It’s gonna be a good day! Join us for lunch if you’re around. Happy National Ag Day!

Just your run of the mill AI in Extension training….. Excellent information from TSU’s Adelaide Lawani on utilizing ChatGPT to assist with Extension work. Never would have imagined we’d be here when I started in Extension.

Hope you have a blessed Sunday. It’s all about Jesus. olivetree.com/votd/index.php…

While we weren't successful with the TN Farmland Preservation Act this year, we want to thank Gov. Bill Lee, Jack Johnson, William Lamberth and Rusty for their support on this priority issue. We plan to pursue even better legislation next year. youtu.be/zx8Az4tj-FA

Big news from SE Iowa. Barge hits bridge on Mississippi River Here is the live rail cam from across the street m.youtube.com/watch?v=L6eG4a…

The reason a farmer can put a seed in the ground and expect a crop is because we serve a God of wonder. What a beautiful reminder tonight throughout the South that He is a God of wonder!

Hog farmers in #Brazil have lost an estimated 12,600 head after #floods submerged entire towns in Rio Grande do Sul while an estimated 279,000 #poultry destined for slaughtering died, as well as 150,000 laying hens. reuters.com/world/americas…

An issue we saw in areas this week was greensnap. #Corn stalks may be vulnerable when they are rapidly growing, if exposed to high winds. This severs the stalk. Hybrid sensitivity may vary and is unrelated to stalk strength at harvest. 🌽#mscorn #plant24 #MSUext #mscrops 🌽

A beautiful end to the day in Dyer Co. If you zoom in, you can see dust from the #wheat harvest, thanks to a few dry days.

Checking on planting/ wheat harvest progress while teaching babygirl how to drive- multitasking at its finest!

Tennessee wheat farmer says, “A dollar saved is a dollar made.” Hear how Jearod Flowers is improving his fertility program and reallocating fertilizer dollars to boost ROI. NACHURS farmprogress.com/wheat/wheat-a-…

As the cattle industry considers implementation of a farm-to-fork traceability system, concerns about legal implications consequential to that system have been raised. A research paper in partnership between NALC and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service outlines the concerns: nationalaglawcenter.org/center-publica…

New post by Sebe Brown on Plant Bug Considerations in Blooming Cotton news.utcrops.com/2024/07/tarnis…

Got weeds in your soybean and cotton fields? Milan No-Till Field Day attendees will have the chance to learn the latest #RealLifeSolutions on tackling goosegrass, junglerice, barnyardgrass and more. Join us July 25 in Milan, TN! Details: utianews.tennessee.edu/milan-no-till-…

This is what makes the current downturn in commodity prices so painful. Thanks for the graphic, John Newton. It really puts things into perspective.

Dropped the boy off for his first semester of adulting 101 The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga . I’m thankful God let me be his Dad. Go do big things brother.

If forecasts hold, the #MississippiRiver level at Memphis, Tennessee, will again fall below zero as #harvest season takes hold, raising the specter of the last two seasons’ higher freight rates, piled up grain and weaker basis. magnoliareporter.com/news_and_busin…

Construction is underway at the City of Dyersburg Pickleball courts. #dyersburgparksandrecreation

It’s been 104 days since House Committee on Agriculture did our job & passed the Farm Bill. Listening to farmers and producers in #IA04 and around the country, we wrote a Farm Bill that supports American agriculture & our rural communities. Senate Democrats still haven’t bothered to do anything.

Happy birthday to us! The University of Tennessee was founded as Blount College on September 10, 1794. We've been lighting the way for 230 years!