Tag: Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries
Rare form of mad cow disease confirmed in Alabama cow
A rare case of bovine spongiform encephalopothy (BSE), more commonly known as mad cow disease, was confirmed in an an eleven-year old Alabama beef cow on...
Highly contagious citrus disease confirmed in Alabama
Citrus Greening, also known as Huanglongbing (HLB), is considered to be the most destructive disease of citrus, and state and federal officials have confirmed the...
Alabama receives $100K Farm to School grant to buy more local...
Alabama students will be seeing more locally grown produce on the school menus next school year thanks to a newly awarded $100,000 grant from the...
Here’s how ‘buying local’ could help Alabama cure pediatric cancer
Buying local throughout the month of September could help Alabama fight pediatric cancer.
On Sept. 1, the Alabama Grocers Association, the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries,...