Tennessee Home & Farm Radio

Dale Parker has been named the new Executive Vice President for the Tennessee Cattlemen’s Association, something he says he’s been preparing for his whole life.

Nov 19, 2025

Parker is New Ex. VP of Tennessee Cattlemen’s

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Earlier this year, Robert Hill of Lauderdale County was named the state’s winner of the Tennessee Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer Achievement award. And with that honor, the title sponsor of the award presents a year’s free use, or 150 hours, of a new Case IH tractor. And that tractor made its way to the farm […]

Nov 18, 2025

A New Tractor for the Top Young Farmer

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Year-round E15 would be a tremendous boost for rural America. Chad Smith has more on the opportunity.

Nov 17, 2025

Increased Biofuel Production, Year-Round Ethanol Could Bolster Farm Economy

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Outdoors, and in particular, the rural outdoors is something special here in Tennessee and especially the fall of the year. We are blessed to have the resources we have when it comes to wildlife and fishing opportunities.

Nov 14, 2025

Our Great Outdoors

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Regional FFA officers from across Tennessee came together at the Tennessee Farm Bureau headquarters in Columbia for a day of learning, connection, and advocacy. Through hands-on training and conversations with industry leaders, these young agricultural advocates gained new tools to share their passion for farming and rural life. A few participants describe how the experience […]

Nov 13, 2025

Training Future Advocates For Agriculture

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There is currently a shortage of large-animal veterinarians in rural Tennessee. Dr. Paul Plummer of the UT College of Veterinary Medicine has proposed a plan to encourage some of his students to work in these underserved areas after graduation.

Nov 12, 2025

Bringing Veterinarians To Rural Tennessee

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After two decades in uniform, Rodney Fugate has traded combat boots for work boots. The Army veteran now tends to his family farm in Claiborne County, but this Veterans Day, his thoughts turn to the years he spent serving his nation and the pride that service still brings.

Nov 11, 2025

Service & Honor In The Uniform

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Tennessee is leading the way to help students have a healthy choice when it comes to beverages available and thanks to an endowment grant from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, the Dairy Alliance has been busy getting new milk dispensers installed across the state and that includes these new Udderly Cold portable dispensers.

Nov 10, 2025

Dairy Farmers Working to Keep Milk in Schools

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Farmers from across Tennessee are gathered in Columbia for the annual Resolutions Committee meeting. Every word of the Tennessee Farm Bureau policy book is read aloud and discussed before it goes to the full voting delegates in December. Participating farmers explain why this process is so important and why they made the sacrifice to be […]

Nov 7, 2025

Setting Policy From The Grassroots

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Perhaps your view of tree leaves changing color in the fall comes from a scientific perspective, providing a greater appreciation of the natural beauty of this transformation. Rod Bain reports.

Nov 6, 2025

The Science Behind the Fall Colors

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There’s been a lot of talk about how potential imports of Argentine beef could affect American cattle prices. Livestock economist Dr. Andrew Griffith with UT Extension explains the possible impacts on both producers and consumers.

Nov 5, 2025