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Kim Ballard, of Franklin County, was recently selected as a member of the Tennessee Farm Bureau insurance Board of Directors. She discusses what it means to be selected as a board member, and what she hopes to contribute.Dec 22, 2022
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Will Elliott was recently selected as the new TN Young Farmers & Ranchers State Chair. He details what he hopes to accomplish during his time as chair in this episode of Root of The Matter.Dec 22, 2022
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Obion County native Stephen Vaden sits on the Court of International Trade. He recently addressed Tennessee farmers at the Tennessee Farm Bureau Convention, about the importance of participating in open comment periods. We talked more with him about why that’s important in this episode of Root of The Matter.Dec 22, 2022
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A report from the United Nations says that food insecurity is a growing problem around the world. Farm Journal Foundation Director of Government Affairs, Kelsey Barnes, discusses what’s driving the increase in food insecurity, and what can be done to solve the problem.Dec 22, 2022
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The Tennessee chapter of the Farmer Veteran Coalition is working to bring veterans into the field of agriculture after their time of service. Farming is a great way to give veterans a new start after their service, and a great venue for veterans to heal from the wounds of war. In this episode of Root […]Dec 22, 2022
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The ongoing drought has brought historic water levels on the Mississippi River. Those low levels are creating problems for farmers who rely on the water way to transport harvested grain. On this episode of Root of The Matter Lee Maddox talks with, Mike Steenhoek, with the Soy Transportation Coalition & corn and soybean farmer, Alan […]Oct 21, 2022
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Kevin Thompson discusses the impact of the work being conducted at the University of Tennessee’s Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center ahead of their Beef and Forage Field Day. UT Beef and Forage Field Day websiteSep 21, 2022
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In this episode of Root of the Matter we talk with the Farmers’ Almanac Editor Pete Geiger about the famous weather guide, and the science behind their forecasting.Sep 7, 2022
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The Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration in ShelbyVille, TN was back in full swing this year. TN Walking Horse Celebration CEO, Warren Wells sat down to discuss the nationally recognized event with Tennessee Farm Bureau’s Lee Maddox.Sep 2, 2022
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A delegation of Tennessee 4-H have traveled to Botswana Africa to help the Dream Academy with local school children, teaching them about agriculture and STEM and working to bring back the “4-B” club.Jul 8, 2022
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A Conversation with Stefan Maupin who after 27 years of public policy work for the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation will become the Executive Director of the Tennessee Soybean Promotion Council.Jun 17, 2022
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Dr. Carrie Castille will soon start her new role as Senior Vice Chancellor of the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. In this episode of Root of the Matter Lee Maddox talks with Dr. Castille about her new position and her career.May 18, 2022
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On this Episode of Root of The Matter we sit down with Department Head of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science at The University of Tennessee Knoxville. She discusses what her department does and how they help the Ag industry.Mar 18, 2022
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On this episode of Root of The Matter we sit down with UT Extension Farm Financial Specialist Charly Martinez. We discuss what he does and farming financial issues.Mar 18, 2022