Rick Bourne talks about his offshore fishing trip in the Gulf on The Mollie. Chris Wood, owner of Pond Pro & agent with SELG, talks farm pond management tips. Ryan Folk, founder of Landflip & Landthink, discusses the factors that most influence the decision to buy rural land. Fred Hanners, agent with SELG, updates us on the poultry farm market in Southeast Alabama. Dave & Jonathan answer a listener question about 1031 Like Kind Exchanges. Taylor Hart with ofSouth Farm Credit talks land financing options.

Judy McKinney, of Orville Farmer's Market, talks about her business in Dallas County, & particularly the Farmapalooza event later this month. Andrew Harp of Alabama Ag Credit discusses recent trends in farm & production loans. William Lyon, broker for Southeastern Estates, discusses the recent sales of small farms & properties around the state. Brian Watts talks about timber sales. Russ Walters talks about row crop prices around the state. Tim Baker talks about shovelhead / flathead catfish.

This week on The Land Show with Dave and Johnny:

Chris Nix, Director of the Alligator Program for the Alabama DCNR, joins us to talk about the upcoming alligator season and shares some insights on alligators in our state. John McRae of Hazelrig Orchards in Cleveland, Alabama talks about their family-run fruit and produce operation in Blount County. Randall Upchurch takes a break from his vacation at the beach to give us our Farmland Report. Tim Baker talks about DoeNation Outdoors in our Outdoor

Brian Watts sits in w/Jonathan Goode on the show this week. April Beasley w/The Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham discuss their weekly farmers & artisans market. Jimmy Mitchell w/Quail Forever talks habitat restoration & the work to improve quail populations. Daniel Hautamaki updates us on clean-up of the Florida panhandle in Timber Talk. Russ Walters shares how the recent rain is helping their row crops. Brian & Jonathan answer a listener question about alternatives to planting pine trees on your land.

Steve Talley, owner of Talley's Fruit Farm, joins us to talk about the bumper peach crop and the produce on their family farm. Captain David Hare, owner of Alex City Guide Service, talks striped bass fishing on Lake Martin. Brian Watts talks about recent timber sales in our Timber Talk segment. Randall Upchurch shares about a great new poultry farm in Marion County in our Farmland Report. Tim Baker talks summertime field work in our Outdoor Update.

Chuck Sykes, Dir. of Wildlife & Freshwater Fisheries for the Alabama Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources, talks the recent turkey hunting season, wild hogs & the new baiting bill. Barry Estes, of Alabama Hog Control talks about wild hog mgt & thermal night hunts he guides in Alabama. Cooper Holmes, of Southeastern Land Group, discusses the process of harvesting pine straw for landscaping & a 606 acre property in Dallas County. Rick Bourne talks dove field prep & new properties in Butler County.

Captain Kevin Wright, owner of Southern Waters Fishing, talks about smallmouth bass fishing on Pickwick Lake in north Alabama. Brian Watts discusses Streamside Management Zones (SMZ's) in our Timber Talk segment. Russ Walters comes in studio to talk about peanuts and cotton and how he thinks the new baiting bill may effect corn producers in Alabama in our Farmland Report. Tim Baker shares about planting native grasses and forbs for wildlife in our Outdoor Update.

This week on The Land Show:

Jay Grantland, Executive Director of the Alabama Scenic River Trail, joins us to talk about some of the great float trips in Alabama, and also the upcoming Great Alabama 650 race in September. Randall Upchurch discusses his family's poultry farm in our Farmland Report. Mike Ventry with Accuplan Benefit Services comes on to discuss investing in real estate using a self-directed IRA. Tim Baker shares about the process of making a dugout canoe in our Outdoor Update.

Blake Hargroder, owner of Blake's Crawfish, talks cajun-flavored crawdads & how they grow them on his farm. Russ Walters takes a break from planting their first peanuts of the year to give us the Farmland Report. Brian Watts provides some insights in the Timber Talk segment. Ben Elliott, with Alabama Ag Credit, talks about the cooking their office has been doing to serve the community & also how to get a rural land loan for purchasing land. Tim Baker talks about the Elk River during our Outdoor Update.

Dr. John McCall, Dean of Natural Sciences and Math at UWA, joins us to discuss the donation of land along the Cahaba River. Randall Upchurch shares about what is happening on his family farm and about a great poultry farm for sale in Cleburne County, AL. Taylor Hart talks about the programs available for making those rural land purchases a reality. Dave & Johnny answer a listener question. Tim Baker tells us how to talk sweet to the turkeys to make that late season hunt successful.