By Lakin Whatley
Alabama has 10,000 fewer cows and calves than it did 2020, but with 1.3 million bovines in the state the drop represents only a 1% decrease, according to a recent report by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
The state’s Top 5 counties for cattle and calves remained unchanged since last year’s report with DeKalb, Cullman, Montgomery, Blount, and Lowndes ranked respectively.
NASS reports cattle and calves are the second largest agricultural commodity in Alabama, directly behind poultry and eggs. Alabama ranks 23rd in the U.S. for cattle production. The Top 5 states, in order, are Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and California. Texas has over 12.9 million cattle and calves