This week, The Land Show with Dave and Johnny hosts Tommy Tidwell with the Alabama Wildlife Federation. Tommy talks about coordinating the statewide wild game cook-offs and previews cook-off events that are upcoming in Talladega and Mobile. The cook-offs raise money for the Alabama Wildlife Federation’s conservation efforts. Next, Russ Walters talks about the stability of commodity prices at harvest time and the fact that farmers prefer a fall drought over a summer drought. George Mann reports from pheasant hunting in South Dakota with his family and discusses quail and dove hunting opportunities in Alabama. Also on this week’s episode, Lake Martin’s Capt. David Hare catches saltwater striped bass, and Tim Baker is out in the field trapping beaver and eradicating dams. Both David and Tim talk about the current drought’s upsides, including increased fish numbers and decreased beaver numbers, respectively. 

This week, The Land Show features Chris Isaacson, Executive Vice President for the Alabama Forestry Association. Chris discusses current trends in the timber market as a result of recent mill closures. He also describes the efforts of the Alabama Forestry Association as a lobbying group, such as focusing on county roads and bridges, property rights and hosting regional meetings for landowners. Next, co-host Jonathan Goode reports from College Station, Texas. Jonathan talks about helping to rewrite coursework for the Realtors Land Institute and the importance of working with a land broker associated with the RLI. Also on this week’s episode, Robert King gives a farming report from the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Ga.

This week on The Land Show, Dave and Johnny host Dan Jackson, Assistant State Forester with the Alabama Forestry Commission. Dan talks about the implications of the current drought alert and burn ban that has been placed on the northern two thirds of the state. Dan also explains what services the Forestry Commission provides for the citizens of Alabama. Also on The Land Show, Tim Baker talks about the opening of bow season, as well as primitive weapons and his construction of arrowheads. Kyle Ingalls discusses the retooling of timber mills, and Russ Walters touches on the success of this year’s cotton crop.

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This week, The Land Show featured an in-the-field land business segment from the Montgomery Stockyards. Dave and friend Jeff Harrington attended the weekly cattle auction and interviewed Montgomery Stockyard owner Jerry Etheridge. Etheridge is also the president of the Livestock Marketing Association. The Montgomery Stockyards hosted world champion livestock auctioneer Andy White from Ohio to call the sale. Dave and Jeff enjoyed lunch at the Stockyard Café, known for its great beef dishes and homestyle “meat and three” lunches.

Also on The Land Show this week, Kyle Ingalls discusses holding and selling timberland through a self-directed IRA. Dave and Kyle invite listeners to attend a Land IRA Event sponsored by Southeastern Land Group and Advanta. The event will be Oct. 20 at the Balch and Bingham Law Firm in Birmingham starting at 6:30 p.m.

Finally, Jonathan Goode talks about the history of Elmore County and how close the vote was between Montgomery and Wetumpka to be the state capital. George Mann talks about how it’s been a great year for young deer and turkey, and Russ Walters talks about tractor plowing peanuts in Covington County.