Alabama Agriculture

The agricultural industry in Alabama and its part are multifaceted. Alabama has an average area of ​​about 206 acres and over 43,000 farms spread over 9 million acres of land. In fact, agriculture and forestry are the two major industries within the state. The work of one in six people is related to agriculture in Alabama province, which contributes about 70.4 billion dollars to the annual economy of Alabama. The main products of Alabama are poultry, cattle and calves, greenhouse and seedbeds, cotton and soybeans. The state is emerging nationwide, ranked second among broiler, squid, cricket; the third is forest, peanut and lawn, and fifth pecan. Forestry is also an important part of the agricultural sector of the state. Alabama is the second largest area after the third largest timber area in the United States, Georgia and Oregon.

Agricultural production in Alabama is dominated by broiler production. Nearly 60% of the state's animal production comes from these young chickens cooked and sold with chicken and chicken. In 2004, the state of Alabama was ranked third after Georgia and Arkansas, producing approximately 12% of domestic broilers. Most broilers are produced in the northern part of the state. Once, the "King of Cotton" was a member of the agricultural royal family in Alabama. Failure of early 20th century crops, including Cottonworm and insects in 1915, convinced state farmers that they were wisely diversified. Alabama now accounts for only about 4% of gross domestic product, but cotton is still an important field crop within the province. Other precious crops are peanuts, grains, soybean corn.

The agricultural industry in Alabama and its part are multifaceted. In Alabama there are over 43,000 farms in 83 million acres of land with an average area of ​​about 206 acres. In fact, agriculture and forestry are the two major industries within the state. The work of one in 4.6 people is related to agriculture in Alabama, which contributes about 70.4 billion dollars to the annual economy of Alabama. The main products of Alabama are poultry, cattle and calves, greenhouse and seedbeds, cotton and soybeans. The state is emerging nationwide, ranked second among broiler, squid, cricket; the third is forest, peanut and lawn, and fifth pecan. Forestry is also an important part of the agricultural sector of the state. Alabama is the second largest area after the third largest timber area in the United States, Georgia and Oregon.