Middle Tennessee Growers

UT Updates – November 2020

We went from summer to fall overnight, with some rain- A LOT of rain! Please find this week’s question of the week, news, resources and upcoming events below. As always, we’re here to help, so if ...
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Virtual Great Lakes EXPO – December 8-10

The program will include more than 70 educational sessions on fruit crops, vegetable crops, other specialty crops, greenhouse crop production and marketing, farm marketing ideas and operations, farmer...
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CONFERENCE: Real Organic Symposium – Tuesdays in January

A virtual series of talks and live panels with more than 50 prominent organic farmers, scientists, and climate activists, including Eliot Coleman, Jean-Martin Fortier, Alice Waters and more. Find more...
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SEEKING: Pasture Land for Winter Grazing

Jenny and Darrin Drake in Smith County are looking for some pasture land for winter grazing. They are willing to go anywhere in the State with 200 Cow Calf pairs. ...
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Local Farms, Pumpkin Patches and Corn Mazes

Some farms are offering online tickets or timed entry. Check their websites to stay updated on their procedures and policies. ...
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CFAP 2 Eligible Commodities Finder

Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 is for agricultural producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19. USDA’s Farm Service Agency is accepting CFAP 2 a...
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TN Economic Relief Funding for Ag and Forestry Businesses

Governor Lee has allocated $50 million to a reimbursement grant program for agriculture and forestry-related businesses. This program will be a one-time fund called the Coronavirus Agricultural and Fo...
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Additional Commodities Eligible for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced an initial list of additional commodities that have been added to the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), and that the U.S. Department of A...
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Companies Commit to Purchasing Agricultural Carbon Credits

Indigo Agriculture has announced the first commitments from large global brands to purchase verified agricultural carbon credits through Indigo Carbon. Companies including Boston Consulting Group, Sho...
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White Paper Addresses Financing for Local Food Systems

The 20-page online publication presents replicable strategies for reframing food projects and businesses, building the connectivity between players involved in food system restoration, and planning fo...
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Increasing Drought and Heat to Change Locations and Dates of Future Crops

Research from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory shows that increasingly hot and dry conditions will change where and when crops can be grown by 2045. A third of the vegetables and two-thirds of th...
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TN Farmers Vote Early on Oct 22

Across TN, VotingIsVital is connecting with our farm communities to encourage #EarlyVoting on October 22. We will continue to grow our community and strengthen our voice together....
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