August 2016

Congrats to Matthew Parriott!
Matthew is the winner of our first social media contest by sharing on Instagram how agriculture made his Fourth of July magical. His prize? A gift box of delicious All Vol Cheese produced by UT's Department of Food Science and Technology through a partnership with Sweetwater Valley Farm. Head on over to Matthew's Instagram to see the winning post and hear his video thank you!

August is National Peach Month!

What better way to celebrate agriculture than a fresh-baked peach cobbler or a few perfectly ripe peach slices? Georgia may have the fame of the Peach State, but Tennessee has a few of its own orchards. Check Pick TN Products' website to find farm-fresh peaches near you. And keep your eye out on Twitter and Facebook for peach-related stories or recipes to pop up throughout the month.

Share your own peach creations on Instagram with the post and hashtag below.

"There would be no magic without ag!" #TNMAGICMOMENTS

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August 2016 Events in TN

Aug. 2: Steak and Potatoes Field Day
Aug. 4-7: World's Longest Yard Sale
Aug. 13: Wings Over Halls Airshow
Aug. 19-20: Quilts in the Boro
Aug. 30: Fall Gardeners' Festival

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Agriculture making headlines

It was almost midnight when, to her horror, Colleen Cruze-Bhatti realized that her first attempt to make buttermilk had failed miserably. Too nervous to sleep, she waited for her father Earl Cruze, the patriarch of the 550-acre family dairy farm on the French Broad River near Knoxville, to arrive at his usual 5 a.m. Read More »

One wears work-worn boots and talks about inputs, hoop houses, conditions, and seasons. The other wears clogs and speaks of table numbers, cooler size, versatility, and price points. Both are particular, passionate, and proud of what they do, and both talk incessantly about the same thing - the food they care about. Read More »

The strategy has the potential to significantly reduce the Tennessee portion of the Mississippi River nutrient load that contributes to a dead zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Read More »

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