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Tennessee’s State Veterinarian Dr. Samantha Beaty discusses the recent outbreaks of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) detected in dairy cattle in five states and the movement restrictions of cattle coming into Tennessee. Order of the State VeterinarianApr 2, 2024
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Our conversation with Andy Holt, Assistant Commissioner with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, as he just returned with others from an international trade mission to India on behalf of the Tennessee forest products industry.Feb 28, 2024
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On this episode of Root of the Matter Thomas Capps had a conversation with now retired Tennessee Department of Agriculture livestock grader Mack Moss. Moss had an over 35 year career with TDA grading cattle all across the state. Moss details what it’s meant to him to have this position for all of these years, […]Feb 22, 2024
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On this episode of Root of The Matter Thomas Capps spoke with Tennessee Cattlemen’s Association President Dustin Pearson on the latest issues facing the beef cattle industry. A stocker operator in Washington County, Pearson discusses first hand how farmland loss is one of the biggest issues impacting producers across the state, and how high input […]Feb 22, 2024
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We recently caught up with Tennessee Cattlemen’s Executive Vice President Charles Hord at the TCA Annual Meeting. Thomas Capps spoke with him about why it’s important for beef producers to meet, and about the issues facing the cattle industry.Feb 22, 2024
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American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall sits down with Lee Maddox to recap the American Farm Bureau Convention and to discuss the importance of passing a farm bill in 2024.Jan 31, 2024
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Justin Hargrove of Benton County is the 2024 AFBF YF&R Excellence In Ag winner. Hargrove explains what it means to him to win this competition and bring home a national title to Tennessee.Jan 31, 2024
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Matthew McClanahan is the 2024 AFBF Young Farmers & Ranchers Discussion Meet Competition winner. McClanahan explains what it means to hime to win this national title and bring it back home to Tennessee.Jan 31, 2024
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Trade is essential to farmers and their bottom line. Prior to the pandemic trade was volatile with the trade war with China, but stabilized after. Now US exports are declining at the largest rate since those numbers have been recorded. Dr. Andrew Muhammad explains why this is happening, and what it means for Tennessee farmers.Jan 10, 2024
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Patrick Mudge is the CEO of cooler company Icey-Tek. Earlier in life Mudge served in the military & experienced tragedy and loss. Those combined experiences lead him down the path of becoming Icey-Tek CEO & traveling across the country speaking to Gold Star Families. He also has a passion for farming & ensuring the next […]Jan 10, 2024
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Smith County’s Kyle Owen has been selected as Tennessee’s Farmer of the Year and will represent the state in Sunbelt Ag Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year contest in Moultrie, Georgia.Aug 23, 2023
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Jacob Massey, from Petersburg, Tenn., was named champion at the 2023 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC). This was the 59th WLAC held this year at Arcadia Stockyard in Arcadia, Fla., and presented by the Livestock Marketing Association.Jun 15, 2023
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The clay shooting sports events, Shooting Hunger, has raised enough money to provide more than two million meals to feed Tennesseans in need. Shooting Hunger is an event put on by the Tennessee Farm Bureau, Farm Credit Mid-America, Rural First, and the Tennessee Farmers Co-op. In recent years the money raised has been distributed to […]May 11, 2023