AgriTourism in Alabama is a partnership between the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, Alabama Bureau of Tourism and Travel, Alabama Farmers Federation and the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service with a mission to develop and market a statewide Agri-tourism database and directory, the Alabama Agri-tourism Trail, currently lists more than 120 sites and links including Colbert and Lauderdale Counties.
The Farmers Market Authority has created a farmers market trail to promote fresh, Alabama-grown produce, cut flowers, plants, cheeses, preserves, breads and other specialty items.
A statistical agriculture and business summary for the area includes, but is not limited to the following :
2014 Business Inventory:
Agricultural Chemicals – 1 Agricultural Research – 1
Cotton Gins – 3 Lumber (Wholesale) – 1
Forest Management -1 Paper Mill Machinery – Mnfrs -1
Farm Equipment – 5 Poultry Farms – 1
Farm Supplies – 7 Pulp & Paper Products – 1
Farming Services – 1 Quarries – 2
Farms – 17 Sawmills – 1
Fertilizer Manufacturers – 1 Timber & Timberland Companies – 3
Grain Dealers (Wholesale) -1 Tractor-Dealers (Wholesale) – 5
Grain Elevators – 1 Tractor Equipment & Parts -1
Horticultural Equipment Mfrs & Distrs – 1 Wood Preserving (Products) – 1
Livestock Auction Markets – 1 Wood Products – 2
Livestock Hauling – 1 Feed Dealers – 7
Log splitting Equipment (Wholesale) – 1 Foresters – Consulting – 1
Logging Companies – 9 Lumber Manufacturers – 2
Lumber – Retail – 8 Lumber Treating – 1
