Monthly Archives: July 2015
Tennessee Farmers Markets Celebrate National Farmers Market Week
https://ag.tennessee.edu/news/Pages/NR-2015-07-NatlFarmersMarket.aspx
Gaining Ground – __AgrAbility Helps Farmers and Others Confront Arthritis and...
https://ag.tennessee.edu/news/Pages/NR-2015-07-AgrAbility.aspx
Center for Profitable Agriculture Adds New Marketing Specialist
https://ag.tennessee.edu/news/Pages/NR-2015-07-CPASpecialistGrigsby.aspx
Statement by Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, Regarding H.R....
http://www.fb.org/newsroom/news_article/332/
Montgomery County’s Jay Head Young Farmer of the Year
JAY HEAD OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY HAS BEEN NAMED THE TENNESSEE FARM BUREAU’S YF&R ACHIEVEMENT WINNER FOR 2015.
El Nino Impact on Weather
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
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
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
CBS NEWS CHIEF WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT MAJOR GARRETT DISCUSSES AG ISSUES.
Montgomery County’s Jay Head wins state young farmer honors
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
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
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Water Rights
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
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
IF BIRD FLU RETURNS THIS FALL AND HITS YOUR POULTRY HOUSE, THERE ARE PLANS TO HELP.
Stallman Announces Departure in January
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The Challenges for Young Farmers
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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Farming the National Mall: Smithsonian Showcases Agricultural Innovation
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YF&R Program Builds Leaders
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....
"Congress stood with farmers and ranchers today in supporting innovation that helps the environment and keeps food prices down for everyone. The Safe and...