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The best fairs in Tennessee are being honored for their success in sharing agriculture with citizens statewide.

Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher, D.V.M. is announcing the appointment of Kim Doddridge as public information officer for the Tennessee Department of Agriculture.

Another Tennessee county has been quarantined for Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) after detection of the forest-devastating insect. Lewis County joins 62 other counties under a state and federal EAB quarantine.

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is advising forest landowners to monitor their sassafras trees after detecting new cases of laurel wilt disease in Robertson and Hamblen Counties.

Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher, D.V.M. announced the appointment of Kacey Troup as a business consultant for the Tennessee Department of Agriculture.