Backgrounders

The Tennessee Farm Bureau Public Policy Division publishes policy backgrounders each year based on pertinent topics to prepare members for the policy development process. Farm Bureau policy and the information provided apply to the year in which the backgrounder was produced.

2023 Policy Development Backgrounders

Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement programs, Night Hunting of Coyotes, Prior Notification for Surveying Property, TACIR Report on Utility Scale Solar, 2023 Farm Bill, 2023 Regional Bank Collapses, Electric Farm Equipment and GHG Emissions, Animal Disease Traceability, mRNA Vaccines in Livestock, mRNA Vaccines as Edible Vaccines, The Evolution of AI Technology: Unleashing the Power of the Intelligent Machines, Transforming Agriculture: The Impact of AI on the Future of Farming, Artificial Intelligence

2022 Policy Development Backgrounders

State Infrastructure and Electric Vehicles, Theileria orientalis and the Asian Longhorned Tick, TWRA Court Case, CWD, Delta-8 THC, Impact Fees and Adequate Facilities Taxes, Slaughterhouse Zoning Regulations, Approaches to Addressing,, Farmland Loss, Preparing for the Next Farm Bill, Cryptocurrency, Supply Chain Issues, Environmental Justice, Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), SEC Climate Disclosures, Numeric Nutrient Framework Memo, Another Acronym: ESG, Mississippi v. Tennessee Water Lawsuit, Northern Bobwhite Quail

2021 Policy Development Backgrounders

Tennessee State Fair, One Health Initiative, Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land in Tennessee, Implications of the Greenbelt Acreage Cap, Tennessee’s Agriculture Sales and Use Tax Exemption, Tennessee’s Attorney General Selection Process, Federal Tax Policy, Stepped Up Basis and Capital Gains Taxes, Looking to the Next Farm Bill, NASS, Cybersecurity, Land Use Conversion to Solar Facilities, Tennessee Nutrient Reduction Strategy, Regenerative Agriculture, Engaging in the Climate Discussion, Climate and Carbon, Ag and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Ag Ecosystem Credit Markets, Is Carbon a Commodity?, Farmer Considerations for Ag Ecosystem Credit Markets

2020 Policy Development Backgrounders

Congressional Responses to COVID-19, Tennessee's Budget, County Government Budgets, Tennessee Criminal Justice Reform, Corn Ethanol Current and Future Status, Dicamba, Investigations Into Meat Packers, Negotiated Cattle Trade, Processor Inspection and Capacity, Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling, Riparian Water Rights and Shelby County Well Drilling Rule, WOTUS Update

2019 Policy Development Backgrounders

Imitation Meat Products, Grain Grading, State Inspected Slaughter Facilities, Lemon Law for Farm Equipment, Homestead Exemption, Proposed State Constitutional Amendment Prohibiting a State Property Tax, Tobacco Age Limit: 18 to 21, Hemp, Medical Marijuana, Raw Milk Cow Share Regulations, UTK/UTIA Unification, Rural Healthcare, Constitutional Carry

2018 Policy Development Backgrounders

Blockchain, County Attempts to Regulate Ag Practices, Deannexation, Water, Online Sales Tax, Lab Grown Meat, Sustainability Projects in the Supply Chain, Veterinary Technician or Veterinary Nurse

2017 Policy Development Backgrounders

Dicamba Resistant Seed Technology, Tennessee Corn Check – Off Program, State Implementation of the FSMA Produce Safety Rule, Animal Disease Traceability, Mississippi vs. Tennessee Water Lawsuit, State Invasive Species Fund, Right to Repair, Coyotes, Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Permits, Milk Unfair Trade Practices

2016 Policy Development Backgrounders

Veterinary Feed Directive, 2014 Farm Bill, Hunting Hogs with Dogs, Farm Lease Agreements, Property Tax Boundaries, Agribusiness Mergers, Tennessee Nutrient Reduction Strategy, Retail Meat Sales

2015 Policy Development Backgrounders

Avian Influenza, Corn Check-off, Fuel Tax Increase, In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students, Long Term Funding of Extension and Agriculture Research, Rural Internet Services, Tennessee Nutrient Reduction Strategy, Weight Limits on Country Roads

2014 Policy Development Backgrounders

Agricultural Promotion Board Structure, Crude Oil and Natural Gas Severance Tax, Food Deserts, Grain Checkoff, Growth Management, Natural Gas Infrastructure, Pollinator Awareness, Privacy or Right to Know, Regional FFA Coordinators