During his State of the Union address President Trump didn’t mention agriculture or farming specifically, but there are several shared goals for both.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is holding their annual meeting in Phoenix and their current President  Craig Yuden was here last week for the Tennessee Cattlemen’s meeting.

Tennessee’s 4th District Congressman Scott DesJarlais is now into his 8th year in Washington and every year the one committee he’s been a constant member of is the House Agriculture Committee.

The Tennessee Cattlemen’s Association recognized Senator Delores Gresham as their legislator of the year.

The Tennessee Cattlemen’s Association just held their 33RD annual convention and trade show in Murfreesboro and by all accounts was a big success.

John McFadden is CEO of the TN Environmental Council and this year they have a goal of planting 250,000 trees in one day on February 24.

Tennessee Farm Bureau and TN Farmers Cooperative recently teamed up to host the first ever UT Basketball agriculture night and careers panel discussion on UT’s campus in Knoxville.

Farm Bureau members are looking to NAFTA talks to create even better trade opportunities.

Tennessee’s Commissioner of Agriculture Jai Templeton appeared before the state House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee this week to give an overview of the department and its budget.

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has announced a comprehensive plan to end the opioid epidemic and the nation’s two largest farming organizations have announced a plan to help fight the crisis in farm country.