REPORT: Is Organic Farming Risky?
Organic agriculture may be no more revenue risky than non-organic agriculture. This result challenges a widespread stereotype about organic…
SSAWG SCHOLARSHIPS: Military Veterans – Deadline Dec. 6th
The University of Arkansas and the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) are partnering to offer the veteran scholarships….
MEETING: NRCS Program Funding and Priority Resource Concerns – Nov 20th, 2019
The NRCS values input from a variety of landowners, agricultural producers, civic leaders and natural resource industry professionals that…
WORKSHOP: Marketing and Finance – Dec 7th, 2019
This event in Monteagle, TN will include presentations and discussion on farm finance and marketing as well as a…
WORKSHOP: Boots to AgriBusiness – Nov 4, 2019
A one-day hands-on workshop for aspiring veteran and military agricultural entrepreneurs. Open to veterans, transitioning service members and loved…
2020 Organic Agriculture Research Forum (OARF) – Jan 23, 2020
The Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) and Tuskegee University are pleased to announce the 2020 Organic Agriculture Research Forum…
Did You Participate in The UT/TSU Beginning Farmer Outreach Program?
We would appreciate your feedback in our UT/TSU Beginning Farmer Outreach Program online survey.
All responses will remain confidential and…
PRESENTATION: Seeds on Ice with Cary Fowler – October 7 2019
Cary Fowler, the “father” of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, presenting Seeds on Ice: Conserving Diversity in Times of Change…
Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training – Nov 12, 2019
Back by popular demand and with the start of FSMA inspections in TN, we will be offering a Produce…
TOUR: The ABC’s of Growing Hemp with Hank Delvin – Oct 16th
Join Hank Delvin of Delvin Farms, for a one hour tour of Delvin Farms hemp field. Hank will be…
WORKSHOPS: Farm Record Keeping
The workshops will last from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time. Participants should bring their own laptop computer…
RESOURCE: Nutritional Benefits of Pasture-Raised Food
Studies consistently show that pasture-raised animals produce nutritionally superior meat, milk and eggs. When compared to food from animals…
BUYING/SELLING/SHARING/HIRING
FOR SALE: Vertical Water Storage Tanks
Posted: 10.1.19 – Great condition. These tanks do not grow algie do to their green color as the sun…
Free On-Farm Readiness Reviews (OFRRs)
The OFRR program is voluntary and, as federal funding was provided to states to provide this service to growers,…
HIRING: USDA National Organic Program
Posted: 9.10.19
Are you or someone you know interested in joining the team of professionals responsible for maintaining the gold…
NEWS
REPORT: Is Organic Farming Risky?
Organic agriculture may be no more revenue risky than non-organic agriculture. This result challenges a widespread stereotype about organic…
Cover Crops Incorporated into Rotational Grazing Improves Soil Health
In a limited study, funded by a Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SSARE) Graduate Student Grant, Louisiana State…
Uncovering How Microbes in the Soil Influence Our Health and Our Food
Until recently, most agricultural experts thought of soil as nothing more than a matrix to hold plants and minerals….
Report Analyzes Soil Health Impact of Farm Bill
Impact of 2018 Farm Bill Provisions on Soil Health, a comprehensive review of each new provision in the 2018…
Presidential Candidates Give Air Time to Climate Change and Agriculture
Fourteen months may seem like a long ways away, unless you’re talking campaign politics. A slew of Democratic challengers…
RMA Announces Changes to Whole-Farm Revenue Protection Policy for 2020
SDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) has announced several updates to the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) policy for the 2020…
Report Showcases Benefits of Organic Dairy
A new study published in the journal Public Health Nutrition shows that drinking organic milk provides an option to…
Farming Trends Threatens Food Security, Say Researchers
Citrus fruits, coffee and avocados: The food on our tables has become more diverse in recent decades. However, global…
Bees Required to Create an Excellent Blueberry Crop
Getting an excellent rabbiteye blueberry harvest requires helpful pollinators—particularly native southeastern blueberry bees—although growers can bring in managed honey…
New Partnerships Will Grow Farm to School Efforts
The goal of the partnership is to help agricultural producers build their capacity to launch or expand efforts to…
Forestry Footnotes
The University of Tennessee Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries develops an electronic quarterly newsletter, Epicormic Branches on Hardwoods,…
Neem Oil Product Found to Contain Synthetic Pesticides
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture today notified consumers that laboratory testing has shown “Triple Action Neem Oil Broad Spectrum…