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Our strong communities and diverse and growing population keep Macon County on rise.
With a large laborshed and high education standards, Macon’s strength is its people.
Agriculture
Macon County
Labor Shed
Moton FieldDeep in the heart of cotton country, our climate is ideal for wood and logging, forestry, crop production, and livestock cultivation. The Macon County laborshed has on average 152% more agriculture companies than the US average with a growth rate 22% higher than the US average. Auburn University and Tuskegee University both offer outstanding Agricultural Science programs, and have also formed a joint Agriculture program centered in Macon County.
Area Agricultural Companies
Beck's Turf
- Established in 1938
- Produces turf grass for golf courses, football fields, and commercial and residential landscapes
- 5 locations throughout Macon and Lee Counties
US Agriculture Federal Research Office
- Conducts research to develop and transfer solutions to agricultural problems of high national priority
- 690 research projects within 15 National Programs
- 2,000 scientists and post docs
- 6,000 other employees
Wayne Farms
- One of the largest poultry producers in the U.S
- 11 fresh and prepared foods facilities throughout the southeast
- More than 2.6 billion pounds of poultry products produced each year
Agri-AFC
- Agriculture consultants and providers
- 7 fertilizer terminals, 3 Crop Protection warehouses, 3 seed warehouses, 8 Professional Products locations, a Cotton Gin & Warehouse in Eufaula, AL, and 29 retail operations
Moore & Davis Nursery
- Established in 2012
- Wholesale growers of container shrubs
Young's Plant Farm
- Established in 1961
- Family-owned company that grows plants for major retailers all over the Southeast
Our Companies
Timber Tract Operations
0
% More
Than the US National Average
Logging Company
0
% More
Than the US National Average
Cotton Ginning Companies
0
% More
Than the US National Average
Education
Tuskegee University
- 9 Degrees in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
- Over a hundred graduates annually
- Three dedicated Research Units
Tuskegee University
- 23 Agriculture Degree programs
- In 2015, 340 students graduated in the study area of Agriculture with 258 Bachelor’s degrees, 59 Master’s degrees, and 23 Doctoral degrees
- Host of Alabama Agriculture Experiment Station
Alabama A&M
- 9 Agriculture Degree programs
- In 2015, 38 students graduated in the study area of Agriculture with students earning 20 Bachelor’s degrees, 13 Master’s degrees, and 5 Doctoral degrees.
Our Workforce
Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse Workers
0
Pest Control Workers
0
Agricultural Inspectors
0
Agricultural Companies in our Labor Shed
- 166 Landscaping Services
- 71 Logging
- 45 Exterminating and Pest Control Services
- 26 Crop Production
- 23 Support Activities for Forestry
- 20 R&D in the Physical, Engineering, Life Sciences (except Nano/Biotechnology)
- 17 Animal Production
- 13 Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
- 11 Support Activities for Animal Production
- 8 Timber Tract Operations
Agriculture Companies vs US Average
- 458% more Timber Tract Operations
- 280% more Logging
- 236% more Cotton Ginning
- 163% more Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- 119% more Support Activities for Forestry
- 80% more Exterminating and Pest Control Services
- 12% more Hunting and Trapping
- 2% more Landscaping Services
Skilled Labor in our Labor Shed
- 1,813 Sales Reps, Wholesale/Mfg., Except Technical/Scientific Products
- 1,649 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
- 1,370 Packers and Packagers, Hand
- 625 Computer Occupations, All Other
- 614 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
- 582 Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- 374 Real Estate Sales Agents
- 330 Logging Equipment Operators
- 272 Pest Control Workers
- 265 Chief Executives
Skilled Labor Vs US Average
- 593% more Farm and Home Management Advisors
- 349% more Agricultural Inspectors
- 333% more Logging Equipment Operators
- 211% more Agricultural Workers, All Other
- 146% more Foresters
- 143% more Atmospheric and Space Scientists
- 109% more Forest and Conservation Workers
- 83% more Pest Control Workers
- 57% more Fallers
- 46% more First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Growth Occupations
- 17% more Logging Equipment Operators
- 12% more Statisticians
- 12% more Agricultural Equipment Operators
- 11% more Agricultural Workers, All Other
- 11% more Pest Control Workers
- 9% more Economists
- 9% more Sales Reps, Wholesale/Mfg., Except Technical/Scientific Products
- 8% more First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
- 7% more Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
- 5% more Computer Occupations, All Other
