Whether its cattle, sheep and goats, hogs or equine, farm families in all 95 counties are dependent on the income from these animals and helping to protect and promote the industry is the Animal Agriculture Alliance.

As 2020 draws to a close, the United States is busy working to improve things on the trade front for American farmers. Chad Smith has more on the trade situation between the U.S. and several partners.

Marshall County’s Doug Giles has been selected to chair the Tennessee Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers and Ranchers State Committee for 2021.

The American Farm Bureau Federation says Dean Foods is targeting dairy farmers through the food and beverage company’s bankruptcy proceedings. Micheal Clements shares what AFBF is doing to stop those efforts.

Dr. Ashley Stokes has been selected to serve as the next Dean of Extension for the University of Tennessee.

 

Erin Welch, serving as Tennessee FFA’s State President and from Dyer County, recently brought comments to a group of Farm Bureau members at their annual convention.

Having grown up on a farm in Williamson County, Governor Bill Lee holds the agriculture industry near and dear to his heart, and as a result, has been an advocate and voice for rural Tennessee since day one.

The new Simmons Bank Ag Center is now open at Discovery Park of America in Union City to learn more about our most important industry.

Agriculture: Innovating for our Survival

Many rural residents don’t have as much access to quality health care as those in urban areas, but that’s starting to change.

Lawmakers in Washington, D.C.  are working towards an agreement on the 2021 spending package. Micheal Clements shares what the package may mean for farmers and ranchers.