Governor Honors Cooperative Effort Targeting Black Belt Cattle Operations

Governor Bob Riley and his Black Belt Action Commission honored professionals with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System recently for their work with Black Belt Cattle producers. Regional Extension agents Johnny Gladney and Brenda Glover were recognized for their cooperative project with Tuskegee University’s Extension agents.

Gladney and Glover received individual awards from the governor, commending them for theirs and Extension’s commitment to the citizens of the Black Belt.

Gladney says the program’s goal was to enhance the value of calves bound for sale.

“We wanted to provide them with management techniques that were fairly straight forward but would translate into additional money in the producer’s pockets,” he says.

Helping the Black Belt’s agricultural sector is why the project won the support of Bob Wilson of Pine Grove Ranch. He is the agriculture committee chairman of Gov. Bob Riley’s Black Belt Action Committee.

“Farming, mainly catfish and cattle, is the most important segment of the Black Belt’s economy,” says Wilson. “This program should improve farmers’ total income through better production methods and stronger sale prices.”

Left to right are Animal Science Regional Extension Agent Johnny Gladney, Richard Devereaux with Fort Dodge Animal Health, Animal Science Regional Extension Agent Brenda Glover and Tuskegee University Extension Agent Alphonso Elliot.

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