Alabama Farmers Planting Less
Alabama farmers are reporting smaller than average plantings across the state, citing fears of labor shortages in the wake of the state’s illegal immigration crackdown. Last spring and summer, several…
Southern Farmers Altering Crop Schedules
In the wake of major crops losses due to Georgia and Alabama’s tough new immigration laws, some Southern farmers are attempting to adjust to the new labor shortages by changing…
Alabama Struggling to Find Farm Labor
In the wake of the state’s controversial immigration law, Alabama farmers are still struggling to fill empty farm labor positions and stop an exodus of Hispanic farm workers. The bill,…
Alabama Considers Immigration Alternatives
According to recent rumors at the Montgomery State House, Alabama officials are looking for solutions to their state’s immigration and labor crises. In order to stem the tide of illegal…
Alabama Looks to Prison Labor
According to Alabama Department of Agriculture Commissioner John McMillan, the state government might soon be forced to rely on convict labor to make up dramatic and chronic farm labor shortages.…
Alabama Agricultural Commissioner Discusses Free Trade
Alabama Agriculture Commissioner John McMillan recently came out in favor of free trade agricultural policies. McMillan, who took office in January of this year, recently attended the National Association of…
Alabama Faces Labor Shortages
According to some Alabama farmers, the state’s agricultural labor force is remarkably low. Bill Cook, the owner of an Alabama horticultural farm, reports that he is having difficulty filling a…
Dry Weather Hits Alabama
Dry, arid weather than has plagued much of the Southwest this spring and summer appears to have spread to Alabama. Drought conditions, which have been affecting the southern part of…
Tornadoes Damage Southern Agriculture
The recent string of heavy storms has severely damaged several Southern states’ agricultural economies. On April 16, multiple tornadoes touched down in North Carolina, part of a larger series of…
USDA Awarding $310 Million in Internet Improvements in Rural Counties
The United States Department of Agriculture is awarding $310 million to improve or install broad-band Internet in 14 rural counties. The high-speed Internet will be put in counties in Alaska,…