Department of Agriculture
Ken Givens, Commissioner
Welcome
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture promotes local produce and products and ensures safe and dependable food and fiber for all while conserving our natural resources.
Farming and forestry not only preserve a time-honored way of life, but they also fuel the state's economy. Agricultural production generates more than $2.5 billion annually in farm cash receipts and another $381 million generated by timber sales.
The Department touches the lives of Tennesseans everyday through the food we eat, the fuel we pump, the clothes we wear, the wood products we use and the land we enjoy.
Agriculture Headlines
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State Expands Forestland Conservation on South Cumberland
January 15, 2009State Agriculture Commissioner Ken Givens today announced the recent acquisition of a 1,900 acre permanent conservation easement to expand the Big Forks Tree Farm and Wildlife Management Area on the Southern Cumberland Plateau........More
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Bredesen Requests Federal Farm Assistance for Giles and Macon Counties
January 15, 2009Governor Phil Bredesen has requested a federal designation of agricultural disaster for Giles and Macon counties as a result of drought conditions during the 2008 growing season........More
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