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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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Food Bank

State Christmas Tree Web Site Finds Farms Fast for Short Holiday Season

  Nov 19, 2009

The official Christmas season is short this year—only four weeks from Thanksgiving Day to Christmas Day. There’s no time to waste to catch the holiday spirit.Learn More
Food Bank

Local Farms Can Beef Up the Quality for Holiday Meals

  Nov 18, 2009

If the Thanksgiving table belongs to the noble turkey, then surely the all the winter holidays belong to beef. From beef brisket to Beef Wellington, beef is a traditional favorite main course throughout December.Learn More

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