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Agricultural markets are shifting daily and producers need a trustworthy source for all things related to these markets. Alabama Cooperative Extension System farm and agribusiness management specialists and regional agents are taking on the task of educating the masses through Southern Ag Today, a new partnership with 13 southeastern states.

Alabama Extension professionals and Auburn University researchers are among the group of 13 land-grant universities and Extension programs. This group is collaborating to provide timely, concise, and insightful analysis on issues facing southern agriculture. Additional partners include the Southern Extension Economics Committee, the Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M, and the Southern Risk Management Education Center at the University of Arkansas.

About Southern Ag Today

The platform distributes a daily digital periodical featuring a short, peer-reviewed article on issues affecting agriculture. The topics follow a set schedule, which includes the following:

  • Crop marketing
  • Livestock marketing
  • Farm management
  • Agricultural policy
  • Trade
  • Agricultural law

Southern Ag Today is the only publication of its kind—covering the entire southern agricultural region in depth and bringing diverse voices together with more than 100 contributors. Read articles contributed by Alabama Extension and Auburn researchers at southernagtoday.org/articles/. On this website, featured articles can be filtered by month, year, author, and topic.

You can also read content from Alabama Extension professionals that has been featured on Southern Ag Today at aces.edu/blog/tag/southern-ag-today/.

More Information

For more information and to sign up for the free, digital periodical, visit southernagtoday.org/. Learn more about the Alabama Extension Farm and
Agribusiness Management team and read more from them by visiting the Farm Management section of www.aces.edu.