Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI)

Name

Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI)

Legal name

Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries

Website

https://agi.alabama.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1881

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

State Agricultural Regulation

NAICS

Regulation of Agricultural Marketing and Commodities (92614), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (926150), Administration of Economic Programs (9261)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Veterinary Public Health, Biosecurity & Disease Control Services (AFAEANAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food Safety Inspection & Enforcement (HLAJAEAA), Food Safety & Veterinary Public Health (Meat/Milk Inspection) (HLAMAJAJ), Regulatory Compliance, Permitting & Audit Readiness (Food Safety, Environmental, Labor) (AFACAJAE)

Keywords

• Agricultural regulatory services
• Food safety inspections
• Animal health programs
• Pesticide management
• Weights and measures

Headquarters

HQ city

Montgomery

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ADAI is the state government department responsible for protecting Alabama's food supply, animal health, environment, and fair commerce. It delivers regulatory inspections (food safety, meat and poultry, weights and measures, pesticide, feed/seed/fertilizer), animal disease diagnostic laboratory services, permit and registration administration, and federal grant programs supporting agricultural producers, processors, and food businesses across Alabama.

Product overview

Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) is a state government department that provides regulatory oversight, inspection services, and grant programs for Alabama's agricultural sector. The department operates multiple divisions including regulatory services (Food Safety, Agriculture Compliance, Animal Industries, Weights & Measures), diagnostic laboratories (Veterinary Diagnostic Lab System), and various grant programs (Meat Processing Program/AMPP, Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program/RFSIP, Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, Irrigation Tax Credit). ADAI also administers the Alabama Agricultural Development Authority and supports market development through programs like Sweet Grown Alabama and International Trade Services. The department does not offer a unified software product but provides government services, permits, inspections, and financial assistance programs to farmers, producers, and processors across Alabama.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sweet Grown Alabama: Program that promotes locally grown and caught products and encourages consumers to buy from Alabama farmers and fishermen
• Century & Heritage Farm Program

