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FARM BUREAU NEWST E N N E S S E E

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Tennessee farmers expecting a bumper corn crop this year.

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Associate DirectorTi#any Howard Assistant Director

Bobby Beets Director

Bryan Wright Associate Director

Charles Curtis Director

Chris Fleming Associate DirectorKristy Chastine

Associate Director

Pettus Read Director

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Rhedona Rose Director

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Hugh Adams, Jim Bell

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Lacy Upchurch Danny Rochelle President Vice President

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New trade agreement brings some good news to Tennessee farmers This year Tennessee could realize the highest production of corn on record since 1917 if forecasters are right, so says the USDA Agricultural Statistics Services for Tennessee. It is being forecasted that the state’s corn crop will see a harvest of 100 million bush-els, and during the recent weeks of dry weather, Tennessee’s farmers are making signi!cant progress in getting this year’s crop in the bins. More than 730,000 acres will be harvested this year, which is 90,000 acres more than last year. The expected yield per acre will average 137 bushels, making for a very good return compared to previ-ous seasons.

Nationwide, USDA estimates farm-ers will harvest 83.9 million acres, a drop of 452,000 acres from earlier esti-mates. With "ooding during the spring in parts of the eastern Corn Belt, many farmers in that area were unable to plant all of the acreage they intended to plant. The American Farm Bureau reports that the USDA still estimates that farmers will produce 12.433 bil-lion bushels of corn this year even with the extreme weather conditions that occurred this year.

As farmers across the state con-tinued to harvest their crops under harvest moon conditions, they felt they received good news from Washington with the congressional rati!cation of three bilateral free-trade agreements between the United States and Korea, Colombia and Panama, as well as approval of Trade Adjustment Assistance, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.

“Now that Congress has approved all the components of the trade package, swift implementation is critical so we can restore a level playing field for U.S. farm exports to these three nations,” said AFBF President Bob Stallman.

“Over the past four years, Korea, Colombia and Panama have opened their doors to our competitors,”

Stallman explained. “Congress and the administration have now given us the opportunity to improve our com-petitive position in these markets. The economic growth generated from the agreements will improve our economy and create jobs here at home,” he said.

Combined, the three FTAs rep-resent nearly $2.5 billion in new agriculture exports for America’s farmers and are expected to create economic growth that could generate support for up to 22,500 U.S. jobs.

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) reports that the United States continues to be the largest producer and exporter of corn in the world, exporting 50.4 million metric tons last year. In a release from NCGA, they state since the EU-Korea trade agreement went into e#ect July 1, European exports to Korea have increased 36 percent from a year earlier. U.S. farmers have already lost more than $1 billion in sales to Colombia in the two years since that country imple-mented a trade deal with Argentina and Brazil. The Colombia-Canada Free Trade Agreement that took e#ect August 15 has also put U.S. workers and farmers at a disadvantage. “Prior to Congress’ passage of the FTAs, farm-ers watched as other nations received access to markets over the United States,” NCGA President and Illinois corn farmer Garry Niemeyer said. “We need to keep and create jobs in America. The FTAs will help us achieve that.”

Some highlights of the legislative action taken reported from the House Agriculture Committee Press o$ce are:

Right now, Colombia imposes duties on all American agricultural products. They range from 5 to 20 per-cent. Yet the U.S. still sells more than $830 million in agricultural products there. That is because America’s farm-ers and ranchers produce high quality crops and livestock, and those goods are in demand. Under this agreement, Colombia would eliminate tari#s on 70

percent of U.S. exports. Also, American agricultural products would no lon-ger be subject to tari#s and would become more cost-competitive. The Farm Bureau estimates that the U.S. will see $370 million more in farm exports to Colombia annually.

More than 60 percent of U.S. farm exports to Panama face some sort of duty or tari#. Those tari#s average 15 percent, but they can be as high as 70 percent on meat, 90 percent on grain, and a staggering 260 percent on poul-try. Meanwhile, more than 99 percent of Panama’s farm exports enter the U.S. duty free. So this agreement not only creates new opportunities for America’s farmers and ranchers, but it levels the playing !eld for American exporters.

Korea is the !fth largest market for U.S. agricultural exports. But currently, America’s producers face an average tari# of 54 percent when exporting to Korea. Similar goods from Korea enter the U.S. at an average rate of only 9 percent. Passing this agreement cor-rects that imbalance and provides better access to Korea’s 49 million consumers. The Farm Bureau estimates that once the agreement is fully imple-mented, the U.S. could see $1.9 billion in increased farm exports.

In the congressional rati!cation vote Tennessee’s Senators Alexander and Corker voted for the three bilateral free-trade agreements and had earlier in the session voted for the approval of Trade Adjustment Assistance. Tennessee’s Congressmen Black, Blackburn, Roe, Cooper, DesJarlais, Fincher, and Fleischmann voted yes for the Korea, Panama and Colombia Trade Agreement with Duncan vot-ing yes on Panama only and Cohen voting no on all the agreements. Congressmen Cohen, Cooper and Roe voted yes for the approval of the Trade Adjustment Assistance legislation with all other Tennessee congressmen vot-ing against the proposal.

TDA now accepting water quality grant proposalsThe Tennessee Department of Agriculture is now accepting grant proposals for projects that will help improve water quality and reduce or eliminate nonpoint source pollution. The deadline for submitting grant proposals is December 1. Proposals will be evaluated based on program goals and objectives, performance evaluation criteria and applicable EPA nonpoint source grant guidelines.

“The projects funded by the Nonpoint Source Pollution Program are continually making measurable improvements in water quality across Tennessee by reducing runo# of sedi-ment, nutrients, pathogens and other pollutants,” said state Agriculture Commissioner Julius Johnson. “This is a great opportunity for local govern-

ments and other organizations to work with the department in addressing water quality problems and to improve water stewardship in both urban and rural areas.”

Local governments, regional agencies, public institutions, private nonpro!t organizations and other state agencies are eligible to apply for federal dollars administered by TDA’s Water Resources o$ce. Priority is given to projects that seek to make measur-able improvements to waters known to be impaired by nonpoint source pollution.

Nonpoint source pollution is soil, urban runo#, fertilizers, chemicals and other contaminants that come from many di#erent sources and degrades surface and groundwater

quality. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation assesses water quality and compiles a list of impaired waters. The list can be found online at http://www.tn.gov/environment/wpc/publications/.

Other priorities for funding include water quality related edu-cational programs, projects that implement an approved total maxi-mum daily load in a watershed area and projects that reduce urban runo#.

The FY 2012 request for propos-als can be found online at http://www.TN.gov/agriculture/water/nps.html, or for more information contact Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Nonpoint Source Pollution Program at 615-837-5306 or e-mail at Sam.Marshall@TN.gov.

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Adventure tourism bill aims to create job opportunities in Tennessee’s rural countiesBy Senator Ken Yager, R-Harriman

It is no secret that rural Tennessee is hardest hit by the recession grip-ping the nation. For example, most of the 66 counties with double digit unemployment are rural. The “top ten” counties with the highest unemploy-ment are all rural. Ironically, these very counties are home to some of Tennessee’s most exciting outdoor recreational opportunities.

If more tourism opportunities can be encouraged and promoted in rural areas, particularly in ways that involve local decision making, then we can make a substantial impact on rural poverty in our state by creating tour-ism related jobs. It can also bring a range of other bene!ts to rural areas, such as infrastructural development and spin-o# enterprise opportunities.

Public Chapter 383 (SB1205/HB1278) establishes a mechanism to create jobs in rural Tennessee coun-ties by capitalizing on the growing interest in these outdoor recreational activities, often referred to as “adven-ture tourism.”

The Adventure Tourism and Rural Development Act of 2011 autho-rizes a joint state / local job creation e#ort in rural Tennessee counties. It directs the Department of Economic and Community Development in cooperation with the Department of Environment and Conservation to study and develop a plan to promote and develop adventure tourism and other recreational and economic development in the rural areas of the state. Statutory criteria for this study include best natural areas, existing recreational opportunities, eco-nomic conditions and environmental considerations.

Local governments, in turn, are authorized to create an Adventure Tourism District subject to approval by the Departments of Economic and Community Development and Revenue. If approved, quali!ed busi-ness enterprises may apply to the Department of Revenue for a tax credit for each job created in the district. Local governments by inter-governmental agreement may act jointly. It should be noted that the local government(s) must develop a bona !de adventure tourism district plan and jobs must be tied to tourism to qualify for tax credit consideration.

The act also grants limited liabili-ty immunity to the adventure tourism professional.

Upon approval of the Local Adventure Tourism District, the local government may submit its plan to the Department of Tourism for pro-motional support through the use of the Department’s existing resources. ECD and Environment are also autho-rized to work together to provide “appropriate” assistance to encour-

age development of adventure tourism in regions suitable for such activities and where high unemploy-ment exists.

The Adventure Tourism and Rural Development Act of 2011 creates opportunities of cooperation by and between local governments with thes tate government to promote our beautiful state and create much needed jobs in the rural areas.

Tourism is already an important

feature of the rural economy in the areas which would be most likely to draw adventure tourism. This is where our state and national parks are located. However, much more can be done to develop tourism within such rural areas, as a way of developing economic potential. I look forward to seeing the potential this legislation has to create jobs and opportunities for many rural Tennessee counties.

“The impact of the popular interest in

adventure tourism on the economic development of

rural destination points has the potential to boost

local employment.”

- Sen. Ken Yager

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Read All About It

New dairy teaches students about real lifeDuring these next few months as the weather in our state turns more like conditions you would expect in the northern regions of our country, my thoughts often turn back to the days at the barn when I was growing up on our fam-ily dairy farm in Middle Tennessee. The memories I have of those days cannot be cataloged as “the good old days” as some folks often refer to, but more so could be titled “the cold feet days” when two pairs of socks wasn’t even enough to pre-vent your feet from becoming void of sensation. No, I do not look back on those winter days at the dairy barn as wonderful adventures, but more so opportunities to teach me to appreciate today’s modern conveniences of central heat and plumbing. I did enjoy the farm life, but doing winter farming chores is tough hard work. I saw very little romance then in breaking ice with freezing hands and today the memory still has not changed. I was reminded of those days just recent-ly during a special time on the new farm of MTSU.

On the afternoon of September 15, during the state’s !rst o$cial “cold snap” with azure blue skies overhead, Middle Tennessee State University President Sidney McPhee stood before an electri!ed crowd at the new MTSU dairy facility and said, “Today, we are going to re-brand this

farm with the name MTSU School of Agribusiness and Agriscience Experiential Learning and Research Center.” Not only did he give the new 435-acre farm located only a few miles from the main campus a new name, he also began the ribbon cutting ceremony and open house for the $2.7 million state-of-the-art-dairy. Only 10 months earlier students, school o$cials, alumni, community leaders and farming neighbors gathered to see gold shovels dig in the soil to break the ground for the student operated dairy. The university has operated a dairy for the past 40 years, supply-ing milk to the university and selling the surplus. With the completion of the new facilities, operations were moved from the old dairy some !fteen-plus miles away to the new venture at the beginning of October with no problems.

