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The 97th Annual Tennessee FFA Convention wrapped up in Gatlinburg Wednesday by selected eight new state officers. New State President Weston Brown describes what it means to be selected, and what he hopes to accomplish in his year of service.Mar 27, 2025
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National FFA President Thaddeus Bergschneider is in Gatlinburg this week for the 97th annual Tennessee FFA Convention. Bergschneider says Tennessee has something special and is doing a lot right in training up the next generation of agriculture.Mar 26, 2025
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Emma Grace Meadows of the North Green FFA Chapter is the 2025 State Star Greenhand. She was announced as the State Star Greenhand at the FFA Convention taking place in Gatlinburg this week. Meadows explains what it means to her to win this high honor, and talks about her love for agriculture and FFA.Mar 25, 2025
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Around seven thousand Tennessee FFA students are in Gatlinburg this week for the annual Tennessee FFA Convention. Tennessee FFA State President, T. Wayne Williams, explains what we can expect over the next three days.Mar 24, 2025
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This week at the state capitol, Greg Whitehead, the Special Agent in charge of Tennessee’s Ag Crime Unit, gave a presentation to the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on the response he and several of his officers provided to the ag community in Northeast Tennessee in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.Mar 21, 2025
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The first ever, state-wide Tennessee Ag and Forestry Leadership program has begun for 19 individuals across the state.Mar 20, 2025
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In correlation with National Ag Day, the annual Ag Day On The Hill took place at the capitol in Nashville. Lawmakers got to interact with farmers and some of the livestock they brought to celebrate our states number one industry.Mar 19, 2025
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It’s been about two weeks since USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a plan to combat highly pathogenic avian influenza and bring egg prices down at the grocery store. Already consumers are seeing a little relief, but prices still remain at record highs.Mar 18, 2025
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Farmers and ranchers received welcome news from the Environmental Protection Agency this week. Chad Smith has more.Mar 17, 2025
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The Farmland Conservation Act passed in the Tennessee State Senate. The next hurdle for the bill will be passing in the State House. Governor Bill Lee and Lawmakers who support the bill discuss why this bill is so important for preserving agriculture as Tennessee’s number one industry.Mar 14, 2025
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This week farm bureau leaders from across the state have been on capitol hill in Nashville visiting with their lawmakers to make sure their voice is heard when it comes to legislation affecting the agricultural industry.Mar 13, 2025
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The 78th Annual Tennessee 4-H Congress wrapped up by electing three new officers. The new officers are Kaylin Osterhouse – Speaker of the Senate, Harrison Crenshaw – Governor, Mehak Patel – Speaker of the House of Representatives. The new officers explain what it means to them to be elected to their positions and what they […]Mar 12, 2025
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Callie Robinson of Franklin County and a junior at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville has just been named the American Farm Bureau’s National Collegiate Discussion Meet winner.Mar 11, 2025
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Gov. Bill Lee took time recently to visit with Woolfolk Farms in Madison County to help promote legislation he’s proposing with his Farmland Conservation Act.Mar 10, 2025