Consumer interest in purchasing local is at an all-time high, and the long-standing Pick Tennessee Products program today announced a refreshed logo for Tennessee food businesses, farmers markets, and agritourism.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP).
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry (TDF) is assisting with a series of prescribed burns this week of grasslands on U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Oak Ridge Reservation and Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) Three Bend Area.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) will hold a public rulemaking hearing regarding a new chapter for Firewood Quarantine on Feb. 16, 2021 at 10 a.m. CST. The meeting will be held at the Porter Building on Ellington Agricultural Center at 436 Hogan Rd. in Nashville, Tenn. and is open to the public to attend.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service are inviting public comment on a proposed aerial application of a gypsy moth mating pheromone in Johnson County.
Tennessee farmers seeking to expand their markets and increase food safety by becoming Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) certified can receive financial assistance from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA). Achieving certification allows producers to increase their income by selling to more businesses, and the certification helps to ensure food sold to customers is safe.
The Tennessee Equine Health Advisory Commission will meet Jan. 22, 2021 at 3 p.m. CST.
The Tennessee Pest Control Advisory Board will meet Feb. 4, 2021 at 9 a.m. CST.
Tennessee’s forests will benefit from strengthened partnerships between federal and state agencies following today’s virtual signing of a Shared Stewardship agreement. Under Secretary of Agriculture James Hubbard represented USDA and Tennessee’s Department of Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher, Department of Environment and Conservation Commissioner David Salyers, and Wildlife Resources Agency Director Bobby Wilson all signed on behalf of Governor Bill Lee.
The Tennessee Beef Promotion Board will meet Jan. 15, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. CST.
The Tennessee Wine and Grape Board will meet Jan. 13, 2021 at 10 a.m. CST.
The Tennessee Pest Control Advisory Board is a 7-member board that advises the Department of Agriculture for changes to regulations affecting the pest control industry. The board advises on creation or amendment of pesticide license categories and testing examination material. Positions on the board are appointed by the governor and allocated under state law to members of the academic, consumer, and industry sectors
The Tennessee Equine Health Advisory Commission will meet Jan. 19, 2021 at 3 p.m. CST.
The Tennessee Forestry Commission will meet Jan. 12, 2021 at Montgomery Bell State Park in Burns, Tenn.
Work of the newly-formed Tennessee Equine Health Advisory Commission is underway with a group of experts in the equine industry. The commission was enacted by legislative action in 2020 and is charged with studying the status of equine health and emerging equine health issues.