“I say this with considerable pride: MTSU is the only university in the state of Tennessee where stu-dents milk cows and process the milk for the campus to drink,” MTSU President McPhee said in his address at the November groundbreaking ceremony. “We will realize quick and meanful returns from this investment – through the enhanced opportuni-ties it will o#er our students and the work they will do here.”

MTSU is still one of the few universities in the country that still

operates a student manned process-ing facility that takes its own milk and bottles whole and chocolate milk for campus use. The school uses these facilities to prepare students for employment in the !elds of food processing and food safety. Over the years, the school’s agriscience and agribusiness students who have completed studies in this these !elds have been in great demand by not only dairy processors, but other pro-cessors in the food industry as well.

“This facility is consistent with our mission and vision to provide a supportive learning environment,” McPhee went on to say. “We are providing a student experience that is as personal and unique as our diverse campus population.”

I’m told that many of the stu-dents who begin work at the dairy at 4:00 a.m. have never been asso-ciated with a dairy farm before. However, they will tell you that the experience has taught them a lot in responsibility, management, work ethic, getting along with others, understanding animals and appre-ciating the chance for working for their education. They are getting a chance to experience farm life from the “ground up” that many young people this day and time don’t get the opportunity to do. And yes, it does get cold these January days out there, but just like me, they will develop an appreciation later on for

a warm house.What a concept for a grow-

ing university! A laboratory for students that provides a unique experience in a supportive learn-ing environment that can be found nowhere else. It is literally a hands-on experience in an aca-demic culture where one group of students feeds another. Now that’s what I call real-world learning.

Facts about the new MTSU dairy:

-ing parlor (allowing 16 cows to be milked at once) with rapid exit gates.

features a computer-controlled milking system with individual cow identi!cation and cow activ-ity measurements, along with real time milk weights and milk quality measurements.

an in-line heat exchanger to pre-cool the milk to 58 degrees before the milk enters the 2,000-gallon bulk tank. The bulk tank further cools the milk to 38 degrees and will have a milk monitoring system.

barn system, which enhances cow comfort.

bay feed commodity barn to provide the opportunity to formulate rations for the dairy herd. Plans are to milk 80 cows at !rst.

By Pettus ReadEditor

Cutting the ribbon for the new MTSU dairy – Hundreds of people were on hand for the o!cial ribbon cutting ceremony and open house of the new MTSU dairy located on the university’s MTSU School of Agribusiness and Agriscience Experiential Learning and Research Center.

Checking out the new equipment – The parlor of the dairy features a com-puter-controlled milking system with individual cow identi"cation and cow activity measurements, along with real time milk weights and milk quality measurements. The all-new facility is a state-of-the-art dairy for student instruction.

The Ag Agenda

By Bob StallmanAmerican Farm Bureau President

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Take time for giving thanksThanksgiving has always been a special time for me and my family, whereby we take a day from our hectic lives to give thanks for not only the bounty of food on our table, but for the good fortune and security in which that food was provided.

When I think of Thanksgiving, I can’t help but conjure up Norman Rockwell’s famous painting “Freedom from Want.” If a picture is worth a thou-sand words, Rockwell’s painting tells an inspiring story of a traditional American Thanksgiving celebration: family, secu-rity, joy and America’s great harvest. LET FREEDOM REIGN

Norman Rockwell’s “Freedom from Want” painting was !rst published as part of a series in The Saturday Evening Post in 1943 during the height of World War II. Inspired to paint ‘The Four Freedoms’ series after hearing President Franklin Roosevelt’s speech of the same name, Rockwell invoked a sentiment in all Americans that has remained for nearly 70 years. We cherish our freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from fear and freedom from want.

American farmers take these rights very seriously, especially when it comes to providing food for our nation. Americans spend the least amount of disposable income on food than in any other country. Compared to many other countries where nourishment has

"at lined and food is hard to come by, where farmers are dictated what to grow and whom to sell to - leaving much of their population with empty stomachs - our food security is a reason for all Americans to be thankful. One look at most grocery shelves in the U.S. shows just how blessed Americans are.

AMERICA’S CORNUCOPIAIn some ways, things have changed

little since 1943; we have another war, another recession. Yet, while American farmers still embody that same patriotic and entrepreneurial spirit that their fathers and grandfathers had before them, our industry has changed greatly to keep up with the times.

In the 1940s, a U.S. farmer had the ability to feed only 19 people per year. Today, an American farmer grows enough food to feed 154 people every year. Because of modern technology, farmers are providing safer and more nutritious food for Americans. We are producing a greater variety of food so that no Thanksgiving table is incom-plete, whether you favor traditional turkey or something more exotic.

So, as you sit down with your family to Thanksgiving dinner this year, please join me in giving thanks for the many blessings bestowed upon us. Let us all celebrate our many freedoms, and in particular, our freedom from want.

Pass the cranberry sauce…

More options available for voters to get photo IDsCommissioner Bill Gibbons has announced that the Department of Safety and Homeland Security is making more options available for registered voters to get photo driver licenses or identi!cation cards for vot-ing purposes. Under a new state law, starting in 2012 voters will have to show a state or federal issued photo ID to cast a ballot at the polls in Tennessee.

Commissioner Gibbons announced an agreement with 30 county clerks across the state to issue photo driver licenses at no charge to registered voters who currently have non-photo driver licenses. These coun-ty clerks are existing partners with the Department and currently issue renewal and duplicate driver licenses and identi!cation cards to Tennessee residents. Under the new agreement, the county clerks will waive the $4 service fee they normally charge for providing this service. County clerks have agreed to provide this service, which began October 17 and will con-tinue through March 12, a week after the presidential primary election.

“This greatly increases the number of locations where registered voters may get photos added to their driver licenses at no charge. It is a simple pro-cess, and thanks to our county clerk partners, voters will have more places across the state to obtain photo driver licenses,” Gibbons said.

Gibbons also announced that starting in November, driver service centers will be open on the !rst Saturday of each the month in 15 counties. The centers will be open dur-ing normal business hours, from 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., to make photo driver licenses or IDs for voting purposes only. No other business will be con-ducted in the centers on Saturdays.

The Division of Elections reports there are approximately 126,000 registered voters who have non-photo driver licenses in Tennessee. Drivers age 60 or older may choose to get a non-photo driver license in Tennessee.

Of the 30 counties where clerks have agreed to provide this service, 21 are in counties without state driver service centers.

In total, there will be 83 locations in 61 counties, including county clerk o$ces and driver service centers, where voters can convert non-photo driver licenses to photo licenses at no charge. Voters currently without a driver license may go to any of the 49 driver service centers in 42 counties to obtain photo IDs at no charge.

Driver service centers will be open on Saturdays in the following counties: Davidson, Hamilton, Knox, Shelby, Sullivan, Sumner, Rutherford, Washington, Williamson, Montgomery, Blount, Bradley, Putnam, Greene, and Carter. In Shelby County, this includes the two full-service driver service cen-ters in Memphis, located on Summer Avenue and East Shelby Drive. In Davidson County, this includes the two full-service centers on Centennial Boulevard and Hart Lane.

To minimize the possibility of wait times during Saturday hours, groups or organizations planning to make a group visit to a driver service center should schedule an appointment by calling Linda Cone at 731-225-0924 or Wanda Adams at 615-251-5309.

The following county clerk o$ces are existing partners with the Department of Safety and Homeland Security, currently issuing renewal and replacement driver licenses and identi!cation cards. Under a new agreement, these county clerk o$ces will also issue photo driver licenses at no cost to registered vot-ers who currently hold non-photo driver licenses. Anderson, Benton*, Campbell, Chester*, Claiborne*, Clay*, Cocke*, Davidson, Grundy*, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock*, Hawkins*, Haywood*, Henderson*, Henry, Houston*, Je#erson*, Johnson*, Knox, Lake*, Marshall*, McMinn, Monroe*, Polk*, Scott*, Sequatchie*, Shelby, Unicoi*, Union*. *Counties with no Driver Service Centers.

Ag enhancement deadline nears for livestock projects December 1 is the deadline for eligible farmers to submit reimburse-ment requests for livestock projects approved through the Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program.

“It’s important that farmers who are approved for livestock equipment or feed storage funding !nish their projects and submit a completed reimbursement request as soon as possible,” TAEP administrator Justin Bryant said. “This helps us to process their claim quicker and allows us to better utilize funds for other farm projects.”

The Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program is a cost share initiative administered by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture to help farmers make long-term, strategic investments to increase prof-itability. Funding for TAEP was fully restored this year in Gov. Bill Haslam’s budget, which was supported by the

Tennessee General Assembly. In August, nearly 2,300 livestock

equipment and feed storage projects totaling $8.8 million were approved for funding through the farm cost share program. Eligible livestock projects include the purchase of headgates, squeeze chutes, hay rings and other livestock handling or feed storage equipment.

Complete and accurate reim-bursement requests will be processed on a !rst come, !rst serve basis. Producers should allow up to 10 weeks for processing and the mini-mum reimbursement request is $250 per project.

More than 5,300 farm projects of all types totaling $20 million have been approved this year. For more information about TAEP or reimburse-ment deadlines, visit www.tn.gov/agriculture/enhancement/index.shtml or call 1-800-342-8206.

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UT unveils new state-of-the-art milking operationUniversity of Tennessee o$cials hosted an enthusiastic group of some 125 dairy farmers, Blount County leaders, and representatives from state govern-ment and the agricultural industry on September 30, as the University o$-cially opened its new research dairy.

A number of o$cials, includ-ing new UT Institute of Agriculture Chancellor Larry Arrington, Tennessee Dairy Producers President Tony White and Blount County Mayor Ed Mitchell gleefully cut the ribbon to open the $12.5 million, 529-acre facility, but the bigger story was the huge turnout for the Community Open House. An estimated crowd of more than 1,000 visited the grounds.

The new outdoor lab features state-of-the-art milking operations designed with best management prac-tices and maximum animal comfort in mind. This should be of utmost impor-tance to the 200 or so Holsteins that will soon call the farm home.

Dr. Lannett Edwards, a researcher in the UT Department of Animal Science who plans to utilize the facility, had one word to describe the quality the new farm, “Wow!” Edwards explained the importance of the animal friendly design, which emphasizes cow comfort, and how cow comfort can also contrib-ute to milk quality and the success of an operation. In an address at the ribbon cutting, she also explained the impor-tance of research farms to current and future farmers. “This is where we are going to train our youth and develop our leaders of tomorrow as well as conduct high quality, industry-relevant research,” she said.

Additional features of the new farm include laboratories engineered for a variety of scienti!c studies involving

animal and environmental interactions, including waste management and water quality studies as well as land use and other environmental studies.

Environmental studies? Yes! The University of Tennessee’s new Little River Animal and Environmental Unit is much more than your average dairy. Although it is equipped with state-of-the-art milking operations, the facility is designed to help scientists investi-gate the interactions between animal agriculture and the environment. Dr. Shawn Hawkins of UT’s Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science explained that aspect of the facility’s mission just prior to the rib-bon cutting.

“This facility will contribute to our understanding of how water and nutri-

ents move through the environment,” he said. Before the facility was built, UT AgResearch collected valuable base-line data that will help measure the e#ects of animal agriculture on local natural resources, he said.

