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It's a Global World!
One trip to the grocery store is a virtual tour of the world! We caught up with the USDA's director of NIFA Center for International Programs to ask him about global agriculture as well as UT Institute of Agriculture's Tom Gill to find out about Tennesseans making a difference around the world.
Listen to our international agriculture podcast.
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Have you heard of agritourism? Have you ever visited a haunted cornmaze for Halloween or attended a wedding on a farm? Agritourism is similar to the mission of #tnmagicmoments. It is when agriculture connects with our lives...except instead of agriculture coming to you at the grocery store or farmers market, you visit the farm to participate. And October is a perfect time support your local agritourism industry.
Visit Pick TN Products' website to find local corn mazes, apple picking, and pumpkins for carving. And when you visit your local farm, don't forget about sharing that moment on social media!
We want to see your fall creations and pumpkin carvings!! Share on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook with the post and hashtag below.
"There would be no magic without ag!" #TNMAGICMOMENTS
Check out some of the "magic moments" shared recently.
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Agriculture making headlines
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Students at Riverdale High School in Murfreesboro are proving you don’t have to live on a farm to be involved in agriculture. The majority of Riverdale ag teacher Michael Shirley’s 300 students live within city limits or in neighborhoods, so the former Rutherford County 4-H agent decided to bring the farm to them. Read More »
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A century ago Americans absorbed their “farming education” mostly first-hand through chores and kitchen table discussions. Today that is not the case, and Rob Holland, director of the University of Tennessee Center for Profitable Agriculture (CPA), says many would-be farmers have no idea how to get started in the business. Holland is working with Mitchell Mote, UT Extension agent in Rutherford County, to present a workshop for those who have been dreaming of managing their own green acres. Read More »
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If you think a trip to the farm means pumpkin picking, crisp weather, wagon rides, corn mazes, imaginative playgrounds and farm animal petting zoos, you’d be right. In Tennessee, however, that’s just the tip of the cornstalk. Read More »
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