Monthly Archives: July 2015

Tennessee Farmers Markets Celebrate National Farmers Market Week

2015-07-27 13:25:00
https://ag.tennessee.edu/news/Pages/NR-2015-07-NatlFarmersMarket.aspx

Gaining Ground – __AgrAbility Helps Farmers and Others Confront Arthritis and...

2015-07-27 13:22:00
https://ag.tennessee.edu/news/Pages/NR-2015-07-AgrAbility.aspx

Center for Profitable Agriculture Adds New Marketing Specialist

2015-07-27 13:21:00
https://ag.tennessee.edu/news/Pages/NR-2015-07-CPASpecialistGrigsby.aspx

Statement by Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, Regarding H.R....

2015-07-27 13:19:00
http://www.fb.org/newsroom/news_article/332/

Montgomery County’s Jay Head Young Farmer of the Year

2015-07-27 11:45:00
JAY HEAD OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY HAS BEEN NAMED THE TENNESSEE FARM BUREAU’S YF&R ACHIEVEMENT WINNER FOR 2015.

El Nino Impact on Weather

2015-07-27 10:19:00
WEATHER FORECASTERS CAN NORMALLY TELL US FAIRLY CONFIDENTLY WHAT AN EL NINO WILL BRING US, BUT THIS IS NOT A  NORMAL YEAR.

Safe and Accurate

2015-07-27 10:16:00
THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROVED PASSAGE OF THE SAFE AND ACCURATE FOOD LABELING ACT OF 2015 BY AN OVERWHELMINGLY BI-PARTSIAN SUPPORT.

Black Vultures

2015-07-27 10:13:00
TN’S 4TH DIST CONGRESSMAN DR. SCOTT DESJARLAIS TOOK ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO BRING UP THE PROBLEMS THAT LIVESTOCK FARMERS ARE HAVING WITH BLACK VULTURES TO THE...

Ag View From Washington Reporter

2015-07-27 10:00:00
CBS NEWS CHIEF WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT MAJOR GARRETT DISCUSSES AG ISSUES.

Montgomery County’s Jay Head wins state young farmer honors

2015-07-27 00:00:00
Montgomery County young farmer Jay Head was named Tennessee Farm Bureau's Outstanding Young Farmer and Achievement Award winner during the Tennessee Young Farmer Summer...

Montgomery County’s Jay Head wins state young farmer honors

2015-07-27 00:00:00
Montgomery County young farmer Jay Head was named Tennessee Farm Bureau's Outstanding Young Farmer and Achievement Award winner during the Tennessee Young Farmer Summer...

2015 Young Farmers Conference

2015-07-21 11:39:04
View a photo gallery of 2015 Young Farmers Conference

Water Rights

2015-07-21 07:06:00
FORTUNATLEY THIS SUMMER, TENN. FARMERS HAVE NOT HAD TO IRRIGATE THEIR CROPS AS MUCH AS THEY HAVE IN PAST YEARS.  BUT THERE ARE STILL...

Junior Sheep Expo

2015-07-21 07:05:00
THE TENNESSEE JUNIOR LIVESTOCK EXPO SHEEP EVENTS WERE HELD LAST WEEK IN COOKEVILLE, TN ON THE CAMPUS OF TENNESSEE TECH UNIVERSITY. 

Fed & State Officials Prepare for Bird Flu

2015-07-21 07:03:00
IF BIRD FLU RETURNS THIS FALL AND HITS YOUR POULTRY HOUSE, THERE ARE PLANS TO HELP.

Stallman Announces Departure in January

2015-07-15 11:55:00
http://www.fb.org/index.php?action=newsroom.news_article&id=329

The Challenges for Young Farmers

2015-07-15 03:09:00
THE TENN. FARM BUREAU SPONSORS A YOUNG FARMER AND RANCHER PROGRAM THAT’S MADE UP OF YOUNG FARMERS ACROSS THE STATE BETWEEN THE AGES OF...

AITC Summer Workshops

2015-07-15 03:08:00
TN’S AG IN THE CLASSROOM PROGRAM HELPED ORGANIZE SEVERAL WORKSHOPS ACROSS THE STATE THIS SUMMER TO HELP TEACHERS INCORPORATE THE PROGRAM INTO THEIR CLASSROOMS.

Family Tradition

2015-07-15 03:06:00
HAYLEE FERGUSON OF RUTHERFORD COUNTY RECENTLY EXHIBITED CATTLE AT THE 2015 TENNESSEE JUNIOR BEEF EXPO IN MURFREESBORO. FERGUSON HAS A STRONG PASSION FOR SHOWING...

Kids Grow With Expo

2015-07-15 03:05:00
THE 44TH ANNUAL TENNESSEE JUNIOR LIVESTOCK EXPOSISTION BEEF EVENTS WERE HELD THIS WEEK IN MURFREESBORO, TN.

American Farm Bureau President Stallman Announces Departure in January

2015-07-15 00:00:00
American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman announced today that he will not seek reelection in January 2016 following 16 years at the helm...

West TN Farmers Still Flooding

2015-07-08 14:00:00
IT HAS BEEN AN UNUSUAL YEAR FOR GROWING CROPS SO FAR IN 2015 AND WEST TENNESSEE FARMERS ARE FACING FLOODING IN JULY FROM THE...

From Field to Field

2015-07-07 14:00:00
FORMER NFL STAR CENTER JASON BROWN IS NOW A STAR FARMER.  IN 2012 HE TRADED IN HIS CLETES AND A $37 MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT...

Anti-GMO Activists Reverses Position

2015-07-07 05:21:00
AFTER YEARS OF BEING ONE OF THE LEAD ACTIVIST IN THE ANTI GMO CAMPAIGN, MARK LYNAS, THE BRITISH ENVIRONMENTALIST SAYS SCIENCE REVERSED HIS LONG-HELD...

2015 Summer Cookout Prices Down

2015-07-06 05:14:00
The American Farm Bureau’s annual Summer Cookout survey showed a slight overall decline in price of the items in the survey.

Flood Waters for West TN Farmers

2015-07-06 05:09:00
WEST TN FARMERS ARE FACING FLOOD WATERS ONCE AGAIN ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI, OBION AND FORKED DEER RIVERS.

July 4th Cookout Costs Less This Year, _Still Under $6 Per...

2015-07-01 14:09:00
http://www.fb.org/index.php?action=newsroom.news_article&id=320

Farming the National Mall: Smithsonian Showcases Agricultural Innovation

2015-07-01 14:08:00
http://www.fb.org/index.php?action=newsroom.focus&id=212

YF&R Program Builds Leaders

2015-07-01 04:28:00
TENNESSEE FARM BUREAU’S YOUNG FARMERS AND RANCHERS PROGRAM HAS BEEN CREATING LEADERS FOR THE PAST 71 YEARS AND THOSE INVOLVED ARE PROUD TO BE...

Statement by Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, Regarding H.R....

2015-07-01 00:00:00
"Congress stood with farmers and ranchers today in supporting innovation that helps the environment and keeps food prices down for everyone. The Safe and...

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