Monthly Archives: March 2015

The Frozen Plateau

2015-03-02 11:27:00
WALT HITCH, DIRECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE’S PLATEAU RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER NEAR CROSSVILLE SAYS THEY WERE IN THE DIRECT PATH OF A DEVASTATING...

National FFA Week

2015-03-02 11:30:00
NATIONAL FFA WEEK AND ACROSS THE NATION MEMBERS, FORMER MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE FFA ARE CELEBRATING WHAT THE ORGANIZATION DOES. 

FFA International

2015-03-02 11:34:00
TENNESSEE FFA OFFICERS TAKE PART IN AN INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP SEMINAR

Young Leaders Leading Now

2015-03-04 10:45:00
MORE THAN 300 ATTENDED THE TENNESSEE YOUNG LEADERS CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE TENNESSEE COUNCIL OF COOPERATIVES AND FARM BUREAU’S YOUNG FARMERS AND RANCHERS. 

Farm Bureau Leaders on the Hill

2015-03-04 10:49:00
SEVERAL HUNDRED FARM BUREAU LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE MADE VISITS TO THEIR LAWMAKERS ON CAPITOL HILL IN NASHVILLE.

Walmart’s Commitment to Fresh Produce

2015-03-05 09:50:00
WALMART IS ON TRACK TO REACH ITS GOAL OF DOUBLING THE AMOUNT OF FRESH PRODUCE IT BUYS FROM LOCAL FARMERS BY THE END OF...

Winter Lingers for Livestock Farmers

2015-03-05 09:51:00
LIVESTOCK FARMERS ARE BEGINNING TO WONDER, JUST LIKE THE REST OF US, WHEN WILL THE SNOW AND ICE GET OUT OF HERE.  

Cooperative Leadership

2015-03-12 10:32:00
DURING THE TENNESSEE YOUNG LEADERS CONFERENCE, YOUNG FOLKS GOT A GOOD DOSE OF HOW AND WHAT TO EXPECT TO BECOME A GOOD LEADER, INCLUDING...

Reality of Waters of the U.S Rule Comments

2015-03-12 10:34:00
The comment period for the proposed Waters of the U.S. rule ended in November, and well over 1 million comments were submitted. 

What Lawmakers think of Contacts

2015-03-12 10:35:00
MOST TN LAWMAKERS WILL TELL YOU THE MORE CONTACTS THEY GET, THE BETTER.  ESPECIALLY FOR RURAL ISSUES.

Dan Wheeler Recognized

2015-03-12 10:37:00
FORMER TN COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE, DAN WHEELER, WAS GIVEN A SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD RECENTLY FROM THE TENNESSEE COUNCIL OF COOPERATIVES.  

Farmer’s Friend in Nashville

2015-03-17 11:55:00
REP. JOHN MARK WINDLE OF LIVINGSTON REPRESENTS THE 41ST DISTRICT WHICH INCLUDES THE RURAL AREAS OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU OF MORGAN JACKSON, OVERTON AND...

National Agriculture Week

2015-03-17 11:57:00
TENNESSEE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE JULIUS JOHNSON AND FARMERS AND THE AG INDUSTRY ACROSS THE STATE ARE CELEBRATING OUR MOST IMPORTANT INDUSTRY THIS WEEK.  

Farmer Perspective on National Ag Week

2015-03-17 11:58:00
ITS NATIONAL AGRICULTURE WEEK, A WEEK SET ASIDE FOR ALL AMERICANS TO EMBRACE THE INDUSTRY THAT FEEDS AND CLOTHES US, PROVIDES FUEL AND SHELTER...

Rutherford Co. Farmer Testifying in Congress

2015-03-17 12:00:00
ITS NATIONAL AGRICULTURE DAY, AND ONE OF TENNESSEE’S TOP RECOGNIZED YOUNG FARMERS, BRANDON WHITT OF RUTHERFORD COUNTY, IS ON CAPITOL HILL IN WASHINGTON  D.C....

Family Farm Numbers

2015-03-20 10:48:00
THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE WITH THE US. DEPT OF AGRICULTURE HAS A NEW REPORT OUT THAT VERIFYS THE NUMBER OF FAMILY FARMS  ALL ACROSS...

Omelet Cook-Off Promotes Ag Industry

2015-03-20 10:52:00
AS PART OF THIS WEEK’S CELEBRATION OF TENNESSEE AND AMERICAN AGRICULTURE, THE FARM AND FOREST FAMILIES OF TENN HELD AN OMELET COOK-OFF AT THE...

Ag Day on the Hill

2015-03-23 06:22:00
TODAY AND TOMORROW TENNESSEE LAWMAKERS ON CAPITOL HILL WILL GET A HEAVY DOSE OF INFO ON THE STATE’S MOST IMPORTANT INDUSTRY, AS FARMERS AND...

Young Farmers Remain Optimistic

2015-03-26 09:33:00
According to the 2015 American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual Young Farmers and Ranchers outlook survey, about one-third of young farmers and ranchers surveyed, ages...

Shelling for Ag

2015-03-26 09:35:00
MEMBERS OF THE STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CELEBRATED THEIR VICTORY OVER THE SENATE IN THE 2015 AG DAY ON THE HILL CORN SHELLING CONTEST.

Red Tractors Paint the Capitol

2015-03-26 09:36:00
CASE IH’S TIM MILLS WAS ALL SMILES THIS WEEK AS HIS COMPANY DELIVERED THREE BRAND NEW CASE IH FARMALL TRACTORS TO TENN’S NATIONAL YOUNG...

Farm Bill Sign-up Deadline Nears

2015-03-27 09:23:00
USDA’S FARM SERVICE AGENCY IS REMINDING FARMERS THAT THE DEADLINE FOR UPDATING CROP YIELD HISTORY AND REALLOCATING BASE ACRES IS FAST APPROACHING.

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