Monthly Archives: February 2013
‘Music City Miracle’ Call Transcends Sports
Tenn. Titan’s play-by-play announcer Mike Keith recently spoke to Tenn. Young Farmers & Ranchers attending their annual TN Young Leaders Conference in Franklin.
Rep. DesJarlais on Farm Bill
Rep. Scott DesJarlais recently spoke to Tenn’s Young Farmers & Ranchers at their annual Tenn. Young Leaders Conference held with the Tenn. Council of...
Farm Programs Targeted for Budget Cuts
The nation’s largest farm organization is all for greater fiscal responsibility, but American Farm Bureau Farm Policy Specialist Mary Kay Thatcher says farmers and...
Balancing Extracurricular Activities for Youth
A child can be over committed in the number of extracurricular activities they participate in. USDA’s Rod Bain asks a child expert at the...
National FFA Week
Tennessee state FFA officers have been traveling throughout the state on their Goodwill Tour during National FFA Week.
Gov. Haslam Honors BSA
Gov. Bill Haslam was the keynote speaker for the Boy Scouts of America patron luncheon for the Duck River District.
UT offers two sets of workshops for farmers marketing to local...
Consumer demand for locally produced foods and products continues to grow, creating opportunities for farmers who market directly to the public as well as...
Food Check-Out Week
Farmers and ranchers in Tennessee and all across the country are paricipating in Food Check-Out Week (Feb. 17-23) to reach out in their communities...
Proposed Farm Cuts Would Hurt
American Farm Bureau’s Exec. Director of Public Policy says a new $110 billion fiscal policy proposal from Sen. Majority Leader HARRY REID will create much...
Healthy Soils
A LOT MORE ATTENTION THESE DAYS TO PROTECTING OUR NATURAL RESOURCES LIKE THE AIR AND WATER, BUT ALSO FARMERS AND RANCHERS CONTINUE TO LOOK...
Harvest for All
Twenty-eight million meals were served in 2012 thanks to Farm Bureau families across the country who donated a record breaking amount of food, time...
Author and PBS Host P. Allen Smith Joins Home & Farm...
Best-selling author and television host P. Allen Smith joins Tennessee Home & Farm magazine as a regular columnist. Smith, an award-winning designer, gardening and...
Young Farmers National Leadership Conference
About 800 Young Farmers from across the nation, including about 30 from Tennessee, recently took part in the American Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers &...
Farmer’s Voice in Congress
Tenn. and American farmers are continuing to push for a 5-year Farm Bill in Congress.
Groundhog’s Predictions
This year the groundhog did predict an early spring, but how accurate is the groundhog in predicting the weather. Gary Crawford has this report.
Poultry Industry’s Impact
Tennessee’s poultry industry has expanded in recent years to be valued at $4.8 billion and that’s helping family farms stay on the farm.
TDEC’s New Focus
The TN Department of Environment and Conservation is working to have better relationships with other state departments and Tennessee citizens.
Progress on Immigration Reform
Finally! Members of the Senate have moved immigration reform off the backburner. American Farm Bureau Labor Specialist Kristi Boswell explains why that’s so important...
Grain Indemnity Assessments to Resume March 1
http://news.tn.gov/node/10222
34th annual open house scheduled at UT College of Veterinary Medicine
https://ag.tennessee.edu/news/Pages/NR-2013-02-CVMopenHouse.aspx
Efforts to get 4-H Camp back in West TN
It’s been over four years since the Milan 4-H Camp closed and now efforts are moving forward to bring a camp back to West...
Fish and Wildlife Commission’s Farmer Member
Fentress County farmer Jim Bledsoe is now the farmer’s voice on the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Ag improvements in Afghanistan
Former Deputy Commissioner of Agriculture for the TN Department of Agriculture Louis Buck spent a year working for the Pentagon to improve the agricultural...
Wildlife, Rural Landowner Partnership
The state’s diversity in wildlife is dependent on the partnership with farm and rural landowners.
Farm Leaders Take Issues to the Hill
Farm Bureau leaders across the state are preparing to contact their lawmakers in Nashville and Washington on the issues that effect their livelihood.
Higher Beef Prices
Food shoppers can get ready to pay even more for beef this year. USDA’s Gary Crawford reports.