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Former NFL Star Avery Williamson Returned to His Family Farm
In June 2023, former NFL linebacker Avery Williamson moved back to his hometown of Milan to manage and expand the 200-acre commercial cattle farm where he grew up. Reflecting on his journey from West...
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Innovative Tennessee Farmers Are Experimenting and Expanding
Innovative farmers are doing experimental agriculture and thinking outside the box. Zach and Kyndle Erhard primarily grow strawberries at Oak Grove Farms in Gallatin but have been experimenting with...
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We All Scream For Tennessee Ice Cream
The average American eats roughly 4 gallons of ice cream each year. Recently, consumers have gravitated more toward private labels versus larger brands – a sales trend celebrated by local dairy farmers...
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The Tennessee Agricultural Museum Is a Labor of Love
When Oscar Farris started the project that would become the Tennessee Agricultural Museum, it was a labor of love,” says museum director Dr. Elaura Guttormson. “He started in 1957 with a list of...
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Rising Glory Farm “Reins” Supreme With Mounted Archery
Nestled amid the rolling hills of Lewisburg, the uncommonly flat property of Rising Glory Farm boasts wooded trails, a charming creek, green hayfields roamed by livestock and a mounted archery expert....
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Pick Tennessee Products is Making a Big Impact
Buying local in Tennessee has never been easier. The Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Pick Tennessee Products initiative has been connecting consumers with local producers for more than 30 years,...
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Browse through the pages of Tennessee Ag Insider, a guide to the state’s food, farms and forestry published in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. Read the digital magazine below...
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Tennessee’s Top 10 Agricultural Products
Take a look at what’s growing in Tennessee. Here’s a glimpse of the top ag products based on cash receipts.* Soybeans Photo credit: Jeffrey S. Otto $1.09 billion in cash receipts Soybeans are...
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Top Tennessee Agriculture Facts From the 2024 Census of Agriculture
Download Tennessee Census of Ag Infographic PDF As the state’s top industry, Tennessee agriculture significantly contributes to the state economy. According to the USDA’s most recent Census of...
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Mud Hollow Farms Grows Fresh Produce Along Tennessee’s South Holston Lake
Jake Slagle of Mud Hollow Farms in Tennesseee is a first-generation farmer. Photo credit: Misty Wong This article first appeared in Tennessee Home & Farm. The first few times Bristol farmer Jake...
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Alvin C. York Agricultural Institute Students Raise Pheasants for Tennessee...
Photo credit: Jeff Adkins This article first appeared in Tennessee Home & Farm. High school students at the Alvin C. York Agricultural Institute (YAI) in Jamestown, Tennessee, are learning...
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