Dr. Bobby Simpson, director of UT’s East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center oversees the operations of the new dairy, which is nestled in the idyllic foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. He emphatically agrees about the importance of researching the human-animal-environment interactions. “We couldn’t ask for a better place to research agricultural practices while at the same time dem-onstrating excellent stewardship of natural resources,” he said.

All interested visitors were treated to a tour of the state-of-the-art milking parlor and the other operations of the farm. A few young heifers that already call the farm home were on hand to greet visitors, and additional activities at the open house included guided tours of the farm – on foot or on trac-tor-drawn wagons – and a hay maze and pumpkin painting for youth.

“We thought everyone would enjoy the opportunity to see the place before operations got underway,” explains Simpson.

Once fully operational, the research facility will support a herd of between 200 and 250 milking cows. The new facility replaces the original 188-acre UT dairy that once operated on the banks of the Tennessee River in Knoxville across from the UT Institute of Agriculture campus.

Charlie Young will serve as the on-site manager of the new unit and will oversee its day-to-day operations.

For more information about the facility, visit the website: http://east.tennessee.edu/.

Including the new Little River Animal and Environmental Unit in Walland, UT’s East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center consists of six separate outdoor research facilities in Blount and Knox counties. The center is part of the UT AgResearch system of 10 research and education centers across the state. UT AgResearch is a division of the UT Institute of Agriculture, which provides instruction, research and public ser-vice through UT AgResearch, the UT College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, the UT College of Veterinary Medicine, and UT Extension o$ces in every county in the state.

UT holds ribbon cutting and open house at new Walland unit AgResearch and Education Center - Charlie Young, on-site manager of the new University of Tennessee Little River Animal and Environmental Unit, shows o# the state-of-the-art milking operations.

PHOTO BY P. MCDANIELS, UT INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE.

Truck rules eased to help farmers in drought stricken areas Gov. Bill Haslam recently signed an executive order allowing haulers of hay to carry larger loads in their trucks as long as they observe safety requirements. The order is in response to drought and extreme weathers conditions in Texas and across the Southeast, which has left some farm-ers without access to hay for livestock.

“It’s been a tough year for farmers across the Southeast, and we want to be responsive to their needs,” Haslam said. “This order will ensure that much needed hay can be shipped safely and without delay through Tennessee and along our major interstate corridors.”

Gov. Haslam’s executive order increases the gross vehicle weight to 95,000 pounds, not to exceed 20,000 pounds per axle load, for semi truck/trailers. The order also increases the height of trailer loads to 13 feet, 6 inches and the width to a maximum of 14 feet during daylight hours.

The increase in width allows

haulers to transport standard six- to seven-foot round hay bales side by side, increasing the capacity being hauled per truck without a permit. The executive order is in e#ect for 60 days.

“The governor’s order will help farmers in our own state who may need hay, and it will ensure that market supply and demand is met,” Johnson said. “Tennessee farmers have seen their share of weather related problems this year, and I applaud the governor for recognizing that farming is a tough but important business in our state and across the region.”

Tennessee is a major producer of hay, ranking 5th in the nation. The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service forecast that Tennessee farm-ers will produce 1.9 million acres of hay this year, excluding alfalfa, for a total of 4.3 million tons.

For more information on Tennessee’s expected crop harvest, visit www.nass.usda.gov/tn.

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Tennessee Wildlife Federation provides venison to the hungryHunger relief agencies statewide are seeing record numbers of individuals and families seeking food assistance, and the demand is stretching limited resources. The Tennessee Wildlife Federation is helping to meet this need with a renewable resource in plentiful supply - venison, donated by hunters.

When the deer season ends next January, TWF’s Hunters for the Hungry program expects to have provided more than three million meals to hun-gry families across the state through donated venison.

“This program is one of the most unique and cost-e#ective ways to feed hungry people with a healthy, renewable resource,” says Matt Simcox, TWF’s Hunters for the Hungry coordinator. “Funding is the challenge. We can provide a meal for an average of 25 cents, and we want the public to know that everyone can support the program through donations that fund processing or by harvesting an extra deer or two and dropping it o# at a participating butcher.” The fastest way to donate is through the TWF’s website at www.tnwf.org.

The 2010-11 season donations

shattered the all-time record by almost 10 percent, bringing in nearly 56 tons of professionally processed, donated venison that provided more than 445,000 meals to hungry Tennesseans.

Based upon available funding per county, processors are allotted a quota for the number of deer that HFTH will subsidize. Beyond these quotas, any whole deer processed is paid for by the hunter at the same discounted rate, typically $40. All processors are certi!ed by the state department of agriculture.

The other way to donate venison is through the “pound or pack” meth-od, where a hunter donates a portion of his or her own prepared venison when picking it up from the processor. TWF has placed chest freezers at vari-ous collection and distribution points to aid in storage space.

With approximately 750,000 hunt-ers statewide, full participation could be a game-changer for the program. Participating processors are reim-bursed by the number of donated deer, and based on available funding. At the reimbursement rate of $40, that’s more than 18,000 deer that could be donated for free by hunters across the state.

Agriculture commissioner previews veterinary technology program – Julius Johnson (second from left), Tennessee commissioner of agriculture, toured the new UT Martin Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources Veterinary Suite during a recent visit to campus. The suite, located in the Agriculture and Natural Resources headquarters building, will support teaching activities in the university’s new Veterinary Technology Program. Current plans are to o!cially begin the veterinary technology option in January. Visiting with the com-missioner from left: Dr. Joey Mehlhorn, chairholder; Gil Parker, chair of excellence in agriculture, geosciences and natural resources; Dr. Tim Burcham, interim department chair; and Dr. Jason Roberts, assistant professor of animal science and veterinary technology coordinator. Johnson was the keynote speaker earlier in the day at the Tennessee Soybean Festival Farmers’ Breakfast.

TDA employees named to new postsTennessee Agriculture Commissioner Julius Johnson has named two veteran state employees to new industry devel-opment and special projects positions.

Ed Harlan, a former Maury County mayor and nine-year TDA employee, has been named director of agriculture and forestry development, and Boyd Barker, a 16-year employee from Cannon County, has been named director of special projects.

“Both Ed and Boyd are excep-tional individuals who have been instrumental in their respective posi-tions within the department and have contributed greatly to advancing agriculture in this state,” Johnson said. “In their new positions, I know they will contribute even more as we seek to be proactive in building our rural economy and addressing issues that a#ect the industry.”

Harlan has been serving as agri-business development coordinator for the department since 2002. In his new position, he will also focus on forest industry development and provide sta# support for the newly formed Tennessee Agriculture and Forestry Economic Development Task Force. The recently announced task force is an interagency group charged with helping to set pri-orities and develop strategies for rural

economic development in the state. Prior to working for TDA, Harlan

farmed full time until being elected Maury County mayor in 1994 and serving two terms. He is also the for-mer president of the Maury County Farm Bureau and has a degree in agriculture from Columbia State Community College.

As director of special projects, Barker will help develop policy and troubleshoot problems related to water management, labor, taxes and other state and federal issues a#ecting agri-culture and forestry.

Barker joined TDA in 1995 as director of plant industries, supervis-ing pesticide regulation, plant health certi!cation and disease monitor-ing programs. More recently he has overseen the successful implemen-tation of the Tennessee Boll Weevil Eradication Program, which has contributed to resurgence in cotton production and a reduction in pesti-cide use in the state. He will continue to serve as program administrator in addition to his new duties.

Barker graduated from MTSU with a bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness. He is a lifelong resident of Readyville, Tenn. where his family operates a livestock and row crop farm.

Harlan Barker

State invests in farm innovation,

Tennessee Department of Agriculture Commissioner Julius Johnson today announced Producer Diversi!cation cost share awards totaling nearly $900,000. The funds will help 173 Tennessee farmers invest in new or expanding areas of agriculture.

The Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program was established in 2005 and supported by the General Assembly to increase farm income by helping farmers invest in better farming practices and by encouraging diversi!-cation and innovation.

“More than ever, it is important for farmers to look at ways to diversify their operations to ensure pro!tability,” Johnson said. “These business invest-ments and opportunities will not only help farmers keep their operations pro!table but they will help strength-en our rural economy in communities across the state.”

In its seventh year, the Producer Diversi!cation cost share opportunity is helping farmers expand or improve their operations through production of varied agricultural products. Diversi!ed agricultural products include agritour-ism, aquaculture, fruits and vegetables, honey bees, horticulture, organics, value-added products, viticulture and others as approved by TDA.

“This program is making a real dif-ference for producers who want to be farming in the future, and have contin-ued success. We’re proud to be able to help them achieve their goals and to help support local communities that

depend on agriculture,” Johnson said. The Tennessee Agricultural

Enhancement Program also includes cost share funding aimed at cattle improvement, hay and feed storage and animal health improvement. Through the Producer Diversi!cation cost share opportunity, Tennessee farmers can apply for reimbursement of 35-50 percent, up to $15,000 in some instances, for eligible cost share activities.

The dollars are meant to help farmers who want to install farm infrastructure, purchase specialty equipment and market their diversi-!ed farm products. Applications are then reviewed for eligibility, ranked and approved on a competitive basis, based on project plans and the poten-tial to increase farm income.

The 173 projects funded this year represent a wide range of new and emerging agricultural investments. Funding by project category for this year breaks down as follows: agritour-ism – 32, fruits and vegetables – 45, honey bees – 45, horticulture – 23, organics – 10, value-added products – 8, viticulture – 10.

Farmers interested in submitting a proposal for funding will have a chance to apply again next year. For more information on TAEP, visit www.TN.gov/agriculture/enhancement/. For more information about speci!c projects in your area, contact Jon Frady at 615-837-5344 or Producer.Diversi!cation@TN.gov.

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2011 state Beef and Sheep Expo photography winners

Junior Division - Haley Brazel - Westmoreland - 6th gradeTitle of photo: The in$uence. I took this photo of my dad and our bull because Daddy is always a positive in$uence on me. He always tries to make sure I have the best of things so I will succeed. This picture means the world to me.

Junior High Division - Kristen Brown - Cookeville - 7th gradeTitle of photo: New Life. I took this picture because I love to go out and check on the cows, especially during calving season. It gives me an opportunity to see what potential show calves I will have for the upcoming year.

Senior Division - Nicholus Bussell - Carthage - 10th gradeTitle of photo: True Devotion. This is my sister Samantha with her heifer Emmie. I caught her talking to her and she was telling her about the show the next day. I thought it was funny and sweet that she was giving the heifer a pep talk.

Senior Divison - Rachael Wolters - Culleoka - 10th gradeTitle of photo: Playing in the snow. Snow? These lambs did not know what to think of the cold white stu# covering the ground when they woke up.

Junior Division - Haley Brazel - Westmoreland - 6th gradeTitle of photo: Play Time. I took this picture because I like to watch my lamb and my puppy play together. The way they chase each other is so funny. They are the best of friends and that reminds me of all my friends.

Junior High Division - Cassie McConkey - Loudon - 8th gradeTitle of photo: Breaking Dawn. I took this picture because the sun rays made the view gorgeous on a century farm in New England. This picture will always remind me of the great trip I went on.

