RIDGETOP, Tenn. (WKRN) – Although there was a short-lived dry spell for some areas, the weather has been cooperating for farmers. So far this year, Middle Tennessee vegetable crops have been doing ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Due to new rules about chemicals in hemp plants, some Tennessee hemp farmers worry they'll have to destroy some of their crops. The rules mean any crop with a number higher ...

Row crop farmers who have been the backbone of Tennessee's agriculture industry for several decades are now navigating seismic shifts in global markets after two years of "staggering" losses. If ...

There are more than 2 million farms in the United States, about 98% of which are operated by families, individuals, family partnerships, or family corporations, according to the American Farm Bureau ...

Tennessee farmers are doing what it takes to protect their spring crops from the recent dramatic swings in temperatures. With highs in the 80s to overnight lows near freezing, sensitive crops like ...

The University of Tennessee is building on 100 years of driving growth and opportunity across the state, UT President Randy ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A blistering start to summer coming at the end of a spring that was short on rainfall has imperiled Tennessee crops and made livestock production harder. This week’s report ...

Fields overrun with Palmer amaranth and horseweed are a common sight across the Mid-South, posing a threat to crop yield and hindering planting. The 2025 growing season is in full swing, and weed ...

MILAN, Tenn. - Using what is known as a Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT), scientists with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture have modeled what would happen if Tennessee soybean ...

KNOXVILLE (WATE) – East Tennessee has seen a lot of afternoon summer showers this year. There have been many more than last year, and that means a different kind of impact on crops. “Here we’re ...