Department of Agriculture
Ken Givens, Commissioner

We want to thank all attendees for taking time out of their busy schedules to attend the first Tennessee Farmland Legacy Conference at Montgomery Bell State Park. We hope you enjoyed the conference and walked away with some great information and resources for planning the future of your farm or the farms in your community.

• 2008 Conference Program [654 KB pdf]
• 2008 Resource Guide [526 KB pdf]

October 9, 2008:

• Importance of Agriculture in Tennessee, [2.18 MB pdf]
  Rhedona Rose, Tennessee Farm Bureau
• You Can Buy the Family Farm but Just Remember That I Still Own It, [4.92 MB pdf]
  Dr. Ron Hanson, University of Nebraska
• You Can Buy the Family Farm but Just Remember That I Still Own It-Resource Handout, [37.45 KB pdf]
  Dr. Ron Hanson's Resource Handout
• Trends in Tennessee Forest Lands, [3.06 MB pdf]
  Dr. David Ostermeier, University of Tennessee
• Understanding Conservation Easements, [3.61 MB pdf]
  Emily Parish, Land Trust for Tennessee
• National Resource Conservation Service Easement Programs, [1.69 MB pdf]
  John Rissler, Nation Resource conservation Service (NRCS)
• Greenbelt Program/Property Taxes, [132.21 KB pdf]
  Comptroller's Office, Greenbelt Program
• Land Policy Tools: Comprehensive Planning, Case Study in Maury County, [14.96 MB pdf]
  Dr. Bridget Jones, Comprehensive Planning
• Land Policy Tools: Quality Growth Toolbox,  [5.17 MB pdf]
  Dr. Bridget Jones, Quality Growth Toolbox
• Land and Policy Tools: Conservation Subdivisions, [1.95 MB pdf]
  Tim Roach, Conservation Subdivisions
• Farm Estate Planning, [3.31 MB pdf]
  Dr. Ron Hanson, University of Nebraska

October 10, 2008:

• Planning for Agriculture, [506.52 KB pdf]
  Gerry Cohn, American Farmland Trust
• Rural Stewardship, [16.88 MB pdf]
  Steve Auterman and Hunter Gee, Looney, Ricks, Kiss Architects, Inc.
• Cost of Community Services: Tipton, Blount, Robertson, [388.42 KB pdf]
  Rhedona Rose, Cost of Community Services
• Celebrating and Honoring Tennessee’s Pioneer Farms, [2.70 MB pdf]
  Century Farm Luncheon
• Farmers and the Local Community [1.85 MB pdf]
  Rob Holland and Megan Bruch, Center for Profitable Agriculture
• Preserving Farms through Farm Profitability, [999.58 KB pdf]
  Joe Gaines, Tennessee Agriculture Enhancement Program
• Preserving Farms through Farm Profitability, [403.17 KB pdf]
  John Rissler, National Resource Conservation Service
• Preserving Farms through Farm Profitability, [1019.94 KB pdf]
  Dan Beasley, USDA Rural Development