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Commercial Poultry Economics
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Horticulture Economics
Angus Beef Cattle in Pasture

Livestock & Forages Economics
Cotton Field in Bloom

Row Crop Economics
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Farm &
Rural Life
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Finances & Estate Planning
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Marketing & Profit Profiles
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Policy & General Economics
  • Multi-ethnic male and female farmers selling organic vegetables at market
    Introduction to Farm-to-Customer Sales Software
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    Preparing Family Landowners in Alabama for Hurricanes
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    Agriculture & Forestry Grow Alabama: An Economic Contribution Study
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  • Farm machinery planting rows of wheat on a windy spring day in the fertile farm fields of Idaho.
    An Introduction to the Carbon Market
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  • Cottage Food Course- Zoom
    • Feb 02, 2026
    • 10:00am - 12:00pm
    • 25.00
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  • Cottage Food Training Jefferson Co - Birmingham
    • Feb 02, 2026
    • 01:00pm - 04:00pm
    • 25.00
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  • 2026 Master Beef Producer Training Series - Pike County
    • Feb 02, 2026
    • 05:30pm - 09:00pm
    • 150.00
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  • Alabama Cottage Food Cherokee County (Centre)
    • Feb 03, 2026
    • 10:00am - 12:00pm
    • 25.00
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  • 2026 Master Beef Producer Training Series - Pike County
    • Feb 03, 2026
    • 05:30pm - 09:00pm
    • 150.00
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  • A green road sign in a rural area showing directional arrows to Elba, Opp, and Enterprise, Alabama.

    Alabama in Focus: Labor Trends Snapshot 2002–2024

    During the past two decades, Alabama’s total population has grown to 5,157,699. Understanding population change is crucial for communities...
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  • Cold beer surrounded by hops cones

    Consumer Willingness to Pay More for Beer Made with Alabama-Grown Ingredients

    Are Alabamians willing to pay more for beer made with locally sourced ingredients? Is there a market for Alabama brewers and farmers? Learn ...
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  • Cotton

    Enterprise Budgets for Row Crops

    Row crop enterprise budgets are updated annually by Extension personnel to reflect recommended management practices for production on a per ...
    Read More about Enterprise Budgets for Row Crops
  • Close-up of defoliated cotton field at sunset.

    Title I Commodity Program Changes

    Changes to the Title I Commodity Programs are expected to provide increased payments for the 2025 crop year. Between July 1 and 3, 2025, ...
    Read More about Title I Commodity Program Changes
  • Angus Beef Cattle in Pasture and Shade

    Contract Growing Cattle Considerations

    Contract growing cattle is a business enterprise in which a person (i.e. grower) who owns or rents land enters an agreement with a cattle ow...
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  • spraying cotton

    2025 Alabama Row Crop Costs and Returns

    Crop prices continue to remain flat in 2025, following the steep declines experienced since 2022. These recent crop price decreases occu...
    Read More about 2025 Alabama Row Crop Costs and Returns
  • Cotton fields and cotton rows in Autauga County with irrigation running in the background.

    Summer 2025 Row Crop Outlook

    The first half of 2025 saw crop prices continue to trend downward. Production costs are lower in 2025 compared to last year, but the low cro...
    Read More about Summer 2025 Row Crop Outlook
  • A herd of cattle and calves looking into the camera.

    Blackbelt Cow-Calf Enterprise Cost Study

    Alabama Extension economists and specialists use different cattle enterprise budgets to assist producers, educators, financial institutions,...
    Read More about Blackbelt Cow-Calf Enterprise Cost Study
  • Bienville Square fountain in Mobile, Alabama.

    Alabama in Focus: Population Trends Snapshot 2005–2024

    Since 2005, Alabama’s total population has grown by 13 percent from 4,542,912 to 5,157,699—slightly slower than the 15-percent populatio...
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  • Excel spreadsheet on a computer screen.

    Using an Excel Spreadsheet for Farm Financial Records

    Years ago, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System published an Alabama Farm Book. This annual publication was a series of legal and ledger...
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