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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.

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Community Supported Agriculture

TDA Receives Patriot Award for Support of Afghan Mission

  June 30, 2009

The department was recently presented with the Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve "Patriot Award," which recognizes organizations that support employees deployed as citizen soldiers.Learn More
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Tennessee Farms Are in the Black - and Blue and Red

  June 18, 2009

It's been a tough spring, but Tennessee's berry farmers are in the black - and blue and red - thanks to rains that put other crops on hold. Recent wet months provided thirsty berry briars and canes just what they needed to make plenty of great big berries.Learn More

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