Thursday, February 13, 2020 | 09:15am
The State Soil Conservation Committee (SSCC) will meet Feb. 23, 2020 at 4 p.m. CST at the Marriott Cool Springs, located at 700 Cool Springs Blvd, in Franklin, Tenn.
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Read full storyWednesday, February 12, 2020 | 11:03am
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP).
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Read full storyFriday, February 07, 2020 | 03:26pm
The Tennessee Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation will meet Feb. 13, 2020 at 1 p.m. CST in Room 127 at the West Tennessee AgResearch & Education Center, located at 605 Airways Blvd. in Jackson, Tenn.
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Read full storyFriday, January 24, 2020 | 04:18pm
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Division of Forestry and the National Park Service are partnering with Keep Sevier Beautiful to host an educational event spotlighting kudzu in the Sevier County area.
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Read full storyFriday, January 24, 2020 | 09:37am
The Tennessee Wine and Grape Board will meet Feb. 10, 2020 at the Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville, Tenn.
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Read full storyWednesday, January 22, 2020 | 04:58pm
The best fairs in Tennessee are being honored for their success in sharing agriculture with citizens statewide.
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Read full storyTuesday, January 14, 2020 | 11:30am
Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher, D.V.M. is announcing the appointment of Kim Doddridge as public information officer for the Tennessee Department of Agriculture.
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Read full storyTuesday, January 07, 2020 | 09:48am
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.
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Read full storyMonday, January 06, 2020 | 11:09am
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.
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Read full storyThursday, January 02, 2020 | 03:30pm
Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher, D.V.M. announced the appointment of Kacey Troup as a business consultant for the Tennessee Department of Agriculture.
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Read full storyTuesday, August 07, 2018 | 11:55am
NASHVILLE – Governor Bill Haslam and First Lady Crissy Haslam today honored 23 state employees who are helping Tennessee lead by providing outstanding state services every day. The employees, who were nominated by their departments’ leadership for the Governor’s Excellence in Service Awards, were invited to attend a luncheon at the Tennessee Residence for providing efficient and effective service to the state and their fellow Tennesseans. “The employees honored today are on the forefront of improving how Tennessee state government delivers services,” Haslam said. “By exceeding leadership and customer expectations, creating innovative solutions or improving processes and services, these state employees are helping provide taxpayers with the highest quality service at the lowest possible cost.”
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Read full storyTuesday, February 06, 2018 | 01:48pm
NASHVILLE – Governor Bill Haslam and First Lady Crissy Haslam today recognized 22 state employees for providing outstanding service to the state and their fellow Tennesseans at a luncheon at the Tennessee Residence. The Governor’s Excellence in Service Awards was launched in 2016 to honor outstanding state employees who are helping Tennessee lead by providing efficient and effective state services every day.
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Read full storyTuesday, October 24, 2017 | 08:44am
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam will hold budget hearings for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 on Monday, November 6 through Thursday, November 9. The hearings will be held in the Executive Conference Room on the ground floor of the State Capitol. Haslam, Finance and Administration Commissioner Larry Martin, Chief Operating Officer Greg Adams and David Thurman, state budget director, will preside over the hearings.
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Read full storyTuesday, May 16, 2017 | 04:45pm
BROWNSVILLE – Before a meeting of the Governor’s Rural Development Task Force at H&R Agri-Power, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam held a ceremonial signing of the Tennessee Broadband Accessibility Act, the governor’s legislation to increase broadband access to Tennessee’s unserved citizens. The Tennessee Broadband Accessibility Act permits Tennessee’s private, nonprofit electric cooperatives to provide retail broadband service, and it provides $45 million over three years in grants and tax credits for service providers to assist in making broadband available to unserved homes and businesses. In addition, the plan makes grant funding available to the state’s local libraries to help residents improve their digital literacy skills and maximize the benefits of broadband.
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Read full storyMonday, May 15, 2017 | 03:57pm
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam will hold a bill signing ceremony Tuesday, May 16, for the Tennessee Broadband Accessibility Act at H&R Agri-Power in Brownsville. Haslam will be joined by Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris (R-Collierville), Sen. Mike Bell (R-Riceville), Rep. David Hawk (R-Greeneville) and Brownsville Mayor Bill Rawls.
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