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Getting to see agriculture through a child’s eyes is always a fun day in my book, and one I got to observe recently was at the Ring Farm in Maury County. The Rings farm full-time on 100 acres of their own land and another 750 acres rented land where they grow corn, soybeans and wheat. But during the fall season, the Rings open their hearts and farm to kids of all ages who come for a “real-life” look at a farm…and have a little fun while they’re at it!

When the Rings began their edu-cational part of the farm seven years ago, they decided they didn’t want to use anything the kids would be used to seeing, so you won’t see any swing sets or playground equipment on the farm. But tractor tire stacks, farm equipment to climb on, huge slides made from corrugated pipe, a pebble/gravel playground with shakers, tunnels and shovels abound throughout!

The day I arrived, about 100 kindergarteners from around Maury County had !nished with their edu-

cational part of the trip and were climbing on the farm equipment and tires set up for their enjoyment. They were playing in the big pebble play-ground, and generally having a blast, so I joined up with a group of 3rd – 8th graders who had traveled down from Benton Hall Academy, a school in Franklin that has been around since 1977 with a focus on individu-alized education for all students to work toward their potential.

We all loaded up for the “hay-ride”, which is actually a re-purposed cotton wagon so those with allergies can still enjoy the ride without the repercussions, to the pumpkin patch where each child picked out their own pumpkin to bring home.

As we traveled back to the pumpkin patch, we passed !elds of soybeans and corn and a pasture with cows grazing and calves frolicking; hearing the oohs and ahhs of the kids as they exclaimed over each new sighting was quite a treat for me! The children had questions, as they inevi-tably do, about what they saw and

why, which either the teachers from their school or Johnny Ring (or in one instance me!) answered to clear up any misunderstanding or confu-sion they had. They learned where soybeans go after they are harvested, what types of products are made from them and what a real soybean plant looked like in a !eld instead of a book.

Upon returning from the pump-kin patch, we transitioned to the “classroom”, a wonderful open-air barn with benches for all the kids and teachers to sit on while Mrs. Thelma Ring taught an entertaining and fun-!lled lesson on cows, cotton and corn! The kids all learned the di#er-ence between a milk cow and a meat cow, where their milk comes from and got to “milk” a wooden cow set up for that purpose! The joy on their faces and laughter that !lled the air as they milked their cows was conta-gious , and I found myself laughing along with them as they saw stu# squirting out into the bucket pro-vided! There was a “milk-o#” to see

which team could get the most milk out of their cow, and the bragging rights of that were sure to follow back to the classroom in the days to follow their !eld-trip.

Mrs. Thelma brought in a corn stalk next and shared with them the di#erent parts of the corn stalk, how it was pollinated and some cool facts about the corn cob itself. Having interaction with the kids at all points during the lesson, asking them questions about what they saw and reviewing what they learned, Mrs. Thelma had kids eager to learn the next piece of information!

The Rings grow some cotton…but not for production purposes. When they realized that 98 percent of the people who were coming out to the farm had never seen cotton before, they made a cotton maze for kids to go through to see what cotton is, pick some and perhaps for the !rst time make the connection between what is grown in the !elds and the clothes they wear. It was so fun to

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MemorialsTommye Adams Dan Apple Joe G. Baker Bob Basse Robert E. Beets, Sr. Dorothy Biddle Harvie Kenneth Bilbrey Smitty Bradley Kyle Broyles Norine Bryant David Ray Burkett Reed Butler Emma Dean Carver William Patrick Cockrell Anna Cook Clay Cook Dorothy J. Corder Mildred Craig Marvin Craig Thelma King Fields Cunningham Harold Daniels Irma Jean Davenport Jimmy M Davis Parke Davis John P. Davis, Jr. Polk Davis, Jr. Tommie Delozier Evelyn Donoho Helen Dorn Milton Dowdy Roger Dowdy Lucas Flowers

Linville Freeman Paul Freeman H.B. Garrison William Warren Gill William Hall Richard N. Dick Hall Jerry Haston Linda Hight David Hobby Joe Houston Hannah Chilton Jaynes James B. Jernigan Sara Jobe Max Johnson Tom Karcher Draper Keisling George E. Kemmer William F. Ketron Addie Kimmery Charles Lambert Thelma Langford Carl Lawrence Bruce and Mae Lawson Robert E. Lee, Sr. Professor Ed Lidvall Diane Lovin Mary Hill Lunda Howard Martin Dottie McCaslin Dorothy Renner McCoy Eugene McKinney Gov. Ned Ray McWherter Kenneth K. Mitchell Ruth S. Neely

Gail Gallaher Odle Celia Lancaster Oldham Thelma Peddy Betty Peery A.W. (Russ) and Leva Pile Melanie Porter Mitchell Powell Joseph T Powell William “Bill” Conrad Powers Larsen Grace Purvis James Putman Marie Raper Cora Willis Roper T. Harold Rose Arthur Rose Regina Rowlett Parker Sain John Sharp Joe Shelton Lloyd H. Shrader John Sims John Robert Skillington Woodrow Smalling Nathan Smith Joe L. Smith Ed Smith Bill Solomon James L. “Bob” Stan!ll Gene Stewart Charlie Pete Styles Tom Summers Dick Swa#ord Leslie B. Tarver Inez Taylor

Frances W. Thomas Mrs. Mariel Thompson Johnny Toombs Wade Towry Ruth Turner James Upchurch Thomas P. Varner Frank Je#erson Waller Glenn O. Whaley Bill Wheeler Bill Wiggand Thomas Joseph Williams, Jr. Eugene Wilson Dewey B. Wilson Charles Yeargin Florence Mullins York

HonoreesC. Elliott Kane Harold and Polly Wagner Julius Johnson Jane Boyd Don and Edwina McCaslin Gerald and Linda Davis 50th Wedding

Anniversary Russell Watson 44 yrs FFA Advisor

with Warren County School System Tommy Jack Jerrolds W. Lacy Upchurch Don W. ChildressCathy Scott Margaret Gray Sledge

The SeedlingMany gifts to the Tennessee Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom are made in memory of those who have passed, or to honor living persons who have had a lasting e#ect on agriculture and education in Tennessee. In this reporting period, March 1, 2011 - August 31, 2011, gifts have been received on behalf of these people:

Operating Statement September 1, 2010 - August 31, 2011

Operating Revenues Operating Contributions $104,317 Golf Tournaments 32,752 Ag Tag Grant & TN Dept. Ag. 155,000 Cookbooks 17,204 Tennessee Country Book 15,893 Total Operating Revenue $325,166Operating Expenses Farm Tours/Tour Grants $22,366 Resources Developed/Purchased 91,931 Postage 13,080 Teacher Consultants 6,497 Training/Travel 18,845 Cookbooks 6,926 Outdoor Classroom Grants 9,482 Community Garden Grants 93,000 Miscellaneous (Admin., Audit, Dep., Nat. Conf) 34,151 Golf Tournaments 17,758 Willis Memorial Scholarship 2,000 Total $316,036 Revenue over Expenses $9,130 Transferred to Endowments $0 Unaudited

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Donors by County March 1, 2011 - August 31, 2011

Bedford County Mid-South Livestock Center, LLC

Benton CountyMr. and Mrs. Wayne LowePhil and Charlotte Rushton

Bledsoe CountyKaren Louise Larrimore Bledsoe County Farm Bureau

Blount CountyBeverly Gri$th Blount County F.B. Women Blount County Farm Bureau Blount County F.B. Board of Directors

Bradley CountyMr. Wm. Robert McCoy, II Bradley County F.B. Board of Directors

Cannon CountyMark and Cindy Barker Ray and Henrietta Barker David and Joan George Thresia Horn Pamela Hoskins Glenn and Lou Nave Teddy and Brenda Rains Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Reed Bob and Wanda Walls Joe and Shirley Young Cannon County Farm BureauCannon County TDOTCannon County Soil Conservation

District Ron Poston Insurance Services of

Cannon County

Carter CountyCarter County Farm Bureau

Claiborne CountyMr. and Mrs. Larry Keck

Clay CountyMr. and Mrs. Je#rey Clements Mr. and Mrs. Reyes Rich Clay County Farm Bureau

Cocke CountyMr. and Mrs. Earl Jarnigan Cocke County F.B. Board of Directors

Co!ee CountyMr. and Mrs. Dwight Bryan Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. McBride and

Family Tim B. and Anna Nichols Jackie C. and David Preston Andrew J. and Valerie Teal Jamie and Ashley WeaverMr. and Mrs. Ray E. Weaver Brent, Linda, Amy, Ethan Willis Mr. and Mrs. Bob Willis Willis Farms, Inc. Co#ee County Farm Bureau Co#ee County F.B. Women

Crockett County Mr. and Mrs. Ross ViaCrockett County Farm Bureau

Cumberland CountyMr. and Mrs. Gordon AtchleyViva BoslandMr. and Mrs. Robert H. Breeding, Sr.

Frank and Deborah Burks Mr. and Mrs. Charles DaughertyTracy D. or Melanie Graham Mr. and Mrs. Joel Green Marlin and Imogene Haston Mr. and Mrs. Dean Headrick Sidney M. Hill Ivy O. and Beki S. Hillis Mr. and Mrs. Joe M. Looney Gwendolyn and Daniel Macleod Ann and Pepe Perron Mr. and Mrs. Brice Pursell Mr. and Mrs. Roger Thackston Mr. and Mrs. Willard L. Upchurch Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wheeler and Family Mr. C. Floyd Wilson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Hassell Ray York Cumberland County Farm Bureau Cumberland County F.B. Women Highland Federal Savings and Loan

Assn. of Cumberland CountyFirst National Bank of Tennessee of

Cumberland County

Davidson County Kyle and Kim Holmberg Robert and Nancy Morton Davidson County Farm Bureau

Dyer CountyMr. and Mrs. Malcolm Burch!el Matt Fennell Mr. and Mrs. William May Kerrie McGuire John Schultz Chris Stewart Dyer County Young Farmers and

Ranchers

Fayette CountyHarris A. and Dinah Armour Willie and Lucinda German Garner and Deborah Sue Houston Evelyn German McClanahan Mr. and Mrs. James M. Mitchell Carolyn Powers Billy and Becky Wilson, Jr. Fayette County F.B. Women Fayette County Young Farmers &

Ranchers

Fentress CountyFentress County Farm Bureau Fentress County F.B. Women’s Org.

