Topic: Tennessee Department of Agriculture

Tennessee Department of Agriculture says Farmers Markets Popular Even in Rural Areas

June 17, 2013 |

Nashville, TN – Farmers markets: they’re not just for cities, anymore.

Tennessee’s farmers markets are popping up everywhere—even in the heart of Tennessee farm lands. You’d think that in areas where many in the community still farm and grow gardens, the farmers market concept wouldn’t get much traction, but in fact, it’s in small towns and rural communities that most new farmers markets are showing up. «Read the rest of this article»

Tennessee Department of Agriculture says Late, Great Blackberry Season Worth the Wait

June 15, 2013 |

Nashville, TN – If “blackberry winter” is a chilly spell in April, then the blackberry winter of 2013 lasted all April long. Tennessee’s wet, cool spring certainly gave blackberries plenty of water and time to grow.

Fortunately, summer’s sun and heat showed up just in time to bring out the sweetness in this year’s crop, and the state’s blackberry growers anticipate a banner year. Some Tennessee berry growers will just have to wait a little longer than others, though, depending on where they live.

Blackberries

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Pick Tennessee Products Website Offers Tennessee Equine Trails Virtual Map

June 8, 2013 |

Nashville, TN – Nearly two hundred tiny, green, live horses are currently crossing the state of Tennessee. A map of the state of Tennessee, that is.

The Pick Tennessee Products website, www.PickTnProducts.org, is now host to a “live” equine resources map that links visitors directly to 196 different equine hot spots from one end of the state to the other.

Tennessee Equine Trails map by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture

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Tennessee Department of Agriculture reports Trapping Underway for Tree Pest across Tennessee

June 1, 2013 |

Purple Beetle Traps Going Up in Ash Trees

Nashville, TN – Purple three-sided insect traps that resemble a box kite can be seen in ash trees across Tennessee in the next few months as part of a surveillance program by state and federal agencies.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA, APHIS) and the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) are partnering to survey for Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), a non-native, wood-boring beetle that has killed tens of millions of ash trees in the eastern United States and Canada.

Emerald Ash Borer.

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Tennessee Departments of Health and Agriculture Food Safety Seminar focuses on Local Foods

April 19, 2013 |

Nashville, TN – “Eat local” isn’t just a buzzword referring to the growing trend of consumers buying locally-grown foods. Consumers benefit by receiving fresh foods from local growers while sales benefit local farmers, businesses and economies.

Local foods are the focus of this year’s Tennessee Food Safety Task Force Annual Seminar hosted by the Tennessee Departments of Health and Agriculture. «Read the rest of this article»

Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office urges caution with outdoor burning

April 12, 2013 |

Nashville, TN – As the weather slowly warms, many Tennesseans are sprucing up their outdoor property. Because these maintenance efforts often include the burning of limbs, lumber and other debris, the State Fire Marshal’s Office wants the public to be aware of outdoor-burning safety precautions.

“Negligent outdoor burning can lead to death, injury, property loss and environmental damage,” says State Fire Marshal and Commerce & Insurance Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak. “Care must be taken to ensure that burnings are conducted safely.” «Read the rest of this article»

Tennessee Department of Agriculture Launches Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program

April 12, 2013 |

Voluntary Program aimed at farmed deer, elk and other cervidae

Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is launching a voluntary Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Herd Certification Program aimed at preventing the disease in farmed deer, elk and other cervidae in the state.

“Chronic Wasting Disease is a transmissible disease of cervidae that causes weight loss and eventual death of the infected animal,” said assistant state veterinarian Sara Clariday, DVM. “Although the disease has not been diagnosed in Tennessee, we want to work with captive cervidae owners to prevent the introduction of this disease, which could have a severe economic impact on producers in our state.” «Read the rest of this article»

Tennessee Department of Agriculture says Recent Cold Snaps Helped State’s Strawberry Crop

April 10, 2013 |

Nashville, TN – Springtime cold snaps make strawberry lovers quake in their boots over the quantity and quality of the crop. Fortunately, Tennessee’s strawberry growers report that, if anything, the weather so far has only benefitted the burgeoning berries.

“All fruits sweeten best in hot, sunny weather,” says Pamela Bartholomew, marketing specialist with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, “but Tennessee’s cool, wet spring has actually prolonged the growing process. The cold has thinned out some strawberries, but that’s actually a good thing, too, since the remaining berries will get a bigger share of their plant’s nourishment. It all adds up to a great crop!”

You can expect a great crop of strawberries this year from your local farmers according to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture.

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Nashville Sounds “Swing for the Trees” Planting Event

April 6, 2013 |

Nashville, TN – Officials from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, the Nashville Sounds, Metro Parks staff, and Friends of Edwin Warner Park, along with other volunteers, gathered at the park to plant trees as part of the “Swing for the Trees” program.

“Swing for the Trees” is a tree planting program to promote the importance of trees to Tennessee. The TWRA participated in the program beginning last season. During the Sounds home games, where there was at least one broken bat, resulted in the opportunity for obtaining trees to be planted this spring. A total of 114 bats were broken by the Sounds in 2012.

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and Nashville Sounds were among those planting trees in Edwin Warner Park as part of the “Swing for the Trees” program. From left; Don King (TWRA Information and Education Division Chief), Pandy English (Instream Flow Coordinator, TWRA Environmental Services), Doug Scopel (Sounds Assistant General Manager), Brad Tammen (Sounds Vice President/General Manager) Steve Patrick (TWRA Assistant Director), and Ozzie (Sounds mascot).

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Tennessee Department of Agriculture now Accepting Proposals for Specialty Crop Block Grants

April 4, 2013 |

Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is now accepting proposals for the USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. These federal funds are granted to enhance production and competitiveness of specialty crops, which include fruits and vegetables, dried fruits, tree nuts and nursery crops including floriculture.

The grants are authorized through the federal Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 and are administered by TDA. «Read the rest of this article»

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