Nearly 100 of Tennessee’s ag and forestry leaders attended the Ag Industry Partners meeting recently hosted by the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation at their headquarters office in Columbia.

He was officially sworn in last August, but this week new Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton will gavel in the start of the second session of the 111th Tennessee General Assembly.

 

Meet Speaker Sexton

The Tennessee Junior Market Hog Show in Murfreesboro was another success this year with more than 250 4-H and FFA members from 40 counties showing around 500 head of hogs.

After a couple of years of trade wars that have impacted the ag economy, there’s hope for farmers in this new year that ag exports will bounce back.

Lou Nave of Cannon County, presented the “Friend of FACCT” award.

A coalition of agriculture groups is asking lawmakers to change burdensome ag labor laws.

The Tenn. Department of Agriculture has announced the appointment of Kacey Troup as a new business consultant with responsibilities centered around agritourism.

The American Farm Bureau Federation is looking ahead to the 117th Congress. Chad Smith has more on AFBF’s priorities in the new year.

There’s a right and wrong way to shed those extra pounds we may have put on during the holidays. The right way is less painful.

For the agriculture industry, 2019 brought many challenges for farmers, but also some major victories.