Policy & Action
Tennessee Farm Bureau's greatest strength is in its grassroots efforts. To accomplish legislative, regulatory, and policy objectives, members must be informed and active. The public affairs department voices the concerns of agriculture to lawmakers at the state and national level and serves as an advocate for agriculture. However, the best legislative influence comes from informed, concerned farm families communicating their beliefs to their elected representatives. Farm Bureau's role is to keep members informed with good and factual information concerning Farm Bureau policies and farm issues. The resources below will help you stay informed of current issues and activities at the state and national level.
Action Items
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TFBF Speaks Out about Child Labor Law Proposal
On behalf of Tennessee farmers the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation submitted comment regarding proposed changes to the Department of Labor's Child Labor Laws.
Read comments submitted by Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation.
More Policy & Action
Legislative Information & Agriculture Resources
A listing of links to direct you to information about priority agriculture issues and pending state and national legislation. You will also find information to help you contact your state or national poltiical leaders.
Applications, Rules, Regulations & Information
Information (pdf and/or doc format) to help members know and understand the rules and regulations that apply to the agriculture industry. Find timber, fence, burning, lighting, spill prevention and control and tax exemption information. This section also contains publications and applications.
Policy Backgrounders
The Tennessee Farm Bureau creates in-depth analysis and background information on issues that our legislative staff believe our members should be aware of. Read our policy development backgrounders on subjects ranging from crop insurance to food safety.
Conservation Reserve Program - Early Out
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) was created as part of the 1985 Farm Bill to help producers cope with Highly Erodible Land (HEL) restrictions contained in the same bill. At its inception, emphasis was placed on enrolling highly erodible land into the program. Over the years, other environmental concerns have also been incorporated into the enrollment criteria.
Today, ending stocks for many crops are at or near historically low levels. Increasing domestic and export demand is projected to keep stocks at low levels for some time to come. Projections indicate an additional 390 million bushels of corn and 500 million bushels of soybeans will be exported per year by the end of the next decade just to meet the expected export demand. Considering the conservation purpose of the CRP, can some CRP acres be brought out in an environmentally sensitive manner? A penalty-free release of non-sensitive CRP acreage may provide additional acreage to meet growing worldwide demand for agricultural commodities.
