Tennessee’s Department of Agriculture says they lack the funding to help farms wrecked by flooding in East Tennessee.
After tornado devastation, TSU rebuilds its agriculture campus from scratch
Tennessee State University’s College of Agriculture suffered a direct hit during the March 2020 tornadoes. Four years later, the rebuilt facilities are finally open.
A small Tennessee town’s riverbank is getting federal support for restoration
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers partnered with the town of Carthage this month to begin a streambank stabilization project on the Cumberland River.
PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge is spreading across Tennessee lands. The state might intervene.
Tennessee farmers and landowners are using treated sewage as fertilizer across open lands, and some of that sludge is contaminated with toxic chemicals.
Spotted lanternfly: Colorful, invasive insect detected in Tennessee again
The spotted lanternfly was seen in Davidson County again this year after it was first found in Tennessee in 2023.
Bill to remove protections for Tennessee wetlands stalls out
The Tennessee General Assembly has effectively quashed a bill that would have removed statewide protections for wetlands.
Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands
In a sweeping investigation, The Associated Press found goods linked to prisoners wind up in the supply chains of everything from Frosted Flakes cereal and Ball Park hot dogs to Gold Medal flour and Coca-Cola. The prisoners who help produce these goods are disproportionately people of color.
Vegan diets cause far less climate pollution, study shows. Here’s what to know in Tennessee.
Eating plants is far better for the planet than eating animal products, and a new study shows just how much.
The traditions and challenges of being a Black farmer in Tennessee
For generations, Black farmers have worked the soil in Tennessee, but the number of Black farmers have significantly declined across the United States in the last century.
Industrial farms are reaping federal ‘conservation’ funding, but Tennessee’s small farmers are left out
Conservation dollars are intended to help farmers reduce soil erosion, water pollution and climate change through specific practices.
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