Rep. Scott Desjarlais is Tennessee’s Congressman from the 4th District and he was hopeful that Congress would have already passed a new Farm Bill.

Tobacco was once the king crop of Tennessee agriculture but now it continues to see declines in acres of production.

The Tennessee State FFA Convention was held recently and the state’s Star Farmer was announced, with Murray Perkins of the Paris FFA Chapter receiving that honor.

Recently at the 90th Tennessee State FFA Convention, John Ryan Scarlett of the Jefferson County FFA Chapter was named the state winner in the Prepared Public Speaking Leadership Development Event, won his proficiency award and was also on the nominating committee for the new state FFA officer team.

When it comes to power, the 23 electric cooperatives across the state that make up the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association handle quite a bit for many of us, 24 hours a day, everyday. And now they’re focusing on broadband.

Recently during the Tennessee State FFA convention, Montana Wright of the Stewarts Creek FFA chapter was named the state Star in Agriscience.

The Tennessee state FFA convention was recently held in Gatlinburg and FFA’s national Central Region Vice President Piper Merritt was able to attend the entire convention.

Over 3000 Tennessee FFA members just concluded their 90th Annual Convention and selected a new slate of officers to lead the organization for the next year.

The newest member of the Tennessee FFA family is Executive Director Josh Bledsoe and at a week on the job, he is at the convention jumping in with both feet.

90TH Tennessee State FFA Convention is underway and for East TN Vice President Kenzie Bastian, it is both a joy and a little bittersweet to see her year of service coming to an end.