Franklin CountyMr. and Mrs. Jay Ballard Dempsey J. and Janice L. Brock Blake and Cindy Stewart

Gibson CountyMr. and Mrs. Gerald Davis Joe and Ruth Ethridge Shirley Hickman Dr. and Mrs. Clyde and Jane Ann Lane Jason and Amy Luckey Mr. and Mrs. Rege Luckey

Giles County Jesse and Stephanie BusbyBrian Flowers Stephen and Connie MoatesTrevan and Kristal Rose

Grainger CountyMr. and Mrs. David Mitchell Brad and Tanna NicelyGrainger County Farm Bureau

Greene County

Greene County Farm BureauJohn and Donna Cooter Mark and Cindy Klepper Jimmy and Lydia McAlister

Hamblen CountyHamblen County Farm Bureau Eugene and Carla Cullip Mrs. Frank and Bonnie Oakberg Dena Roach

Hardeman CountyMr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson and Family

Hardin CountyMr. and Mrs. Shawn Duren Hardin County F.B. Board of Directors

and O$ce Sta#

Hawkins CountyDaniel and Amanda Alvis D.A. McCauley Tyler and Jennifer Overbay Brett and Casey Sivert Hawkins County Farm Bureau Hawkins County F.B. Women

Haywood CountyRonald and Mary Woods

Henry CountyGrant and Crystal Norwood Larry and Jane Wade Henry County Farm BureauInman Middle School Team D 7th

Grade Teachers

Hickman CountyMr. and Mrs. G.E. Hunt Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Danny Rochelle

Houston CountyHouston County F.B. Women Mr. and Mrs. James O. Fussell Polly Fussell Miller

Humphreys CountyMr. and Mrs. Eric Mayberry

Jackson CountyMr. and Mrs. Kelly Cassetty Mr. and Mrs. Herman Pippin

Je!erson CountyMr. and Mrs. George Cline David Haston Mr. and Mrs. Nick Larrance Je#erson County Farm Bureau

Knox County Mr. and Mrs. Hulet ChaneyMr. and Mrs. Lloyd DownenDr. and Mrs. D.M. GossettMr. and Mrs. Steve Hamblen Kevin HensleyDoris P. OldhamCory and Kerri Thompson Knox County Farm Bureau

Lawrence CountyChris and Teresa Fleming

Lincoln CountyJim and Elaine Arnold Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Coble Leanna McAlister Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Ogle Glen Oldham Lincoln County Farm Bureau

Macon CountyJackie W. and Rachel Russell

Madison CountyMadison County Farm Bureau

Marshall CountyShawn and Amy Chapman Michael and RoseMary Heaton Je#, Teresa and Chad RagsdaleMarshall County Farm Bureau

Maury CountyMaury County Young Farmers and

RanchersGerald and Faye Adkison Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Ailshie Tommy and Becky BaileyDr. and Mrs. Jerry L. and Charlotte

Battles Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Beets Neal and Mary Lee BlairMr. and Mrs. Robert Harris, Jr.Waymon HickmanRob Holland Mr. and Mrs. Julius JohnsonAnthony and Michele Kimbrough Mr. and Mrs. W.M. LockeJim, Judy, Jimbo Mathis Mr. and Mrs Stefan MaupinMr. and Mrs. Murray MilesMr. and Mrs. Joe Pearson Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie RobertsRhedona Rose William L. and June SandersMr. and Mrs. Dan WheelerLarry and Ann York

McNairy CountyHilda AsheLawrence and Joyce Monroe

Meigs CountyMeigs County Farm Bureau

Monroe CountyMonroe County Farm Bureau Bart and Sherry Lay

Montgomery CountyBarbara U. Davis Ruth Rawlings Montgomery County Farm Bureau Montgomery County F.B. Women

Obion CountyMr. and Mrs. Sam Baker

Overton CountyMr. and Mrs. Willard Brown Charles and Sharon Curtis Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Key Mr. and Mrs. Brian (Samantha)

McLerran Joseph and Becky SmithOverton County F.B. and Board of

Directors

Putnam CountyMr. and Mrs. Phillip BakerJane Boyd Jerald Bryant, DDSMr. and Mrs. A. C. Clark Carrie DeeringNate and Amanda Houser Barry and Emily SneedJim and Beverly Vaden Putnam County F.B. Women

Rhea CountyJonathan Hall Rhea County Farm Bureau

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Roane CountyCharles Paul HaltomTravis and Whitney TilleyRoane County Farm Bureau

Robertson CountyMr. and Mrs. Chris Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Sam BryantRebekah Lemley Robertson County Young Farmers &

Ranchers

Rutherford CountyJay Carter Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Chastine Paul and Rachel Davis Kevin and Phyllis Ferguson Ms. Evelyn Lee and Kevin Colin Miller Ben and Iris NealePettus Read Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Rose Brandon and Katherine Whitt Rutherford Farmers Co-op Employees

and DirectorsRutherford County Farm Bureau

Scott CountyScott County Farm Bureau

Sequatchie CountyMr. and Mrs. Samuel JohnsonJason and Sarah LandSevier CountySevier County Farm Bureau

Shelby CountySandy and Gaye Abrams William L. and Betty Axton John H. Dicken, Jr.Jack Morris Auto Glass

Smith CountySmith County Farm Bureau O$ce Sta#

and Directors

Sullivan CountyDon and Emily Crumley Mr. and Mrs. Robert Earhart Sullivan County F.B. DirectorsSullivan County F.B. Women

Sumner CountySumner County Farm Bureau

Tipton CountyTipton County F.B. Women

Trousdale CountyLinda and Wayne Gregory Sandra Woodmore

Warren County McGinness Livestock of Warren

CountyWarren County FFA

Washington CountyMr. and Mrs. Je# AikenBilly Heath

Weakley CountyMr. and Mrs. Phillip M. Carr Mr. and Mrs. John Chester Mr. and Mrs. Todd (Jennifer) Hampton Terry and Roxana Smyth Mr. and Mrs. Steve Tuck John T. (Jay) YearginWeakley County Farm Bureau

White CountySteve and Denise Flatt Dave and Margie Hunter Luke and Amanda Teeple

Wilson CountyKeith and Julie Harrison Dan Smith

OtherTennessee Poultry Association Farm Bureau Insurance of Tennessee

First Farmers and Merchants Bank Burley Stabilization Corporation Crab Orchard Christian Church TRH Health Plans Tennessee Pork Producers Association Tennessee Farmers Cooperative Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation Tennessee Young Farmers and

Ranchers Auction Staplcotn Cooperative Association Tennessee Farm Bureau Women’s

Auction American Dairy Association of

Tennessee Tennessee Beef Industry Council Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity (UT

Martin) Enterprise Rent-A-Car Member Bene!ts AT&T Tennessee Electric Cooperative

Association Region III Agents The Sum Total of Advertising, Inc. Buford and Associates Beverly R. Lamb

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watch the faces of each child as they ran through the maze and picked sacks full of the "u#y white bolls of cotton!

“I think it is really important to kids on the farm to actually see what’s happening,” Johnny Ring says. “If you teach them something about agriculture while they are having fun, it sticks with them.”

The next educational part of the day for Benton Hall was to go through the corn maze, which is always of historical nature for the Rings. This year the theme was Civil War battles, to celebrate the 150th year of the Civil War. Mrs. Thelma picked 31 battle sites within the state for kids to !nd within the maze and upon reaching each “battle-site” there is a piece of information on the battle, who fought in it, who won, etc., for everyone to learn a little bit more about that important part of Tennessee’s history.

“It’s important that children know where their food comes from,” says Thelma Ring. “If you give them

fun learning tools, they learn without really realizing it, and if they learn something they didn’t know before about farming, I am doing what we set out to do.”

Education of young people about agriculture is vital in this day and age of video games, internet and no day-to-day interaction with farm life. The Agriculture in the Classroom program provides teachers with curriculum that is aligned with state standards to teach agriculture to any grade level and provides children with hands-on learning about where their food, !ber and fuel comes from…all-in-all a pretty great deal for all of us! All of the children at Benton Hall Academy would probably echo my sentiment when I say I can’t wait till my next visit to a farm!

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2011 TFBF Resolutions Committee meeting setTwenty-seven county Farm Bureau leaders, named by the Tennessee Farm Bureau Board of Directors, will be serving on the 2011 TFBF Resolutions Committee.

These county leaders will review the resolutions submitted and the policy development questionnaires completed by each county Farm Bureau before making any suggested TFBF policy changes. The objective of the Resolutions Committee is to devel-op a 2012 TFBF Policy that represents the majority thinking of Farm Bureau members. The policy developed by the Resolutions Committee will be presented to the o$cial voting del-egates at the business session of the TFBF Annual Convention in December. Delegates will adopt, amend, or reject each individual resolution.

The resolutions adopted by the voting delegates will become the o$cial policy of the Tennessee Farm Bureau for the coming year. Policy dealing with national or international matters will also become Tennessee’s recommendations to the American Farm Bureau Resolutions Committee.

The Resolutions Committee will hold its !rst 2011 meeting on November 10 and 11 at the TFBF head-quarters building in Columbia.

Danny Rochelle, TFBF Vice President, of Nunnelly, will serve as the chairman of the committee. Rhedona Rose, TFBF Executive Vice President, serves as the non-voting secretary.

Two county Farm Bureau Presidents and one Commodity Advisory Committee Member from each of the !ve districts, three repre-sentatives of the County Farm Bureau Women’s Chairmen, and one member of the Farm Bureau Women’s State Committee will serve on the commit-tee. The immediate past chairman of the Young Farmers and Ranchers, the

State Young Farmer Winner and the State Young Farmer Runner-up for the year are all also members of the committee. Rounding out the com-mittee are !ve members (including Danny Rochelle, chairman) of the TFBF Board.

Committee members are: Danny Rochelle - Chairman, Hickman County; District I: Don Robertson-Hardin County, Gary Hall-Weakley County, Ken Wardlow-McNairy County; District II: Fred Baker-Hickman County, Hank Batts-Cheatham County, Daryl Brown-Maury County; District III: Chris Anderson-Co#ee County, Charlie Barker-Sequatchie County, Tim McClary-Polk County; District IV: Mike Scudder-Smith County, Mark Barker-Cannon County, Mel Maxwell-Putnam County; District V: Lawrence Fultz-Claiborne County, Dennis Hearon-Blount County, Steve King-Sullivan County; Farm Bureau Women’s Chairmen: Page Jackson-Madison County, Barbara Corlew-Dickson County, Barbara Southerland-Greene County; Board of Directors: Willard Brown-Overton County, Robert Earhart-Sullivan County, David Mitchell-Grainger County, Catherine Via-Crockett County; Farm Bureau Women’s State Committee: Lou Nave-Cannon County; State Young Farmer Winner: Ben Moore-Weakley County; State Young Farmer Runner-up: Mark Klepper-Greene County; Past YF&R Chairman: John Chester-Weakley County; and Secretary: Rhedona Rose.

Other sta# who will be assisting are: Stefan Maupin, Associate Director of Public A#airs, John Woolfolk, Associate Director of Commodity Activities and Christina Kennedy, Public A#airs Associate.

By Christina Kennedy Public Affairs Associate

UT Test Station hosts open houseThe Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center (MTREC) will host the UT Bull Test Station Open House on Thursday, December 8. Attendees can observe all 190 bulls that will be participating in both the Senior and Junior performance tests. There is no cost to attend and lunch will be provided.

The open house will begin at 9:30 a.m. and include an educational program featuring presentations from university and industry experts. Topics discussed at the program will include the use of DNA technology in accu-rately identifying superior seed stock, new technologies in improving repro-ductive e$ciency, properly matching sire genetics with cow herds and measuring genetic trends and prog-ress realized at the station. There will

also be a live demonstration on freeze branding beef cattle for identi!cation.

Following the program and dem-onstration, attendees can view all the bulls on test. The 84-day test monitors weight gain performance, as well as frame size and reproductive sound-ness. Bulls who meet quali!cations in average daily gain and yearling weight will be sold in a public auction at MTREC. The Senior Bull Test Sale is scheduled for January 19, 2012. The Junior Bull Test Sale will take place on March 8, 2012.