Products and services

• AFSIS Shipping Point Inspection Services Provides inspection services for agricultural products at shipping points, ensuring quality and compliance with standards for producers, shippers, and buyers.
• Agriculture Compliance Conducts inspections and enforces regulations for feed, seed, fertilizer, agricultural lime, and manufacturing facilities; issues permits and certificates for regulated businesses.
• Animal Industries Division Oversees livestock health, state meat and poultry inspection, poultry information programs, veterinary diagnostic laboratories, and animal disease traceability for producers and veterinarians.
• Food Safety Inspection Program Conducts food retail establishment inspections, drug store inspections, country-of-origin labeling audits, shell egg inspections, and farm inspections under the Alabama Safe Foods Act.
• Alabama Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory System (AVDL) Provides animal disease diagnostic and regulatory testing services for commercial poultry operations, private animal owners, and submitting veterinarians across Alabama through a network of four state laboratories.
• Hemp Program Administers hemp production and processing applications and registrations for Alabama growers and processors under state hemp regulations.
• Pesticide Management Regulates and manages pesticide use, application, and distribution in Alabama through permitting, training, and enforcement.
• Weights and Measures Inspects and certifies commercial weighing and measuring devices, and enforces accuracy in commercial transactions to ensure fair commerce.
• Seed Laboratory Provides testing and certification services for seed sold in Alabama, supporting seed dealers and farmers.
• Alabama Meat Processing Program (AMPP) USDA-funded low-interest loan program administered by the Alabama Agricultural Development Authority providing financing for meat and poultry processing businesses for facility purchase, construction, expansion, and equipment.
• Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSIP) USDA-funded grant program supporting aggregation, processing, storage, transportation, and distribution infrastructure for Alabama food businesses, specialty crops, dairy, grains, and aquaculture producers.
• Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) USDA-funded competitive grant program enhancing competitiveness of Alabama specialty crops in domestic and foreign markets for growers and industry partners.
• Irrigation Tax Credit Program State income tax credit program for Alabama farmers investing in qualified irrigation systems and reservoirs, reducing the after-tax cost of on-farm water infrastructure.
• Center for Alternative Fuels State clearinghouse for alternative fuels information, sets quality standards for alternative fuels sold in Alabama, and protects consumers purchasing alternative fuels.
• International Trade Services Provides export assistance to Alabama agricultural businesses including brand promotion, market research, trade events, and export training through SUSTA.
• Farmers Market Authority Promotes and supports farmers markets across Alabama, including the Sweet Grown Alabama local products program for producers and consumers.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~$14.54 million additional reimbursement for state meat and poultry inspection programs from USDA
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alabama Agricultural Development Authority (AADA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 June 2023AADA was established in 1980 by the Alabama Legislature to promote agriculture and finance agricultural businesses. ADAI administers the AMPP loan program through AADA. Commissioner Pate serves as chairman of the AADA board.
• Sweet Grown AlabamacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSweet Grown Alabama is a state program administered by ADAI that promotes locally grown and caught products and encourages consumers to buy from Alabama farmers and fishermen. The program hosts pop-up farmers markets.
• USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUSDA APHIS works with ADAI on animal health response including New World screwworm detection, highly pathogenic avian influenza monitoring, and animal disease traceability programs.
• Alabama Department of Public HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerADAI partnered with Alabama Department of Public Health to establish biosecurity measures for livestock shows in response to HPAI detection in dairy cattle.
• Alabama National FairminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerADAI partnered with Alabama National Fair to establish biosecurity measures for livestock events and exhibitions.
• Alabama Cattlemen's AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlabama Cattlemen's Association proposed a cost share program for livestock markets to invest in electronic tag readers and computer equipment for animal disease traceability.
• North American Deer Registry (NADR)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNADR performs genomic testing for captive deer as part of USDA-funded CWD research. ADAI pays for approved samples ($75/sample) submitted to NADR.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS): The federal animal and plant health regulator works directly with ADAI on HPAI, CWD, NWS, and disease traceability programs. APHIS is the upstream federal counterpart that funds and coordinates with ADAI on cross-state animal health responses.
• USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS): The federal food safety inspection agency provides the regulatory framework within which ADAI's state meat and poultry inspection program operates, and reimburses ADAI up to 50% of inspection costs under the Federal Meat Inspection Act.

Direct peers

• California Department of Food and Agriculture: California's agriculture department is the largest U.S. state agriculture agency, performing equivalent functions — plant protection, animal health/food safety inspection, weights & measures, and federal grant administration — at substantially greater scale.
• Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry: Louisiana's combined agriculture and forestry agency mirrors ADAI's regulatory scope plus additional forestry oversight, with comparable livestock/poultry health, food safety, and producer grant programs in an adjacent Gulf Coast agricultural economy.
• Tennessee Department of Agriculture: Tennessee's state agriculture department operates analogous regulatory, inspection, animal health, and market development programs. Direct overlap with ADAI in livestock health surveillance, meat inspection, and USDA grant pass-through administration.
• North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: North Carolina's agriculture department operates comparable functions with additional consumer services scope. Major poultry and livestock regulatory presence makes it a strong peer for ADAI's meat inspection and animal health programs.
• Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: Florida's agriculture and consumer services department is a larger-scale but structurally identical peer — combining agricultural regulation with consumer protection, food safety inspection, animal disease response, and weights & measures enforcement.
• Texas Department of Agriculture: Texas's agriculture department is a much larger but structurally identical peer — food safety, weights & measures, animal health, producer grants, and market development. Particularly comparable in livestock/cattle regulatory focus given Alabama's meat inspection program.
• Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce: Mississippi's state agriculture and commerce agency provides parallel functions including food safety, animal health, plant protection, weights & measures, and federal grant administration. Highly comparable scope and Southeastern operating context.
• Georgia Department of Agriculture: Georgia's state agriculture agency performs near-identical functions to ADAI — food safety inspection, animal health/disease response, weights & measures, pesticide management, and producer grant administration — across an adjacent Southeastern state with similar agricultural profile.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AlaAgriculture
• Facebookfacebook.com/alabama.agriculture
• Instagraminstagram.com/alaagriculture
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alabama-department-of-agriculture-and-industries

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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