Tennessee’s State FFA Convention is underway in Gatlinburg with students from all across the state descending on the town to compete, showcase and be honored for leadership and career building events.

During the 71st Tennessee 4-H Congress, a new Governor, Speaker of the Senate and Speaker of the House were elected to preside over next year’s Congress.

Ag Day on the Hill was held at the capitol in Nashville where lawmakers got to see firsthand why agriculture is our state’s number one industry.

For the 71st year hundreds of Tennessee 4-Hers this week have been taking part in 4-H Congress.

This is National Agriculture Week, a time set aside to recognize what many of us refer to as our most important industry.

Tennessee Commissioner of Agriculture Jai Templeton put together a meeting this week at the Department of Agriculture with other state agencies and organizations to discuss the mounting challenges facing dairy farmers across the state.

Dairy farmer Caleb Watson and his brother, Josh, of Loudon County were one of ten Tennessee dairies that were recently given a 90-day notice by Dean Foods that they would no longer be purchasing their milk.

Quite a show for nearly 2000, mostly elementary, kids gathered recently in Shelbyville’s Calsonic Arena for an Equine Education Day for the Tennessee Walking Horse.

This is thr 4th year Tennessee has celebrated Extension month in March and it highlights all Extension does for Tennessee.

With Spring gearing up, that means soon flowers will be blooming and crops will be in full swing. But it is also a time to be award of the impact bees have on all of us.