The open house will conclude with an industry-sponsored lunch pro-vided by various agribusinesses.

For more information, including directions to MTREC, visit http:// middletennessee.tennessee.edu or call 931-486-2129.

Tennessee’s Agri-EventsWorkshops to help beef producersA growing number of consumers are interested in a direct connection with the farmer who produces their food. This includes meat. In November and December the University of Tennessee Center for Pro!table Agriculture is conducting a set of workshops for cattle producers who are considering marketing live animals to consumers for custom harvesting and as well as those considering !nishing cattle to be processed for retail meat sales.

The workshop are being held at various locations and dates across the state: November 1 – Stewart County; November 7 – Humphreys County; November 8 – Hickman County; November 28 – Perry County; November 29 – Giles County; and December 13 – Loudon County.

Each workshop has a registration deadline approximately one week before the date of the course. All meet-ings are from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. There is

no cost to attend a workshop, and din-ner is included as part of the program. Pre-registration is required.

Attendees will learn about several topics relevant to regulations and mar-keting, including: background of food/meat regulations, marketing live ani-mals for custom slaughter, marketing beef cuts directly to consumers, target marketing to consumers and evaluat-ing enterprise costs.

More complete registration information is available by calling the UT Extension o$ce in the county hosting each event. A directory of UT Extension o$ces can be found online at https://utextension.tennessee.edu/Pages/o$ces.aspx. You may also call the Center for Pro!table Agriculture, 931-486-2777, or visit the website http://cpa.utk.edu/. Just click on the right-hand link to the Cattle/Beef/Direct Marketing workshops sched-uled for November and December.

Marketing workshop for farmersMaking direct marketing a pro!t-able venture is a challenge, so the University of Tennessee Extension Center for Pro!table Agriculture is o#ering an educational program to help farmers supply consumers’ grow-ing demand for fresh and local foods.

“Direct Marketing Sense is a two-day educational workshop designed to help farmers get started in direct marketing or help them improve their existing enterprises,” says Megan Bruch, marketing specialist with the Center. “Topics covered in the work-shop include business planning, marketing fundamentals, risk man-agement, regulatory considerations, developing e#ective marketing materials, marketing on the Web and more.”

Direct Marketing Sense will be launched in three locations in November, December and January.

Pre-registration is required. The program, which will o#er the same curriculum in each location, will be held in Cookeville on November 16 and 17 with an early registration deadline of November 7; in Jackson on December 7 and 8 with an early regis-tration deadline of November 28; and in Manchester on January 10 and 11, 2012, with an early registration dead-line of January 3, 2012. Workshops begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. local time each day.

Early registration is $40 per per-son. Late registration is $50 per person. The registration fee includes workshop materials, sessions and lunch each day. A registration form and addi-tional information are available on the Center’s website at http://cpa.utk.edu. Contact the Center with questions by calling 931-486-2777 or e-mailing mlbruch@utk.edu.

Over 125 people gathered at Camp Woodlee over Labor Day weekend to celebrate 60 years of consecutive camping. The youngest camper was Jude Strasser (3), and the oldest was Woodrow Luttrell (94). Also pictured is Dee Prince, who was on the original selection committee that chose the current site for Camp Woodlee, and Murray Miles, long-time supporter of Camp Woodlee. Information about Camp Woodlee can be found at www.tnfarmbureau.org/campwoodlee

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Beef Cattle OutlookBy Emmit L. Rawls

UT Professor Agricultural Economics

Anything but a typical fall One of my early mentors, Lemmy Wilson, once told me that in the cattle market “October comes every year.” By that he meant that frost is approach-ing. Grass will lose quality. The runs of mostly unweaned calves will come to weekly auctions in large numbers, and feeder prices decline. As we have found out a few times in the past, weather, namely rain or lack thereof, can change that to some extent.

Cattle prices this year through September have averaged 20 percent higher than a year ago. For fed cattle, prices actually increased about $3 per hundred in September and reached $122 in early October. Feeder cattle had only a minimal decline in September and have actually increased in October, boosted by higher fed cattle and lower corn prices. Dry pastures in the Southern Plains and many parts of the Southeast caused producers to move calves to market early, leaving smaller numbers to come to market this fall. Cull cow prices have dropped about $15 per hundred since they peaked in May. A 20 percent decline from the spring high to the fall low is normal. Pro!t conditions in the cow calf busi-ness this year would have suggested a lower rate of culling, but the massive liquidation in the Southern Plains due to drought changed the expected management strategy. The large runs of cows continue with some moving to grass further north, while others go to hamburger.

While you have probably read it here and other places, the continuing reduction in the cow herd will lead to smaller beef supplies and higher pric-es. If one has intentions of leaving the cow calf business, prices are expected to be much stronger in the spring when grass becomes available. For those who still have spring calves, our research using historical market prices

and feed costs indicate that it has been pro!table to wean the calves, feed them at least 60 days and market in January or February, longer depending on feed cost at the time. If choosing this strategy, then use a marketing agency that can market these cattle to capture the added value. Is there risk to that strategy? There is always risk in the cattle business.

The big increase in placements on feed due to drought will cause some atypical increase in beef production in the December-February period, which will take a few dollars o# of fed cattle prices. The !nal crop report which comes out around January 10 could show a smaller corn crop than now expected and boost corn prices. That has happened a couple of times in the last 5 years and was painful, especially to stocker operators. For the small and large producers, Livestock Risk Protection insurance is available from several crop insurance agents, and can protect from such a decline in prices. Bear in mind that the insurance must be paid for when purchased and can only be for coverage 13 weeks or more from date of insurance purchase.

In summary, the cow herd con-tinues to decline which will lead to smaller beef supplies and higher prices. Exports have saved us this year from the e#ects of the economic situ-ation in the U. S. They should continue strong unless the dollar strengthens as it has in recent weeks. There will con-tinue to be risks from price volatility for cattle as well as feed and purchased inputs. Kansas State farm record analy-sis has shown that cost savings are the biggest factor impacting income from beef cow calf operations. Price volatil-ity presents risk, but also opportunities to buy at lower prices or to market or manage price risk at higher prices. Be prepared for those opportunities.

I don’t ever remember seeing a pile of corn at our local Coop so big that they had to have a trackhoe to move it around. In the words of my seven-year-old, “That pile looks like it’s a mile high.” I do believe it has been a good harvest season for many farmers in Middle Tennessee. We all know that farming is a way of life and that it takes a strong spirit to be a farmer in this day and age. In the midst of a promising year we need to be truly thankful for our blessings, and remember that in another part of our state or country that there are farmers whose crop was not so great. Sometimes we just need to be thankful!

Two months have passed and another exciting YF&R event and competition is in the recordbooks. 2011 YF&R Fall Tour took place September 30 and October 1 in Lincoln County. A special thank you is extended to the Lincoln County YF&R for all of their hard work in set-ting up, decorating and preparing food for the event. We also extend thanks to the Josh Ogle family for hosting breakfast and their help in the preparation, organization, and planning of the county wide tour. Many agricultural businesses across Lincoln County played a huge role in sponsoring and/or donating items for the event. A great dinner and awards ceremony took place at Deer Valley Farm. Stephen McBride, a Co#ee County FFA student, who rep-resented Tennessee in the Prepared Public Speaking Contest at National FFA Convention, delivered his speech entitled: There Is Something Wrong With Animal Rights. Stephen clears up the myths of HSUS and other animal rights organiza-tions and explains the di#erences between animal welfare and the animal rights issue. Understanding the agendas of animal rights groups is very important and a hot topic in animal agriculture. More and more laws restricting the methods of ani-mal production threaten the farmers’ ability to continue to provide a safe and abundant food supply.

Andy and Ellie Holt of Weakley

County were named as the win-ners of the Excellence in Agriculture Award. This competition is designed to highlight the agriculture and leadership participation of YF&R members who work both on and o# the farm. The Holts have been very active in YF&R events for the past several years. Andy and Ellie own and operate Holt Family Farms, the farm consists of a contract swine facility, a cow-calf operation, a goat herd, Bermuda and mixed grass hay, pine trees, mums and pump-kins. Both Andy and Ellie are active volunteers and leaders in their com-munity. David and Meghan Corvin were announced as runners-up. Both couples will travel to the annu-al AFBF Convention in Hawaii.

The next major event will be the Tennessee Farm Bureau Convention December 3-6, 2011 in Cool Springs. The annual Discussion Meet, Outstanding Young Woman Contest, and Order of the Golden Rule Inductions will take place. District representatives to the YF&R State Committee will be selected, and YF&R will conduct its annual business meeting. The deadline to compete in these events is November 15. Counties will also participate in the PowerPoint pre-sentation which highlights YF&R groups and events that have been conducted across the state through-out the year.

The T-shirt design contest has been extended until November 15. Ideas for Ag Awareness Day T-shirts are due to Brandon Whitt at brandonwhitt@bellsouth.net. Ag Awareness Day was started as a facebook campaign to bring aware-ness to agriculture through a uni!ed e#ort. YF&R hopes to make this event bigger by having an annual contest and T-shirt design. Just think what an honor it would be to have your idea worn by farmers from across the state!

Please join us in December at state convention. I hope to see a pile of beans “a mile high” at my local Coop and others across the state before then!

YF&R REPORTChristy Rogers Brown, 2011 YF&R Reporter

Agriculture commissioner sets statewide beef referendum Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Julius Johnson has authorized a state-wide referendum for cattle producers to consider an increase in the assess-ment to fund the in-state promotion of beef. The action is in response to a request from the Tennessee Cattlemen’s Association, the state’s largest cattle organization.

“Cattle and calves are our top agricultural commodity and account for more than $500 million annually in farm income,” Johnson said. “In these times of changing markets and con-

sumer attitudes, I think it’s important that cattle producers take time to reas-sess how their product is marketed and how to pay for it.”

Under state law governing the Tennessee beef promotion board, the commissioner of agriculture has authority to call a referendum within 60 days of receiving a request from a quali!ed producer organization.

Cattle producers will be able to vote December 7 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on December 8 during normal business hours at the UT Extension

o$ce in their county of residence. To vote in the referendum, produc-

ers must: be a resident of Tennessee, produce or market beef or dairy cattle, be at least 18 years old and sign a legal a$davit attesting to eligibility.

Cattle producers will vote on an increase of 50 cents in the assessment charged per head of cattle sold to support in-state promotion and adver-tising of beef. The measure requires a majority vote. Currently, cattle produc-ers pay $1 per head to fund research, education, promotions and advertising

to help build consumer demand for beef products nationally. The national beef program was authorized by a vote of cattle producers and imple-mented in 1985.

Tennessee ranks as one of the top beef producing states in the nation with nearly 2 million head of cattle. According to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, cattle and calves generated $545 million in Tennessee farm cash receipts in 2010. There are approximately 47,000 cattle producers in the state.

