Moving Forward: Strengthening Tennessee's Corn Industry and Maximizing Your Checkoff Dollars

Tennessee Corn Promotion Board members discuss research project funding at the 2024 Annual Winter Meeting.

As the Tennessee Corn Promotion Board of Directors considers future ways to utilize corn checkoff funds, we will seek investments for projects that will continue moving the dial forward for all Tennessee corn farmers. If current world events show us anything, it is that the ability to produce food and fuel domestically is critical to the country and our customers around the globe.

Our 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. This collaborative approach allows us to maximize your checkoff dollars by expanding markets, exploring new uses, investing in sustainable practices, and amplifying your story.

“Building on the momentum developed over the past five years, we are looking forward to our next challenges and opportunities while creating new pathways for growth,” says Andy Davis, Chairman of the Tennessee Corn Promotion Board of Directors. “Thank you for faithfully investing your time, talents, and resources into our goal of strengthening Tennessee’s corn industry.”

We are strategically focusing our efforts to ensure that the research projects funded by your dollars have the potential for real-world impact. The Board of Directors is taking a more intentional approach to funding decisions, examining innovation and commercialization opportunities, and most importantly, aiming to maximize the use of your grower dollars. Your trust in us is our driving force.

The Tennessee Corn Promotion Board is funded through a producer checkoff investment of one-cent-per-bushel checkoff on all corn marketed in the state and is managed by nine farmer directors. The Tennessee Corn Promotion Board was created to implement a program of research, education, market development, and advertising to promote the increased production, consumption, and use of corn and the sale of Tennessee corn products.