The Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) officially endorsed U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville in his bid for Governor of Alabama in 2026 on Thursday.
ALFA, which speaks for more than 350,000 member families across all 67 Alabama counties, is responsible for its political and grassroots influence through FarmPAC, backing Tuberville (R-Auburn) today.
Federation President Jimmy Parnell said unanimous support by Alabama FarmPAC trustees reflects farmers’ appreciation for Tuberville’s representation in Washington and confidence in his ability to lead state government.
“The Farmers Federation was among the first groups Coach Tuberville met with when deciding to run for Senate, and he has never forgotten the support he received from Alabama farmers and rural families,” Parnell said. “He sought an appointment to the Senate Agriculture Committee and has been a champion for Alabama farmers and Southern agriculture.”
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Sen. Tuberville reciprocated that appreciation on Thursday.
“I’m grateful for the support of the Alabama Farmers Federation. As Alabama’s representative on the Senate Agriculture Committee, I’ve been fighting tooth and nail for our farmers. Joe Biden’s inflationary policies took a real toll on our farmers – input costs were up, diesel was through the roof, and 25,000 farmers and 150,000 farms were forced to shut their doors,” Tuberville said.
“Thankfully, President Trump is back and working hard to lower prices and put American farmers first. When I’m Governor, I’ll work with President Trump to help our farmers thrive.”
Parnell said Tuberville led efforts to bring relief to farmers reeling from low commodity prices, high production costs and natural disasters.
“Farmers are facing the worst financial crisis since the 1980s,” Parnell said. “When Congress failed to pass a new farm bill, Coach Tuberville stepped forward with other farm-state lawmakers to secure $10 billion for the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program in the American Relief Act of 2025. He then worked to preserve updates to commodity reference prices and base acres in President Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill.’”
As Alabama’s first elected senator in over 20 years to serve on the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Tuberville has pushed for crop insurance, disaster relief, rural broadband, and emergency aid. According to his office, he helped secure $10 billion for farmers in 2025 and backed efforts to cut input costs and expand trade access.
“Coach has been a strong and consistent voice for lower taxes, smaller government, regulatory reform and conservative values,” Parnell said. “We are convinced he will bring the same business-minded approach to state government.”
Also according to today’s announcement, FarmPAC will announce additional endorsements for 2026 elections in the coming months.
Grayson Everett is the editor in chief of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on X @Grayson270.
