SURVEY: 2020 TN Hemp Budget Xiurui 'Iris' Cui, Extension Area Specialist at Montgomery County Extension is updating the 2020 Hemp Production Budget. She is asking for some help with a 16 questions survey. It should take more than 5 minutes of your time and your input...
Read MoreWEBINAR: Stress and Safety: Decrease One, Increase the Other DATE: Monday, April 20th, 2020 TIME: 12-1 PM Eastern This webinar will illustrate the relationships between stress, injury and overall health among farmers. Go to Zoom...
Read MoreWEBINAR: Direct Market Farmer Sharing Session - Mar. 20 Direct marketing farmers are facing unprecedented farmers' market, restaurant, and school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, consumers want and need healthy food, so opportunities exist to maintain and grow local food systems.To...
Read MoreWORKSHOP: Small Farm & Producer Food Safety in Murfreesboro - Mar. 23rd - CANCELLED The TN Fruit and Vegetable Association is sponsoring a Small Farm & Producer Food Safety Workshop on March 23, 2020 at the Lane Agri-Park in Murfreesboro from 9 AM to 4 PM....
Read MoreProduce Safety Alliance Grower Training in Jackson - Apr 16th We will be offering a Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training on April 16th in Jackson. The PSA Grower Training is currently the only official FDA-recognized produce safety training to help growers implement Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs)...
Read MoreGUIDE: Using Edible Weeds As Crops A project funded by a grant from Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education has produced a publication titled Edible Weeds on Farms: Northeast farmer’s guide to self-growing vegetables. The free PDF is a resource guide for farmers on how and...
Read MoreTennessee New Farmer Academy - Starts March 16th The Tennessee New Farmer Academy is a seven month certificate program designed for those with an interest in becoming agricultural entrepreneurs. Ideal candidates for this program include those who are new to agriculture, those who wish to transition...
Read MoreBENEFIT: Women Farmers of Middle Tennessee - March 30, 2020 Farm Burger Nashville Spirit Night will be benefitting Women Farmers of Middle Tennessee, March 30th 5-9pm. As part of their Female Farmers Month in honor of National Women's History month, join Farm Burger for an extra...
Read MoreWEBINAR: Seven Secrets of Effective Farmers - April 2 Farm operators and value-added agriculture entrepreneurs are invited to participate in a free “lunch and learn” webinar series starting in April. Following the success of 2019’s “Seven Habits for Effective Farmers” webinar series, University of Tennessee Extension...
Read MoreWORKSHOP: Slow Your Roll Phase III: Adopting Sustainable Practices Note from Karla: We are keeping up the best we can by offering our next class session online! Please register for the 4.3.20 - WORKSHOP: Diversified Livestock Grazing System here. Karla Kean is inviting you to a...
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