TN.gov Newsroom

NASHVILLE, Tenn.If you grew up in the South—and especially if you grew up in the rural South—you know that stretch of summer from the Fourth of July until the middle of August as blackberry season.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee farmers can apply July 1 for the second round of cost share dollars to help diversify their farm operations announced state Agriculture Commissioner Ken Givens.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee livestock producers looking for a competitive advantage through age and source verification now have a new partner – the Tennessee Livestock Network.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.
Cold nights through early spring and recent storms bringing damaging winds, hail or worse have left Tennessee’s strawberry growers tired but ultimately happy about this year’s crop.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee -“What’s the best wine to buy?”

“The wine you like is the wine you should buy,” says Tammy Algood, “and the best way to find out what you like is to make a little trip to a local winery and try what’s available.” Algood is a food expert and spokesperson for the statewide “Pick Tennessee Products” promotion.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — “The forsythia, redbud, and Bradford pears are blooming, so we know spring is here,” says Rob Beets, marketing specialist with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. “But spring shouldn’t be the only season you could recognize just by looking at your yard—Tennessee’s climate allows for plants that show off their colors all across the calendar.”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry today unveiled a new tool in fighting wildland fires in Tennessee. Fifty-one “pumper units” are being deployed in 49 counties across the state to improve fire protection in areas where development interfaces with the landscape.