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Tennessee’s Young Farmer winners receive tractor – During special ceremonies at their farm, Ben and Jennifer Moore of Weakley County were presented their grand prize for being named this year’s Tennessee Farm Bureau’s Outstanding Young Farmer and Achievement Award winners which is the year’s free use of a Case IH tractor up to 150 hours. Shown here at the presentation from left: Charles Curtis, TFBF Director of Special Programs; Fred Wilkinson, Agri-Equpment; Russ Finey, Case IH Field Services; Tim Mills, Case IH; Tyler, Jennifer, Tate, Ben and Miller Moore; Lacy Upchurch, TFBF President; and Jamie Weaver, YF&R State Chairman.

Please help bring Holly Bobo home!REWARD $85,000

Missing since April 13, 2011

Anyone with any information please contact1-800-TBI-FIND (1-800-824-3463)

or call 731-733-3913

2011 Excellence in Ag winner - Andy and Ellie Holt were announced as the 2011 winners of the Tennessee Farm Bureau Excellence in Agriculture competition at the YF&R Fall Tour held recently in Lincoln County. The Holts competed against nine other young farmers to be named the top spot to represent Tennessee at the American Farm Bureau Convention held in January in Hawaii. The Excellence in Agriculture Award program is designed as an opportunity for Young Farmers & Ranchers, while actively contributing and growing through their involvement in Farm Bureau and agriculture, to earn recognition.

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ANIMALSCATTLEAgricultural Websites - let the agricultural special-ists build your farm website. Starting at $8.00 per month. www.bryangroup.net 865-230-8993 11-17Auction at Fancy Free Farms, 108 Maxwell Chapel Rd. Unionville, TN. Noon Sat. November 5, 2011. Selling 100 + Angus Cattle and a select group of quality Angus Bulls. 931-224-2772 or 615-351-4444 email: decadeofexcellence@bellsouth.netFor Sale: Angus Chiangus Limousin Bulls. HALL FARMS, Stan Hall, 615-633-6037For Sale: Registered Angus Bulls. Low birth weights. Excellent EPD’s. Qualify for TN Beef Enhancement money. Larry Garrett Jamestown, TN 931-879-2970For Sale: Registered Angus Bulls/Heifers. Excellent Bloodlines and E.P.D available. A & N Stock Farms, Summertown, TN 38483 931-242-0179

Angus (Black)FOR SALE: Registered Black Angus bulls and heifers, excellent bloodlines. Rock Haven Angus, Lewisburg, TN Day Time 931-703-9894; 931-364-3670 after 6PM

FOR SALE: Angus bulls - 20 months old and ready for service. Low birth weights and milk in their genetics. Good selection to choose from. Norman Amonett, 99 Amonett Lane, Byrdstown, TN 38549. 931-864-6481For Sale: Registered Black Angus cows, 4-7 years old, bred to calve Oct-Nov. Strong a and new design 1407 blood. Bred to top gaining bull at the Spring 2010 UT Test in Spring Hill, TN. Safe Wyatt Angus 731-549-3742Registered Black Angus Bulls and Heifers. Call Greg Moss 615-408-4173, Alexandria

Angus (Red)Bulls & heifers - weaned or breeding age, popular AI sires. Located near Watts Bar Lake, Hwy. 58. Mercer Farm, Ten Mile, TN. 423-334-3649 or 334-5433For Sale: AI and naturally sired registered Red Angus young bulls and heifers. Also 3 year old proven herd sire. 931-858-2429Registered Red Angus- Service Age Bulls and bred Heifers available. Low birth weight, gentle, lots of milk. Shady Bottom Ranch, Crossville, TN 931-200-0036

BeefmasterGood, gentle BBU bulls & heifers for sale. Visitors welcome. James & Carolyn Vaughn, 9512 Bates Trail, Lyles, TN 37098. 931-670-4605

Polled Bulls/heifers. Our guarantee since 1972: If after the sale of his first calf crop you are not satisfied, return any bull purchased from us for full refund. HUDSON BEEFMASTER, 3140 Buffalo Road, Lawrenceburg, TN 38464. 931-829-2637; 931-629-5246 cell

CharolaisCharolais Bulls. Woodbury, 615-684-3833

ChiangusChiangus bulls and heifers. 865-856-3947

GelbviehFOR SALE: Gelbvieh & Balancer Bulls, Heifers - black, polled, excellent bloodlines, gentle disposition, TAEP qualified. 931-433-6132; cell 931-625-7219

Hereford (Polled)Registered Polled Hereford bulls and females for sale, priced reasonably. Stan Webster, Chestnut Mound, 615-897-2333Registered Polled Hereford bulls, bred cows and heifers. EPD’s available great disposition Offspring of leading AI Sires. Matt McClanahan Crossville TN 931-210-8674Registered Polled Hereford bulls. Quality Sires, great EDP’s, Herd improving genetics. KBee Herefords, Shelbyville, TN 931-684-6582; kbartley@bellsouth.net

LimousinFOR SALE: Registered Limousin and Lim-Flex bulls and heifers, black and homozygous black. Calls and visits welcome. Prichard Limousin Farm, Brush Creek, TN, 615-683-8310; CEPB@DTCcom.net; www.prichardlimousinfarm.com

FOR SALE: Limousin bulls and heifers - black, red, polled and homozygous black. Riverside Valley Farm, Hohenwald, TN, 931-628-6730Good selection of bulls, heifers, breds. Black and red. 615-948-3533Limousin Bulls: Registered purebreds and com-mercial. Proven pedigrees, balanced EPD’s. Seedstock. Dreamtime Limousin Farm, Mosheim, TN 423-422-6099, bullroarer1@peoplepc.com

Santa GertrudisDOUBLE-POLLED gentle Santa Gertrudis, regis-tered bulls and heifers. kelsoclough@aol.com; 256-566-7878Santa Gertrudis - Myers Farms - Poll bulls & heif-ers for sale. 144 Sub-Station Road, Unionville, TN 37180. 931-294-5653

ShorthornRegistered Shorthorn bulls and heifers for sale - top international blood lines, EPDS available. Charles Curtis, Rickman, TN. Home 931-498-2847; office 931-388-7872, ext. 2215

SimmentalRegistered Bulls and Heifers. Greenbrier TN 615-804-2461; www.greerfleckvieh.com

HORSESCertified Farrier serving Western KY and Middle to West Tenn. Graduate OSHS Years Experience, Hot, Cold Corrective. 731-415-0392

Mules & DonkeysGuard Donkeys for sale. Jennys $125, Jacks $75, med size 423-721-0702Guard Donkeys protection for sheep, goats & young calves. Delivery available. 615-642-2195

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AUCTION MARKET SERVICES

Darrell Ailshie, General Manager

Management provided for Lower Middle Tennessee Cattle Assoc.

COLUMBIA - Every 2nd & 4th FridayDec. 9, 23; Jan. 13, 27;

Feb. 10, 24; March 9, 23(***NO SALE - Nov. 25 in Columbia***)

SOMERVILLE - Every 2nd FridayNov. 11, Dec. 9, Jan. 13

Feb. 10, March 9

SHEEP & GOAT SALESGraded Sales every Tuesday in Fayetteville

Weaned Sale 1st & 3rd Thursdays in Columbia

Nov. 12 - Cow Sale, Fayetteville

Nov. 29 - TN Beef Alliance

SEE WEBSITE FOR CURRENT LIST

SPECIAL SALES

Hwy. 64E, FayettevilleSale Every TuesdayBobby Eslick, Manager931-433-5256/931-433-4962

VIDEO CATTLE SALES

Consignment information contact: Frank Poling 931-212-9962Richard Brown 931-239-9785

2011 Sale Dates 9 AM Central Nov. 4; Dec. 2.2012 Dates - Jan. 20; Mar. 2; Apr 13

H.M. Eslick 931-433-5256Frank Poling 931-212-9962Bobby Eslick 931-433-5256David Alexander 615-300-3012Ronnie Trump 270-705-0768

ORDER BUYING PRODUCER GENETICSAlliance Development, Herd Sire Purchasing,

Cattle Breeding & Marketing Consultation

Richard Brown 931-239-9785John Woolfolk 931-388-7872

Hwy. 59, SomervilleSale Every Tuesday Sheep/Goat 2nd FridayDon Terry, Manager901-465-9679/731-695-0353

1231 Industrial Park Rd.Cattle Sale Every Thurs. Sheep/Goat 2nd & 4th. Fri.Frank Poling, Manager931-223-8323/931-212-9962

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GOATS & SHEEPFor Sale Purebred Kiko goats, bucks and does available. 931-987-2826 Culleoka, TN GOAT/SHEEP SALE: 2nd & 4th Friday each month. Tennessee Livestock Producers, Columbia, TN. 931-388-7872 x 2235

HOGS

FOR SALE: Purebred Poland China boars and gilts. Oldest Poland hog herd in the U.S. Bill Ligon, Old Hickory, TN. 615-758-0806FOR SALE: Purebred Duroc, Yorkshire and Landrace boars and gilts. Bart Jones, Lafayette, TN, 615-666-3098For Sale: Purebred Hampshire boars and gilts. David Chester, Clarksville, TN 931-358-2879

BIRDSPoultryPOULTRY HOLLOW HATCHERY, located 45 miles east of Nashville, can fill all your poultry needs starting with over 57 breeds of chickens, bantams, turkeys, guineas, ducks, geese, rare breeds. Day-old-sexed-pullets start at $2.25 NPIP CERTIFIED! Visit our website at www.poultryhol-low.org or call 615-318-9036 or 615-477-7936

Exotic & Other BirdsBlack & mute Swans, Oriental Pheasants. Woodbury 615-684-3833CANARIES $75-$100 731-934-4119

DOGSAnatolian Shepherd male and female puppies, full blooded. Call Butch Work 731-847-8210Barger Stock Feist pups available - from proven crosses of squirrel dogs, NKC registered, $300 each. Bill Barger 865-882-5425; wwwbargerdogs.comBorder Collie Pups, Registered. Excellent stock dogs and pets. Black/w Red/w 250.00, 350.00 Order for Christmas now. Dan Vickers 931-939-2426; 931-607-2426English Shepherds registered black/tan $200.00 Pikeville, TN 423-447-2046; 423-618-5566

Border Collies - registered, trained and started dogs. Individual training available. Imported blood lines. Call for prices. Mike 615-325-0495 View at stockdogexchange.comLab puppies - almost white, AKC registered, good pedigree, $450 each. For availability call James Adams, Copperhill 423-496-7154Ladybug Kennel Big Sandy TN. Border Collie and Dachshund puppies Registered W&S, $200 each. 731-593-3807. For pictures e-mail: bettyewatkins@bellsouth.netMt. Cur Pups 3 months old. All shots $150.00 each. Mt. Cur 3 years old $300.00. Hybrid Mt. Cur 1 year old $200.00 Call Bobby 615-735-7231 Registered Mt. Cur born 8-13. Treeing caged coon and squirrels and loading $225. 731-968-3556Registered Mt. Cur Pups Bred to Tree Squirrel and Coon, Shots and Wormed, $150 to $200. Call Paulus Shelby 731-423-8781

EXOTIC & OTHER ANIMALSFor Sale: Registered female alpacas $2,000 and up. Male pets $300 each. Start up help and financing available. High Meadow Alpacas, in Leipers Fork, TN. 615-373-0171 or e-mail mgold35@yahoo.com; website - www. highmeadowalpacas.net

Registered female and male alpacas. Females starting at $2500. Males starting at $500. Packages can be offered. Trillium Gap Farm. Bluff City, TN 423-538-9701 jaxjubil@embarqmail.com

PLANTSGRASSESFescueFor Sale K-31 Fescue Seed: Combine Run 50¢ pound cleaned: Less than 500 pound 70¢, over 500 pound 65¢/ pound. Tom Calvert 308 Pleasant Valley Road Ethridge, TN 38456 Call 931-242-6717

HAY & STRAWClean Wheat Straw $2.50 per bale. 931-668-8227, McMinnvilleFor Sale: Straw 100+ bales $2.75 per bale. 931-863-4791; 931-397-6790; 931-397-6792FOR SALE: Vaughn’s #1 Hybrid Bermuda Hay. Premium Quality Hay available in small squares or 4x5 rolls. Jerry Roach, Linden, TN. 931-593-2673Top Quality Horse and Alpaca Hay. Square bales, barn kept Bermuda, Tiffany Teff, mixed grass. Sun Fresh Farms. Located in the Lebanon/Carthage/ Hartsville area. Contact Jim 615-390-2787; 615-374-4029

“My beef checkoff canreach chefs and grocers

with our story.”

