Monthly Archives: October 2014
Go All Out at National FFA Convention
Go All Out is the Theme of the 87th National FFA Convention and more than 60,000 FFA members will descend on Louisville, Kentucky for...
UT Plateau AgResearch Center to hold November cattle sale
https://ag.tennessee.edu/news/Pages/NR-2014-10-CattleSale.aspx
Ag Enhancement Deadline Nears for Livestock Projects
http://news.tn.gov/node/13116
Semi-Finalists Named in First National Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
http://www.fb.org/index.php?action=newsroom.news_article&id=176
American Farm Bureau Survey Shows Big Data Use Increasing, Big Questions...
http://www.fb.org/index.php?action=newsroom.news_article&id=178
Young Farmer Gets His Tractor
MARK AND CINDY KLEPPER WERE NAMED TENNESSEE’S YOUNG FARMERS OF THE YEAR BACK IN JULY AT THE YF7R SUMMER CONFERENCE AND ONE OF THEIR...
Pork Production Could Surpass Beef Production In 2015
Nationwide, pork production is poised to surpass beef production next year as ranchers try to rebuild their herds from the lowest levels since the...
Yes on 2
What Is Vote YES on 2?
Vote YES on 2 is the campaign to pass the Judicial Selection Amendment to our state constitution. The...
Signs of Stress Farmers Should Watch For
IF YOU ARE WORKING THE HARVEST, YOU MAY FIND IT STRESSFUL, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE BEHIND SCHEDULE AND WORKING A NARROW WEATHER WINDOW.
Farm Bureau Providing Farmers with Resource to Talk Biotech
WITH THE MANY QUESTIONS AND MYTHS SURROUNDING BIOTECH IN AGRICULUTRE, THE AMERICAN FARM BUREAU HAS DEVELOPED AN ONLINE RESOURCE TO PROVIDE FACTS ON GENETICALLY...
Could Be Tough Choices for Ag Cuts
TN’S COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE JULIUS JOHNSON TALKING ABOUT PROPOSED CUTS THAT COULD COME NEXT YEAR AS GOV. BILL HASLAM HAS ASKED ALL STATE GOVT...
The Buzz around Honey Bees
THERE’S NOT ONLY AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF BEEKEEPERS ACROSS TENNESSEE, BUT THE AWARENESS OF THE HEALTH CONCERNS AND THE IMPACT WITHOUT BEES...
Harvest Back On
FARMERS ALL ACROSS TENN ARE ONCE AGAIN BACK IN FULL SWING WITH HARVEST OF THEIR ROW CROPS AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS OF CONSTANT RAINS.
Tennessee Urges Citizens to Practice Wildfire Prevention
http://news.tn.gov/node/13069
Music and Molasses Festival Offers a Weekend of Family Fun
http://news.tn.gov/node/13092
U.S. Senate Forum
U.S. SENATOR LAMAR ALEXANDER AND HIS DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER GORDON BALL PARTICIPATED IN THE TENNESSEE FARM BUREAU’S U.S. SENATE FORUM AT TN TECH UNIVERSITY.
Ag Leadership Forum
FOR THE THIRD YEAR, FARM CREDIT OF MID AMERICA HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER MANY OF THE LEADERS IN TENNESSEE AGRICULTURE FOR A LEADERSHIP FORUM IN...
Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
. GLENN CUNNINGHAM FROM SHELBY COUNTY TENNESSEE WAS NAMED TO THE TOP TEN IN THE RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP CHALLENGE OUT OF MORE THAN 200 APPLICANTS...
Tennessee FFA Wants Regional Advisors
TENNESSEE FFA IS SEEING A DECLINE IN MEMBERSHIP AND AG TEACHERS ARE SPEAKING UP ABOUT THE NEED TO BRING BACK REGIONAL CONSULTANTS.
War on Weeds Starts in the Fall
Now is the time for you to launch an attack against weeds in your lawn. An expert says don’t wait until spring.
Income Forecast for Farmers
If you are a farmer, there are encouraging areas when it comes to the farm income forecast for 2014.
Burley Tobacco Growers Have a Good Crop
SMITH COUNTY TOBACCO GROWER KYLE OWEN SAYS THIS YEAR’S BURLEY CROP IS ONE OF HIS BEST IN YEARS.
A Good Year for Pumpkins
U.S. FARMERS HAVE HAD A REALLY GOOD YEAR GROWING PUMPKINS IN TENNESSEE AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. GARY CRAWFORD TELLS US MORE.
Tennessee Farm Bureau HostsAgriculture U.S. Senate Forum
Cookeville, TN October 16, 2014 "“ The Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation hosted an agricultural forum for the two U.S. Senate nominees, Sen. Lamar Alexander...
Tennessee Farm Bureau Hosts Agriculture U.S. Senate Forum
Cookeville, TN October 16, 2014 "“ The Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation hosted an agricultural forum for the two U.S. Senate nominees, Sen. Lamar Alexander...
County PowerPoint Presentation Information
We hope that your county YF&R has had a very successful year. This year, we are planning on having a County PowerPoint Presentation on...
TN Beef Alliance Showing its Worth
BEEF PRICES FOR FARMERS CONTINUE AT THEIR RECORD LEVELS AND THAT MEANS EVEN MORE OF A PREMIUM FOR THOSE THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE TENN....
Another Big Harvest
FARMERS ALL ACROSS TN ARE ENJOYING SOME OF THEIR BEST YIELDS EVER IN CORN PRODUCTION.
Preparing for the Cold Now
If you want to save money on your heating bills this winter, have your home heating system checked out now.
Farmland From Academy Award-Winning Director James Moll Makes Its Streaming Debut...
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/277862511.html
Farm Bureau Leader Class Focuses on Engagement
http://www.fb.org/index.php?action=newsroom.news_article&id=161
EPA Must Withdraw Irregular, Biased Rulemaking Farm Bureau and Waters Coalition...
http://www.fb.org/index.php?action=newsroom.news_article&id=167
Fall Folklore Jamboree returns to Milan
https://ag.tennessee.edu/news/Pages/NR-2014-09-FallFolklore.aspx
Emerging issues focus of annual Forage and Grassland Meeting
https://ag.tennessee.edu/news/Pages/NR-2014-09-TNGrasslandsMtg.aspx
Cooperatives provide billion-dollar boost to state’s economy
October is Cooperative Month in Tennessee, and proclamation signed by Gov. Bill Haslam deeming it as such heaps high praise on the approximately 200...