50,000 to aid in tornado relief efforts. The donation will help aid clea...
As many as 15,000 good-paying jobs will come to Alabama as a result of ratification of three Free Trade Agreements, according to Commissioner John McMillan who met today with business leaders at ...
As many as 15,000 good-paying jobs will come to Alabama as a result of ratification of three Free Trade Agreements, according to Commissioner John McMillan who met today with business leaders at ...
Tomorrow, Friday, September 9, at 11:30 am, we will have a news conference at the Port of Mobile to discuss how we can bring good-paying jobs to Alabama.
A statewide recall has been issued for a brand of Quaker Oats snack bars, according to an advisory issued today by the Food Safety Division of the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries. ...
Montgomery – Commissioner John McMillan today called upon President Obama to quickly resolve the differences with Congressional leadership and submit the three Free Trade Agreements with Colomb...
The Alabama Peanut Producers Association is hosting a listening session with Representative Martha Roby specific to peanuts and the Farm Bill this Thursday, September 1, 2011.
The Department of Agriculture and Industries Food Safety inspectors are conducting effectiveness checks today on a recall announced by Vita Food Products, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois. Vita Food Pro...
As a result of the extreme drought conditions in Texas, state transportation and agriculture officials are working to issue special hay hauler permits. This no-cost process is a combined effort o...
. Garrett Coliseum, for 60 years a venue for major attractions coming to the local area, will remain open for business, thanks to an agreement reached today.
The Department of Agriculture and Industries Food Safety division today implemented three Class I recalls issued by USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the U.S. Food and Drug Admin...
On Friday, August 5, 2011, Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., issued a voluntary recall on potentially mislabeled items from its in-store bakeries. Following this announcement, Department of Agriculture & ...
The Department of Agriculture and Industries is now accepting applications for the 2011 Century and Heritage Farm program. This program is designed to recognize and honor those farms that have be...
Alabama's annual Farmers Market Day will be held Saturday, July 9, 2011. Local farmers will display their best homegrown produce and flowers and provide tons of fun for everybody. Among the many ...
Drought conditions have impacted Alabama’s crop yields, imperiling farmers in the southern third of the state to the point where federal emergency aid will be needed, says Commissioner John McM...
Commissioner of Agriculture & Industries John McMillan and U.S. Rep. Martha Roby will host a joint listening forum for farmers in Alabama’s Second Congressional District next Thursday. With the...
The recent spike in wholesale and retail prices for farm-raised catfish from domestic producers is the result of a drop in production capacity that has transpired in recent years, according to th...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Under Secretary Dallas Tonsager and Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse will begin today a two-d...
The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, in cooperation with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES), Alabama Department of Emergency Management, Alabama Cattlemen’s Associ...
With the 2011 growing season now in full swing, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will spend the first two weeks of June surveying 2,000 farmers across Alabama to get a cle...
Auburn – USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) State Conservationist Dr. William Puckett today announced another funding opportunity for Alabama certified organic producers and...
The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) announced today the recycling of over a quarter-million pounds of empty plastic pesticide containers. The 2010 Full Circle Plastic Pest...
Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries John McMillan met today with U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (AL-4), along with other federal officials from Washington DC to discuss the best ways to bring e...
MONTGOMERY – Widespread damage and destruction has hit Alabama’s agriculture infrastructure with preliminary assessments indicating extensive damage to the state’s multi-billion-dollar poul...
Layoff notices went out this week to 17 employees in the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries with more to come next week.
The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries has released tips for conserving fuel as gasoline prices continue to rise.
The following is an opinion/editorial from Commissioner McMillan.
John McMillan today announced developments that could result in keeping both State Farmers’ Markets open. As a result, McMillan, Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industri...
On Wednesday, March 2, 2011, a press conference will be held at 10:30am at the Capital City Club to announce the Buy Alabama's Best Campaign for 2011.
The two State Farmers Markets owned and operated by the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries will cease operation due to budget cuts. The closures will be effective March 1.