Hen Haven

06/09/2026

Best seat on the farm 😍

06/09/2026

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06/09/2026

06/08/2026

06/08/2026

These two non-native plantain species are common lawn w**ds throughout Alabama, but can be found in other areas such as food plots, pastures, or disturbed natural areas. Here’s how to recognize them.

🌱 Both species form a rosette of leaves.
🌱 Leaves of P. lanceolata are 4-5 inches long, 0.5-1.5 inches wide, lanceolate shaped with scarcely toothed margins and 3-5 parallel veins.
🌱 Leaves of P. major are 2-8 inches long, 1.5-3.5 inches wide, oval shaped, with smooth margins and 5-9 veins.

🌱 P. lanceolata has hairy stems that can grow 15-30 inches tall.
🌱 P. major has smooth stems that reach heights of 5-15 inches tall and forms a 2-6 inch long seed spikes with greenish-brown flowers.

🌻 Seed stems and flowers occur April through October and can be found statewide.

📍 Often found in disturbed areas. A common lawn w**d and problematic in food plots, natural areas, and pastures/hayfields. Adaptable to many soils conditions and tolerant of foot traffic. P. lanceolata is included on several states’ noxious w**d lists.

📖 These species are native to Eurasia, where they are known for many herbal uses. Alabama hosts several native Plantain species with Virginia P. virginica, American plantain P. rugelii, Blackseed P. rugelii appearing similar.

🌿 Join the 2026 Year of Alabama Invasive Plants Project to raise awareness, improve identification skills, and take action against invasive plants! Visit www.aces.edu/go/YearofInvasivePlants to learn more and take the pledge.

06/08/2026

If your child qualified for National School Lunch Program (NSLP) or School Breakfast Program (SBP) (free lunch/breakfast programs) and your child qualified for SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, or was in foster care, homeless, a migrant, runaway, or in head start then you may qualify for Sun Bucks!

Check today: https://alabama-sunbucks.com

Si su hijo calificó para el Programa Nacional de Almuerzo Escolar (NSLP) o el Programa de Desayuno Escolar (SBP) (programas de almuerzo/desayuno gratis) y su hijo calificó para SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, o estaba en cuidado de crianza, sin hogar, un migrante, un niño fugado de casa, o en un programa Head Start, entonces usted puede calificar para Sun Bucks!

Compruebe hoy: https://alabama-sunbucks.com

06/05/2026

Heather Bryson

06/05/2026

ADAI is encouraging eligible meat processors across the state to take advantage of a new funding opportunity through the USDA Rural Development’s Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program – Phase 4 (MPPEP 4).

The application period is currently open and will close on August 7, 2026, at 10:59 p.m. Central Time. Applications must be submitted through Grants.gov using Funding Opportunity Number RD RBS 26 04 or by searching for "Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program – Phase 4."

Additional information about the program can be found at www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/business-programs/meat-and-poultry-processing-expansion-program-phase-4

For more information visit, agi.alabama.gov/2026/06/adai-encourages-meat-processors-to-apply-for-usda-expansion-grant/

06/04/2026

06/04/2026

If any of my friends have donations and don’t have the time to take the clothes there, feel free to bring them by and I’ll take them 💜