Tag: ALFA

The Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) endorsed Emily Jones on Thursday for State Board of Education, Place 8.

State House District 95 candidate Joe Freeman addressed the Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA), voicing his opposition to gambling after years of speculation that there is an undercurrent attempting to place a casino in Baldwin County.

Baldwin County Commission candidates endorsed by the Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) spoke to voters Monday during an event in Robertsdale.

Legislation mandating minimum reimbursement rates for health insurers to pay emergency ambulance services passed the House Insurance Committee on Tuesday.

State Rep. James Lomax (R-Huntsville) has secured an endorsement from the Alabama Farmers Federation in the state's upcoming House District 20 race. The district, one of Alabama's fastest-growing, sprawls across southeast Huntsville.

The Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) announced political endorsements on Tuesday following a packed Alabama FarmPAC agenda that saw more than two dozen candidates make their cases to agriculture leaders from all 67 counties.

State Senate candidate Rusty Glover has won the endorsement of ALFA for the Senate D34 race.

The Alabama Farmers Federation endorsed U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) for governor on Thursday.

During Monday's episode of Alabama Farmers Federation's "Alabama AgCast" podcast, Mitt Walker, ALFA's director of governmental and agricultural programs, offered his take on the Trump administration's tariff policy and its impact on the farm economy.

The Alabama Farmers Federation has endorsed Alabama House of Representatives candidate Cindy Myrex in her run to fill the District 12 seat.

Health plan legislation backed by the Alabama Farmers Federation passed the Senate by a 30-2 margin on Thursday.

In a joint effort, the Montgomery City Council and the Montgomery County Commission approved a total sum of $7 million to allow the Alabama Farmers Federation to move its headquarters to the East side of the city.

It seems that ALFA is about giving citizens, particularly our hardworking farmers, not only a choice in healthcare, but other options that give them a greater capacity to obtain quality health care.

The Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday after nearly three hours of debate, allowing the Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) to begin offering health plans to its members.

Legislation allowing the Alabama Farmers Federation to begin offering health plans to its members cleared the House Health Committee on Tuesday, setting it up for a House vote, expected for Thursday.

Legislation allowing the Alabama Farmers Federation to begin offering health plans to its members is up for a vote on Tuesday after a lengthy public hearing in the House Health Committee this past week.

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) received the American Farm Bureau Federation's “Outstanding New Member of Congress” award this week.

State lawmakers will consider legislation to allow the Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) to begin offering health plans to their members in the 2025 legislative session beginning on Tuesday.

Various stakeholders are in the process of appointing members to a board to oversee the new Alabama Farm Center project.

Alabama has fertile land, natural resources and plenty of agricultural opportunities for farmers. However, national trends of fewer exports and higher costs have many farmers struggling to stay afloat.

Farmers across the U.S. are anxiously awaiting for Congress to pass a new farm bill package, but Mitt Walker, director of governmental and agricultural programs at the Alabama Farmers Federation, said it’s unlikely to see any legislation this year.

Alabama FarmPAC, a political action committee of the Alabama Farmers Federation, endorsed former President Donald Trump on Friday.

Several aspects of the current farm bill are getting feedback from Alabamians.

The Alabama Senate was brought to a virtual standstill on Tuesday after two House members declined to advance an Alabama Farm Center bill out of conference committee.

Legislation creating a corporation governing the Alabama Farm Center project in Jefferson County stalled on Tuesday after it didn’t receive enough support from House members on a conference committee. 

The Senate passed legislation on Tuesday by a 26-0 margin creating the Agriculture Exhibition Center Corporation to manage a proposed Alabama Farm Center in Jefferson County.

Legislation was filed on Tuesday that would allow the Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) to begin offering health plans to their members.