So many are working day in and day out to share the story of our most important industry – where our food, fiber and fuel come from. While sharing that story should and needs to happen daily, National Ag Day is the prime opportunity ever year for the industry as a whole to take one day to emphasize the importance of agriculture to communities, states and the nation.
In Tennessee, close to 30 county Farm Bureaus celebrated this special day and shared in unique ways, including social media posts, newspaper articles, billboards or signs, farm days and school events, radio ads and more. Picked randomly, here are six county Farm Bureaus who celebrated National Ag Day in unique ways.
If you walked in the Carroll County Farm Bureau office during National Ag Week, you no doubt had the privilege to see their lobby display highlighting Farm Bureau – what the organization does, how to get involved, etc. In addition, there was a tri-fold display featuring agriculture’s importance in Carroll County, Tennessee and the U.S. A special finishing touch was including a “sleepy farmer” that showed the many different hats a farmer wears. The lobby was decorated with tractors, seeds, cotton, freebies and farm animals, which opened the door for several conversations throughout the week about Farm Bureau and agriculture.
Obion County Farm Bureau celebrated National Ag Day with a “Thank a Farmer” Facebook contest, which encouraged all members and followers to thank their favorite farmer publicly. All the farmer names were then entered to win an RTIC cooler from the Farm Bureau Store. Farmers cannot be thanked enough for what they do, and this contest showed appreciation on social media, but also through the form of a fun giveaway.
For the entire month of March, Bedford County Farm Bureau Women arranged a special display at the Shelbyville Public Library. Their goal was to encourage young people to take an interest in agriculture. The display included a cow milking station, chickens, roosters and a baby pig adoption station. They also included several agriculture-related books as well.
To say Maury County Farm Bureau went all out for National Ag Week would be quite the understatement. With an activity planned in their community every day, the county Farm Bureau was sure to spread the importance of Maury County farmers. They started the week taking their soil tunnel to Little Sprouts Discovery Center, the Tennessee Farm Bureau daycare in Columbia, where children learned about dirt from chocolate pudding cups with planted candy corn and a gummy worm. Farm Bureau leaders also fed pancakes and read to students at local elementary schools, plus had a petting zoo at one school.
Blount County Farm Bureau did a variety of things to celebrate National Ag Day, including requesting and receiving a proclamation from Blount County Mayor Ed Mitchell declaring March 18, 2025, as Ag Day in Blount County. In addition, one of the Farm Bureau women in the county wrote an article on farmland loss in Tennessee and Blount County which was published by The Daily Times newspaper in the Horizon Supplement.
If you drove through Newport or Cosby the last few weeks of March, you probably saw Cocke County Farm Bureau on a few billboards honoring their young farmer of the year, Corbin Neas,as well as reminding folks about National Ag Day. The group advertised on four marquees for two weeks, as well as shared information on social media.
All in all, agriculture was on full display in communities across the state for National Ag Day. Special thanks to the 30 counties and others who participated and shared about the importance of our farmers. There’s no doubt it takes a strong, collective voice to ensure everyone knows how hard the less than 2% of the population works to feed, clothe and provide for the other 98%.
