Latest news about Alabama
Alabama OKs utility option to cut air conditioner (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Alabama Power Co. will give customers a way to keep $20 annually by allowing the electric utility to clip off their home air conditioners for brief periods on the hottest weekdays of summer.
6 Jan 2009, 5:47 pm | click here to view more
Latest Alabama News (FOX 6 News Birmingham)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (WBRC-TV, MyFoxAL.com) -- The latest Alabama news from the Associated Press.
6 Jan 2009, 5:12 pm | click here to view more
Alabama food stamp rolls grow by 65,000 in year (NBC 13 Birmingham)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Food stamp rolls in Alabama have grown by 65,000 people in the past year, a sign of the tough economic times and the state’s effort to receive eligible families to sign up for benefits.
6 Jan 2009, 4:58 pm | click here to view more
Missing Alabama police Sergeant arrested in Las Vegas (KTNV Las Vegas)
A missing police Sergeant from Alabama is now behind bars here in the Valley. U.S. Marshals arrested Faron White tardy Monday night in the lobby of a Hampton Inn.
6 Jan 2009, 4:54 pm | click here to view more
Tornado, flood watches in effect for Clarke, Choctaw, Washington, Marengo and Wilcox counties in southwest Alabama (Mobile Press-Register)
MOBILE, Ala. -- A tornado watch is in effect until 7 p.m. this evening for Clarke, Choctaw, Washington, Marengo and Wilcox counties in southwest Alabama. A flash flood watch is in effect until tardy this evening for Choctaw, Clarke, Washington,...
6 Jan 2009, 4:52 pm | click here to view more
HUNTIN' DAYLIGHT -- GOOD RIDDANCE 2008
At the risk of popping any New Year's balloons still hanging and hiding, the year just past will enter history as a lousy one for the cattle industry, especially for cow-calf producers and cattle feeders.
6 Jan 2009, 3:41 pm | click here to view more
BLACK INK -- LIGHT A CANDLE
December brings the winter solstice, the longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere. Across much of the country, frost is settling into the ground. Those inclined to analyze the economy say we are in the midst of some dark times financially, too.
6 Jan 2009, 3:40 pm | click here to view more
Jim Walter Homes shutters Alabama offices (BizJournals)
Walter Industries Inc. has closed its homebuilding subsidiary, Jim Walter Homes, including its last Alabama sales offices. (WLT)
6 Jan 2009, 12:25 pm | click here to view more
Alabama St. beats Grambling St. 60-46 (AP via Yahoo! News)
Chief Kickingstallionsims scored 23 points to guide Alabama State in a 60-46 win over Grambling State on Monday night.
6 Jan 2009, 12:13 am | click here to view more
Alabama policeman feared missing arrested in Vegas (Deseret Morning News)
An Alabama police organized crime specialist who vanished last week amid signs of a struggle, triggering a search of a nearby river, was arrested in Las Vegas and accused of staging his disappearance to cover up a theft, authorities said Tuesday.
6 Jan 2009, 11:42 am | click here to view more
No. 12 Clemson puts perfect mark on line against Alabama (The Sports Network)
No. 12 Clemson puts perfect mark on line against Alabama
6 Jan 2009, 10:35 am | click here to view more
Jackson State beats Alabama A&M 62-53 (AP via Yahoo! News)
Jeremy Caldwell scored 14 points to guide Jackson State to a 62-53 win over Alabama A&M on Monday night.
5 Jan 2009, 11:26 pm | click here to view more
ANGUS ACTIVITIES SLATED FOR 2009 NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW
Five days of Angus events including shows, sales, educational and social opportunities are slated for the 103rd National Western Stock Show in Denver. Colo. Angus events kick off on Tuesday, January 13 and happen daily through Saturday, January 17.
31 Dec 2008, 1:10 pm | click here to view more
MESA DE MAYA RANCH HONORED AS RED ANGUS GRIDMASTER
Mesa De Maya Ranch of Branson, Colo., earned the prestigious GridMaster Award at the National Red Angus Convention in Cheyenne, Wyo., Sept. 17-19.
31 Dec 2008, 1:09 pm | click here to view more
HEREFORD CHAMPIONS SHOWCASED IN RENO
The quality ran deep and the competition was strong as 205 Herefords competed for champion titles at the Western Nugget National Hereford Show in Reno, Nev., Dec. 5-7.
30 Dec 2008, 5:17 pm | click here to view more
AMERICAN ANGUS AUXILIARY HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING, INTRODUCES REGIONAL DIRECTOR PROGRAM
Members of the American Angus Auxiliary gathered for its annual meeting, Nov. 15, 2008. The meeting was held in conjunction with the American Angus Association® Annual Meeting and the North American International Livestock Exposition, in Louisville, Ky.
30 Dec 2008, 5:16 pm | click here to view more
SHORTHORN ASSOC. NAMES NEW EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Deer Valley Farm of Fayetteville, Tenn., has donated a flush for the third annual Corner Post Genetics Package, which will sell during the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colo.
29 Dec 2008, 4:20 pm | click here to view more
TIGHT FEEDER SUPPLIES THE ISSUE IN '09
Cattle feeders' number one concern was feed inputs. Not any more, says Mike Sands, Informa Economics.
29 Dec 2008, 4:19 pm | click here to view more
ANGUS TIMELY TOPICS
By the time you read this column, the delegates to the 125th Annual American Angus Association Convention of Delegates will have elected five directors to the American Angus Association Board of Directors.
18 Dec 2008, 4:10 pm | click here to view more
SALACOA VALLEY AND SPITZER ANNOUNCE ALLIANCE
David and Susan Vaughan, owners of Salacoa Valley Farms, Fairmount, Ga., and John and Patricia Spitzer of Spitzer Ranch, Fair Play, S.C. have recently joined forces in an alliance dedicated to increasing value and services to the Commercial Cattle Industry as well as other Seedstock Producers.
18 Dec 2008, 4:10 pm | click here to view more
7P RANCH HOSTS 33RD ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE ON OCTOBER 25TH
The 7P Ranch 33rd Annual Production Sale was held October 25, 2008 at the ranch in Tyler, Texas.
18 Dec 2008, 4:09 pm | click here to view more
KELLI BROWN ELECTED RED ANGUS PRESIDENT
Kelli Brown of the R. A. Brown Ranch in Throckmorton, Texas is the new President of the Red Angus Association of America.
18 Dec 2008, 4:09 pm | click here to view more
KOREAN RETAILERS TO RESUME U.S. BEEF SALES
South Korea's three major discount retailers, E-Mart, Home Plus and Lotte Mart, resumed sales of U.S. beef on Thanksgiving Day in Seoul.
17 Dec 2008, 2:40 pm | click here to view more
IT'S THE PITTS -- A CONTAGIOUS CHRISTMAS
Warning: The middle For Disease Control warns of a highly infectious disease spreading across the country, particularly amongst our juvenile population. The disease prompts kids to act in bizarre ways, causing them to be courteous, helpful and silent.
17 Dec 2008, 2:39 pm | click here to view more
HEALTH OF YOUNG CALVES AN IMPORTANT ISSUE TO RECOGNIZE
Research and practice has shown the link between health, nutrition and management. This is especially true in young calves, especially those born in the winter and spring during periods of icy and wet weather.
16 Dec 2008, 3:53 pm | click here to view more
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