This month, Tennessee Corn is saying goodbye to their Executive Director, Carol Reed. During her five-and-a-half-year tenure of service, Reed was instrumental in establishing the Tennessee Corn Promotion Board and revitalizing the Tennessee Corn Growers Association.
Read MoreTennessee corn growers are constantly looking for new ways to improve their farms' yield, sustainability, and profitability. Research conducted at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville (UTK) plays a critical role in advancing these goals through innovative projects that address the unique needs of corn farmers in our state.
Read MoreTennessee corn farmers have a unique opportunity to participate in the Farmers for Soil Health Sustainability Marketplace. The groundbreaking platform is designed to promote sustainable agriculture and connect farmers enrolled in Farmers for Soil Health with companies seeking responsibly grown crops.
Read MoreThis program works to provide essential data to help Tennessee farmers choose the best hybrids to aid in boosting the sustainability of their farming systems.
Read MoreThe agricultural landscape has faced big changes over the past few years, creating new challenges for farmers across Tennessee. To address these shifts, the Tennessee Corn Promotion Board (TCPB) and the Tennessee Corn Growers Association (TCGA) need your input to understand how these changes affect your farm, so we can prioritize the issues that matter most to you.
Read MoreOn October 10 and 11, Tennessee Corn and Kentucky Corn were proud to host a U.S. Grains Council trade team visit. The group, composed of participants from Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, and Venezuela, included buyers, general managers, and executive directors from organizations primarily operating animal feeding facilities in their respective countries.
Read MoreThe Tennessee Corn 2023-2024 Annual Report is here! Inside, you'll find insights from leaders of the Tennessee Corn Promotion Council and Tennessee Corn Growers Association, key updates on corn-focused research, the latest projects, and highlights from the Year of Corn at the Tennessee State Fair. Plus, much more!
Read MoreThe Tennessee Corn Promotion Board (TCPB) recently made an investment in the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) to further its market development efforts for U.S. agricultural products in international markets.
Read MoreTennessee Corn Executive Director Announces Retirement
Read MoreThe Tennessee Corn Growers Association and the Tennessee Corn Promotion Board held annual summer meetings in Jackson, Tennessee.
Read MoreWhile on Capitol Hill, Tennessee Corn Executive Director Carol Reed, along with other grower leaders, championed the interests of Tennessee farmers during meetings with congressional staff...
Read MoreDiscover how Tennessee corn farmer Andy Davis and his family are using cover crops to improve soil health and safeguard natural resources on their 3,000-acre farm in Sparta.
Read MoreTennessee corn farmers are frustrated and unsatisfied by the announcement from the U.S. Department of Treasury (USDOT) limiting corn-based ethanol's contribution to the decarbonization of the aviation sector and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) through the 40B tax credits.
Read MoreOur commitment to Tennessee’s corn growers extends beyond our board. We are actively strengthening our ties with other industry partners, such as the U.S. Grains Council, the National Corn Growers Association, and our state agriculture organizations.
Read MoreEach year, the Tennessee Corn Promotion Board seeks university research projects that develop research-based technologies and practices that will help farmers increase production efficiency and profitability while safeguarding and improving the natural resources needed for agriculture.
Read MoreThis month, Tennessee corn farmers celebrate the five-year anniversary of the corn checkoff. Efforts to create a Tennessee Corn Checkoff began with the desire of Tennessee Corn Growers Association members to form a commodity group dedicated to expanding the sale and use of corn grown in Tennessee.
Read MoreTennessee Department of Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher recently appointed new members to the Tennessee Corn Promotion Board. The newly appointed board members were selected from a list of recommendations submitted by the Tennessee Corn Growers Association, the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation, and the Tennessee Farmers Cooperative to replace those members of the Board of Directors whose terms are expiring.
Read MoreA letter signed by 3,466 farmers from across the country was sent to President Biden expressing concern that his administration is taking a short-sighted approach to addressing climate change by prioritizing the use of electric vehicles over biofuels, such as corn ethanol, as it works to drastically lower the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Read MoreThe Tennessee Corn Promotion Board members rang in the New Year by meeting the first week of January.
Read MoreThe National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) has announced the winners of the 2023 National Corn Yield Contest. Among this impressive group of farmers proving the ingenuity and resiliency of the U.S. farmer, Tennessee farmer Joshua Will Watson of Sweetwater, TN, placed nationally.
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