Of all the items we come into contact with each day, very few are as important as our food. One of the central tasks charged to the Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries is food safety. It is the Agriculture Commissioner’s duty to ensure that all food which is generated in and imported to Alabama is safe and ready for human consumption.
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Water is our greatest and most important resource. We use water every day for cooking, cleaning, consumption, and to generate power. With recent droughts and the continued growth of the Southeast, we are facing the stark reality that our water supply is drying up. Now neighboring states want to use our water for their purposes. This cannot happen.
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It is no secret that the economy in Alabama has been affected by the downturn in the economy. This is especially true in the most rural parts of our state. For many years, these areas have produced thousands of jobs in our agriculture industry but as of late, those jobs have been slipping away. When agriculture does well, Alabama does well.
In 2007 the top five commodities in Alabama (broilers; cattle and calves; greenhouse/nursery; chicken eggs; cotton) added a combined $4.17 billion to our economy. In addition to pure revenue, agriculture also affects our economy as a result of the jobs and products produced each year. Without a healthy agriculture system, Alabama will suffer.
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Renewable energy has the potential to become a major economic factor in Alabama, but it has not yet become the reality that we had hoped for. Electricity from solar and wind are not good fits for Alabama. Geothermal heat sources are not available here. Hydro-power is already a major source of our electricity, and the capacity of our rivers as power sources is fully utilized.
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