Congressman David Kustoff of Tennessee’s 8th Congressional District is in his 5th term representing a big portion of West Tennessee.  And he has continued to listen to and work for the farmers in the district and knows they have had a tough year with row crop production.

The American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual Thanksgiving Cost Survey results show a slight dip in costs this year. Chad Smith tells us how much.

Dale Parker has been named the new Executive Vice President for the Tennessee Cattlemen’s Association, something he says he’s been preparing for his whole life.

Earlier this year, Robert Hill of Lauderdale County was named the state’s winner of the Tennessee Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer Achievement award.  And with that honor, the title sponsor of the award presents a year’s free use, or 150 hours, of a new Case IH tractor.  And that tractor made its way to the farm this week.

Year-round E15 would be a tremendous boost for rural America. Chad Smith has more on the opportunity.

Outdoors, and in particular, the rural outdoors is something special here in Tennessee and especially the fall of the year.  We are blessed to have the resources we have when it comes to wildlife and fishing opportunities.

Regional FFA officers from across Tennessee came together at the Tennessee Farm Bureau headquarters in Columbia for a day of learning, connection, and advocacy. Through hands-on training and conversations with industry leaders, these young agricultural advocates gained new tools to share their passion for farming and rural life. A few participants describe how the experience inspired them to head back home ready to champion the industry they love and make a difference in their own communities.

There is currently a shortage of large-animal veterinarians in rural Tennessee. Dr. Paul Plummer of the UT College of Veterinary Medicine has proposed a plan to encourage some of his students to work in these underserved areas after graduation.

After two decades in uniform, Rodney Fugate has traded combat boots for work boots. The Army veteran now tends to his family farm in Claiborne County, but this Veterans Day, his thoughts turn to the years he spent serving his nation and the pride that service still brings.

Tennessee is leading the way to help students have a healthy choice when it comes to beverages available and thanks to an endowment grant from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, the Dairy Alliance has been busy getting new milk dispensers installed across the state and that includes these new Udderly Cold portable dispensers.