For Tennessee farmers, it’s been a tough year, maybe not so bad for beef cattle producers, but for basically everyone else, a lot of challenges with the weather, inflation and the markets.

There are hundreds of kids in our communities that go to bed hungry each night with no food to eat. Carolyn Jarnagin of Hamblen County is trying to change that with her organization called Food on Foot, which sends food bags home with kids in need on the weekend. She explains how Food on Foot got started and why it's her mission to end childhood hunger.

Tennessee State Veterinarian, Samantha Beaty, explains why it's important to have a plan in place in case of a disease outbreak in livestock, and assures there is one in place in Tennessee.

Thankful for a really good turnout for Tracy and Katie Robinson's tractor presentation at their farm in Franklin County in honor of them being named the Young Farmers of the Year earlier this year.  

This year Grainger County FFA can finally go to Oklahoma as they will be representing the Volunteer State on the national level in land judging. The state 4-H and FFA contest was held recently at the Clyde M. York 4-H Center in Crossville.

The Herbert College of Agriculture hit record enrollment this fall. UTIA Senior Vice Chancellor Keith Carver explains how the programs success paired with great opportunity for students post graduation is driving the growth.

On this Veterans Day we honor those that have served our country in uniform to protect the freedoms that all Americans enjoy.  And there’s no doubt a stronger proportion of our population that join the military came from farm or rural backgrounds. Farmer Veteran Coalition of Tennessee

Congressman John Rose of Tennessee's sixth congressional district won re-election on Tuesday night. Rose says he's ready to work with President Elect Donald Trump & a Republican controlled Senate to enact policy that will help farmers in a tough Ag economy. One of the ways he hopes to do that is by passing a Farm Bill. Rose says the fate of a new Farm Bill is uncertain post election in the lame duck session as the balance of power in the US House Of Representatives is still uncertain.

Rural voters in several key swing states helped propel Donald Trump to victory on election night. Shelby Vannoy with Tennessee Farm Bureau's Public Policy Division explains how rural voters helped shape the outcome of this election, and how this election proves rural votes matter. Plus how the balance of power will shape passage of a new farm bill, and a look at how races in the Volunteer State turned out.

Folks in northeast Tennessee still reeling and trying to recover from the remnants of Hurricane Helene that hit in late September.  A team of experts from the University of Tennessee have been looking at imagery and data to come up with the impact to the ag and forestry industry to the nine impacted counties.

Election Day is here and Americans across the country are heading to the polls to cast their vote that will impact the future of our nation.

With basically the entire month of October rain free, farmers across Tennessee have made great progress on harvest of corn, soybeans and cotton.

Congressman Tim Burchett represents the second congressional district in Tennessee. He recently was awarded the Friend Of Farm Bureau Award for his support of pro agriculture legislation in Washington. Burchett explains why he's such a staunch supporter of agriculture and what it means to him to receive this award.

To say the rest is history of Ruth Henderson McQueen would be quite the understatement. From her time as a 5th grader to an almost three-decade career in UT Extension, there is no doubt 4-H and the land-grant system has made a positive impact on McQueen’s life.

Quite an event for the students and community in Fentress County.  The second annual Feather to Fork event was recently held at the Sawbriar hunting preserve near Allardt.  This has been a dream of owner Fred Moody, a former graduate of Alvin C. York Agricultural Institute, to involve the ag program at the school and the one day pheasant and quail hunting adventure on the farm.

About a year or two ago, the Lincoln County Farm Bureau Board of Directors created a student advisory board comprised of FFA and 4-H members from across the county.

Justin Hargrove of Benton County is now the proud new owner of a Ford F250. His new truck was made possible in large part by the $35,000 he received from winning the American Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Excellence In Agriculture Award. Hargrove explains why he picked an F250 and how thankful he is to have this great prize.

It’s been four weeks since the remnants of Hurricane Helene left its forever mark in Northeast Tennessee.  Several ag industry partners came together this week to provide a meal and a listening session for those that farm in the area and were impacted.

It's late October which means it's time for the blue FFA jackets to head to Indy for National FFA Convention. This year marks the 97th occasion with more than 70,000 planning to attend.

John Harrison of Loudon County is the owner of Sweetwater Valley Farms, an impressive, large operation in Philadelphia, Tennessee where they are diversified but primarily focus on dairy.  

A Newspaper reporter from France is spending some time in Alabama & Southern Tennessee studying and talking to cotton farmers. Cotton is not grown in France, so the french reporter hopes to capture the historical and family aspect of growing cotton in the US to help people back home in France understand how to crop is grown.

This time of year, especially, you have to be on the lookout for deer crossing roadways.

This week at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia, eight state winners were recognized during the Southeastern Farmer of the Year program including Smith County’s George McDonald. George McDonald press release

American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall spoke to White House officials about the 40B and 45Z sustainable fuel tax credits. Chad Smith has more.