Yearly Archives: 2011
Tour Cotton with the UT Institute of Agriculture
http://www.agriculture.utk.edu/news/releases/2011/08-CottonTour.html
2011 Row Crop Production Prospects Encouraging Despite Many Challenges
Tennessee farmers look forward to a much improved production year in 2011 over the previous weather-reduced one. When combines roll into the fields this...
Haslams Support Pick Tennessee Products
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and First Lady Crissy Haslam honored Tennessee farmers and farm products Wednesday night, celebrating the 25th anniversary of Pick Tennessee...
Bragging and Braying Is Determined By The Length Of The Ears
Mark Twain is one individual whose writings and quotes I have always enjoyed, beginning at an early age. After all these years that his...
AFBF Pleased by DOT Guidance on Ag Transportation
http://www.fb.org/index.php?action=newsroom.news&year=2011&file=nr0810b.html
Funding Now Available to Help Tennessee Agribusinesses Grow, Go Global
http://news.tn.gov/node/7586
Belt Tightening And Flying
We just witnessed a major discussion over our country's debt problems and it really put all of us in a time of concern that...
2011 Tennessee Fairs
http://www.picktnproducts.org/fairs/2011FairDates.pdf
Political Debates Need White Enamel Drinking Dipper Experience
'I owe all of my success to a white, enamel drinking dipper with a red ring around the edge.' - Pettus L. Read, December...
America’s Heartland Launches Seventh Season on Public TV
http://www.fb.org/index.php?action=newsroom.news&year=2011&file=nr0726b.html
Upcoming Agritourism Workshops Help Farmers Focus on “Branding” and “Bragging”
http://news.tn.gov/node/7527
Tennessee 4-H Youth Collect School Supplies for Victims of Spring Floods
http://www.agriculture.utk.edu/news/releases/2011/07-RoundupService.html
Agriculture Under Secretary Sherman Holds White House Rural Roundtable with Tennessee...
http://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDAOC-c73e0
Farm Animal Care Coalition of Tennessee (FACCT) Seeking Executive Director
Tennessee farmers care. We care for our animals and we care for the land that supports our agricultural endeavors. Our dedication and stewardship consistently...
Tennessee 4-H Youth Win National Competition in GPS Mapping
http://www.agriculture.utk.edu/news/releases/2011/07-GPSaward.html
Showers Provide Some Relief; More Rain is Needed in Most Areas
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Tennessee/Publications/Crop_Progress_&_Condition/cw072511.pdf
Weakley County’s Ben and Jennifer Moore Win State Young Farmer Honors
Dresden farm couple Ben and Jennifer Moore were named Tennessee Farm Bureau's Outstanding Young Farmer and Achievement Award winners during special ceremonies held Saturday...
Sputnik Catches Farm Boy’s Interest
On a particularly cool, crisp fall late afternoon of 1957, my father, brother, grandfather and myself were walking from the dairy barn as we...
It Has Been So Hot”¦
For the last couple of weeks, the weather has been the perfect source for a continuous supply of those "it has been so hot...
Record Wheat Yields a Pleasant Surprise for Tennessee Farmers
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Tennessee/Publications/Current_News_Release/pr071111.pdf
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Merrigan Meets With Local Tennessee Producers to Discuss...
http://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDAOC-b574c
Scattered Showers Provided Some Much Needed Rain
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Tennessee/Publications/Crop_Progress_&_Condition/cw071111.pdf
TDA Urges Livestock & Pet Owners to Take Heat Precautions
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is urging livestock and pet owners to take precautions during this period of hot temperatures and high humidity. The...
Plenty More To Do This Summer
After a great July 4 holiday break, I was driving to work one morning when I passed a school that had a notice on...
Conservation Reserve Program – Early Out
CRP "“ Early Out
Policy Development May 2011
Issue:
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) was created as part of the 1985 Farm Bill to...
John Adams Predicted We Would Have Fireworks
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,...
The 2011 Planting Season is about Wrapped-up
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Tennessee/Publications/Current_News_Release/pr063011.pdf
Good Weather Continues for Tennessee’s Crops
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Tennessee/Publications/Crop_Progress_&_Condition/cw062711.pdf
Haslam Announces Federal Farm Assistance for 15 Counties
http://news.tn.gov/node/7399
USDA Continues Efforts to Inform Hispanic and Women Farmers and Ranchers...
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/STELPRD4010746.html
Haslam Announces Federal Farm Assistance for 15 Counties
Haslam Announces Federal Farm Assistance for 15 Counties
29 adjoining counties also eligible
NASHVILLE "“ Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam announced today U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom...
Gov. Haslam Declares July Beef Month
Well, it's official! Gov. Bill Haslam has proclaimed July as Beef Month in Tennessee and encourages all citizens to join him in this...
Uncle Sid and Aunt Sadie Visit LA (Lower Alabama)
Over the last few weeks in Tennessee, unusual heat has been a major discussion topic around every country store, church meeting and over at...
Tennessee’s Weather-Impacted Wheat Crop Projections Released
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Tennessee/Publications/Farm_Facts/ff062111.pdf
Put Down The Calculator And Step Away From The Meat Counter
Okay, the average cost of 16 basic grocery items, that you buy at your local supermarket, increased by $2.10 over last quarter's cost during...
Haslam Requests Federal Farm Assistance for 15 Counties
http://news.tn.gov/node/7328
Haslam Requests Federal Farm Assistance for 15 Counties
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam recently requested a secretarial designation of natural disaster for agriculture in 15 counties as a result of severe storms and...
I Helped Pay For My Growing Up
In a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture news release, reporting the information from it's annual report, it states that a middle-income family with a...
Weather Changes Course for Farmers
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Tennessee/Publications/Crop_Progress_&_Condition/cw060511.pdf
Pick Tennessee Products Celebrates 25th Anniversary with a Farmers Market Tour
http://news.tn.gov/node/7247
Tennessee’s Weather-Impacted Wheat Crop Projections Released
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Tennessee/Publications/Current_News_Release/pr060911.pdf
A Child Born In 2010 Will Cost $226,920 To Raise According...
The Department of Agriculture today released its annual report, Expenditures on Children by Families, finding that a middle-income family with a child born in...
Weather Challenges Reflected in Latest USDA Crop Report
A challenging weather year for farmers and ranchers all across the country is clearly reflected in a recent crop report released by the...
It Only Takes 50 Licks To Celebrate
This year's Tennessee legislature debated a long list of subjects from handguns to honey bees, but none of them was as "refreshing" as the...
More Tennessee Counties Added to Federal Disaster Declaration
http://news.tn.gov/node/7289