Service and community involvement took center stage as farmers, leaders and students came together for the Farm-City Banquet April 9 in Auburn, recognizing achievements and embracing this year’s theme, “Grow Alabama.”
The theme was a callback to “Agriculture & Forestry Grow Alabama: An Economic Contribution Study” released last year by Alabama Agribusiness Council, Auburn University and Alabama Extension.
Alabama Farm-City Committee Chairman Jeff Helms said the committee hoped “Grow Alabama” would help students and volunteers understand the importance of agriculture while learning what kinds of farmers and forest landowners are in their local areas.
“We were amazed at the talent this year,” said Helms, the Alabama Farmers Federation communications director. “From brightly detailed posters and carefully crafted essays to top-notch Farm-City tours and banquets, 2025 was a big year for county participation. The theme was wonderfully incorporated in so many unique ways. Grow Alabama is a great reminder of the role farmers play in the state and national economy.”…