NCAT: Regenerating Your Soil Sponge – October 29, 2021
How can we go about capturing the full water conservation potential of healthy soil? What actions have worked for ranchers and other food producers across the western US?...
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Education and Networking Opportunities
2021-2022 TAEP application period – October 1-7, 2021
2021-2022 TAEP application period is October 1 -7, 2021. The Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program (TAEP)was established in 2005 to provide cost share dollars to agricultural producers for the purpose of making long-term investments in Tennessee farms and communities. Participation allows producers to maximize farm profits,...
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NCAT Podcast: Using Drones In Agriculture
In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Colin Mitchell talks with Matt Kutugata about using drones in agriculture....
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Cover Crops in High Tunnels
We’d like to work in cover crops to our high tunnel rotation, but we’re not sure exactly what to plant or when to plant compared to our open fields. Do you have any resources on that?...
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SURVEY: Opportunities and Constraints in Local Food marketing in Tennessee
The purpose of the study is to examine the opportunities and constraints faced by local food producers. Data collected is anonymous. There is no risk, benefit, or financial compensation for completing this survey....
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VIDEOS: UT Produce Safety Program
Food safety is everyone’s responsibility, and these five, short, new videos from the UT Produce Safety Program are great to refresh your food safety knowledge for the season or pick up tips and tricks of how we do food safety in the organic farm internship...
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USDA Announces Four Billion To Strengthen Food System
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) of plans to invest more than $4 billion to strengthen critical supply chains through the Build Back Better initiative, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)...
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SURVEY: Pick Topics and Speakers for 2022 Pick TN Conference
We want to hear from you! Please help us to best help you and your produce operation by bringing the fruit and vegetable topics and speakers you most want to hear to the 2022 Pick TN Conference in Franklin, TN....
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Cicadas: Young Trees, Especially Fruit Trees, Most Susceptible
The female periodical cicada will select woody shoots on trees and cut slits in the bark in which she will lay her eggs. The cicada prefers woody growth from the previous year that has relatively thin, smooth and soft bark and which is about the...
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WORKSHOP: Retirement Planning for Farmers – Tuesdays, June 1-15th
We will be offering an in-person workshop entitled “Retirement Planning for Farmers”, which will take place in June. It is open to all producers, farm families from Cheatham County, it will be hosted in Montgomery county. ...
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