“Our beef checko! helps educate chefs and retailers about why we love taking care of livestock, the land and the environment, and how we produce nutritious, high-quality beef to feed the world,” says Donnell Brown.

More than 70 billion meals were served in America’s hotels, restaurants and institutions last year, and, among those meals, 8 billion pounds of beef were consumed — that’s $27 billion in wholesale purchases.

My beef checko!…reaching in"uencers with beef ’s messages.

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SPECIAL COW SALESATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19APPROXIMATELY 1:30 P.M.

All From One Farm50 Cows and Calves

150 Bred Cows 3-8 Mo. BredCow Age 2-5 Years

180 Will Be Black and Black White FaceRest Will Be Charolais Cross and A Few Solid Red

Cows Will Be Aged and Pregnant CheckedCONTACT:

David Gregory (615) 418-6480 – Barn (615) 735-2780Tommy Gregory (615) 714-1738

Steven Kemp (615) 489-6277

P.S. - You can drive the wheels o! your vehicle before you can "nd this many young cows for sale.

Smith County Commission510 Carmack Ave.

Carthage, Tennessee

7th Annual Genetic Force Bull Sale

Friday, Dec. 16, 20116:30 PM CST

Hyder-Burks Pavilion, Cookeville, TN60 Registered Angus Bulls40 2-year-old this Spring

& 20 Fall Yearlings

Rodney Smith, Marketing

Doug & Gaye Smith, Owners931-863-5864Justin Beaty

Auctioneer: Jarvene ShackelfordJamestown, TN 38556

“Bottom Line Genetics for the Business of Beef.”

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VEGETABLES & FRUITSANTIQUE APPLE TREES - Summer, Rambo, Virginia Beauty. Yellow Transparent. Catalog $3.00. Write: Urban Homestead, 818-G Cumberland Street, Bristol, VA 24201. www.OldVaApples.com. 11-11

LAWN & GARDENMorton’s Horticultural Products, Inc. Free Catalog - Greenhouses & Growers Supplies. Drip Tape, Irrigation Supplies. We Manufacture our Greenhouses. Online Catalog - www. mortonproducts.com 800-473-7753; mortonprod@blomand.net 11-06

FORESTRYExport Logging Wanted tracks of Standing timber Master Logger certified 63 yrs of land managing and timber harvesting Satisfaction guaranteed. We pay Cash. 931-212-9274Panther Creek Forestry: Forestry, Timber, Wildlife Managers. Receive top timber prices. Hunting leases available - Cumberland Plateau & Land Between the Lakes. 931-668-7280; benmyers@panthercreekforestry.net 11-14

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OTHER EQUIPMENTUsed portable sawmills! Buy/Sell. Call Sawmill Exchange 800-459-2148; US & Canada; www.sawmillexchange.com 11-01

PROPERTYREAL ESTATE1 Mile Shiloh Park, 50 acres, 2 creeks energy home completely remodeled. Good timber, pas-ture Great hunting, reduced from $329,000.00 to $279,000.00 Must See, can e-mail pictures 931-964-2622 or 931-212-0006145 acres in Trousdale County, Unit L. Electric and water on site, 3 piece bath house with heat and air. 26ft x 40ft metal dome building. 12 x 16ft building, 60ft storage trailer, cabin hook-ups, deer and tur-key, been 17 years management on it. Deer stands with windows and doors, approximately 25 acres of corn and rye grass fields. Reason for selling, health. Owner financing available. 865-679-5212 400 acres Cattle and Fish Farm, timber, 2 creeks , barn, shop, big house, out building, 9 ponds, pastures, hunting heaven. Summertown, TN 931-964-2622; 931-212-0006 Easttennesseefarmsforsale.com View online list-ings for farms, homes, mountain land in North East Tennessee. East Tennessee Realty Services, Greeneville TN 423-639-6395 11-18Farm Duck River TN. Private 88.5 ac. on dead end road. 75 ac. pasture or crops, 2011 planted in corn. Year round spring, farm house circa 1887 with original logs, barn, electric, city water. $300,000.00 Call 615-504-1815

VACATION RENTALSBeautiful Smoky Mountain log cabins - near Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge. Jacuzzi, hot-tubs, porch-es and rockers, on trout stream, stone fireplaces, cable TV, fully furnished, hiking, $85 nightly and up. www.moorecabins.com; 423-487-5615 11-09CABINS ON COSBY CREEK - Gatlinburg, Smokies area. Hot tub, Jacuzzi, fireplace, kitchen, porches, CATV. Comfy! Cozy! Clean! 423-487-2646; www.cosbycabins.com 11-07Farm House - near Rock Island Park - furnished, daily-weekly rates. 931-668-4554; 931-235-8054; www.vrbo.com/89925 11-10GULF SHORES CONDO- 2BR, pool/beach access. Spring $600/week, Summer $800/week, Fall $500/week. 931-296-4626 11-15PIGEON FORGE cabins, chalets, cottages, units sleeping 1 to 36 people. Near Dollywood. Middle Creek Rentals, 1-800-362-1897; www.mcrr93.com

SMOKY MOUNTAIN vacation chalets and cabins in Pigeon Forge near Dollywood, spacious, fire-place, views, $75/$85 nightly. 1-800-382-4393; www.pantherknob.com 11-08

HUNTING LEASESHunting Lease Wanted: 2 experienced, middle aged hunters need to lease farmland or timber-land for deer and turkey hunting. Prefer Middle TN area. 865-659-8816Responsible hunter would like to lease land for deer and turkey hunting. 423-479-4149; 423-715-8936

HOME IMPROVEMENTConstructionATTENTION MOBILE HOME OWNERS: Take a punch at inflation with our super insulated roof over system by Roof King. No more leaks, never roof coat again, save $$ on heating and cooling costs, maintenance free, 100% watertight guaran-teed. Call 1-800-276-0176, Roof King. 11-05

Home SecurityDRIVEWAY ALARMS, $209.95, 1000 feet, no wir-ing. TN DRIVEWAY AND DOOR CHIME CO 1-800-342-9014 11-20 Out Door Simulated Security Camera, $79.95 (size 4x14) with bracket, blinking light, batteries included (2 -C size). 1-800-342-9014 11-21

BUSINESSINSURANCE STOCKBuying TN Farmers Life and Assurance stock. 731-285-1424Wanted to buy TN Farmers Life and Assurance Stock. 931-381-3580

FINANCIAL SERVICESCASH! Holding a mortgage on property you sold? Sell it for CASH! 615-898-1400 Murfreesboro; 1-800-862-2744 nationwide 11-04Earn $4,000/mo Part-Time in the livestock or equipment appraisal business. Agricultural background required. Classroom or home study courses available. 800-488-7570 www. amagappraisers.com 11-03

MISCELLANEOUS25,000 mile oil change: www.lubedealer.com/rust 11-16BUYING old comics and old toy collections. 615-897-2573Banjo Instructions to pick Bluegrass: $10.00, by Essential Tips, P.O. Box 243, Crossville, TN 38557Call now to provide the gift of personalized ‘help’ for your loved one in need. It’s peace of mind that’s affordable: 1-866-672-4852 11-19Cemetery Lots Buy one Get one free $2,000.00 Buy two Get two free $4,000.00 Harpeth Hills 931-670-6192CURRENTLY FARMING WITH A DISABILITY? The Tennessee AgrAbility Project is a state-wide non-profit service that provides assistance to agricultural workers with disabilities. For further information, please call 731-855-7656Free Firewood, you cut. Clarksville, 931-645-9203“PLAY GOSPEL SONGS by ear!” Add chords. 10 lessons $12.95. “LEARN GOSPEL MUSIC”. Chording, runs, fills - $12.95. Both $24. “LEARN CHORD PLAYING”. Piano -$12.50 Davidsons, 6727HT Metcalf, Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66204 913-262-4982 11-02WANTED: I collect World War I and II military relics - American, German, Japanese. Helmets, met-als, knives, bayonets, guns, swords, daggers, etc. 423-842-6020

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CAR RENTAL DISCOUNTSTo make reservations, call

(800) RENT-A-CAR (800-736-8222)

or go online at www.enterprise.com

Corporate rate plan 56MFARM; PIN# TEN

*Internet rates may be lower than phone rates.

tnfarmbureau.org/memberbenefi ts 1-877-363-9100 TN Farm Bureau Member Benefi ts

CHOICE HOTELS DISCOUNTSTo make reservations, call (800) 258-2847

or go online at www.choicehotels.com

Farm Bureau ID# 00800606

*Reservations required before check-in. Discount subject to availability at participating Choice Hotels and cannot be combined with any other discount or promotion. Blackout dates may apply.

10% 20%

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SAWMILLS- Band/Chainsaw - Cut lumber any dimension, anytime. MAKE MONEY and SAVE MONEY. IN STOCK ready to ship. Starting at $995.00 www.NorwoodSawmills.com/651 1-800-578-1363 Ext: 651 11-13Storage and Road Trailers: For Sale or Rent. Delivery Available. 615-714-3894WANTED: Old millstones, cash paid, will pick up. 423-727-6486WANTED: Old Tennessee license plates. Motorcycle (1915-1965); car, taxi, dealer, national guard, THP (1915-1956). Special plates: yellow on black, state shaped, name of city, county or event (no date) big bucks paid. 931-455-3368

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OFFICIAL NOTICE OF TRH ANNUAL MEETINGNotice is hereby given to members of the Tennessee Rural Health Improvement Association (TRH Health Plans) that the annual meeting will be held at the Cool Springs Embassy Suites in Franklin, Tennessee, beginning Monday, December 5, 2011, at 9:00 a.m. through Tuesday, December 6, 2011.

Business at the meeting will include: the annual membership report, election of the Board of Directors for the coming year, discussion of activities and service, other necessary business that may come before the membership.

Each member in attendance is entitled to vote on any issues discussed during the meeting and the election of the Board of Directors, which will occur on December 6, 2011.

Lacy Upchurch, President TENNESSEE RURAL HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Lonnie Roberts, Chief Executive O!cer

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