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Planning Burndown

January is a crucial month for Tennessee-area grain farmers. It is a prime decision time that will set a strong foundation for the upcoming growing season. Soil tests must be evaluated ...

Jan 06, 2025
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‘Double-Whammy’ Summer Drought on the Heels of a Wet Spring Creates Challenges for West Tennessee Row-Crop Growers

Any seasoned farmer will tell you that the occasional down year is to be expected, even anticipated, although it’s no fun while it’s happening. Unfortunately, the 2024 gr...

Dec 02, 2024
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Road to Spring

Over a year on the farm, the planting, growing, and harvest seasons are usually the stars of the show and command most of the attention of any casual observer. Less flashy but equally i...

Oct 07, 2024
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Historic Impact - The 33rd Milan No-Till Field Day Features a Monumental Fiscal Boost to Ag Research in Tennessee

From the use of poultry litter in corn production to controlling soil-borne diseases like red crown rot in soybeans, the 33rd Milan No-Till Crop Production Field Day on Thursday, July 2...

Sep 03, 2024
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Smarter soil

From the ancient Mesopotamians three millennia ago to the 19th century German scientist, Justus von Leibig, to the introduction of the U.S. Cooperative Extension Service in 1914, the sc...

Aug 05, 2024
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The Magic Number

As soybean producers in the West Tennessee region enter the R3 and R4 reproductive growth stages this month, they will likely be battling two of the most stubborn insects in their lineu...

Jul 08, 2024
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Revving up for the spring season

Heavy rains fell as more than 20 Co-op operators and fertilizer managers filed into the conference room at First Farmers Cooperative’s (FFC) Lexington location for their third ann...

May 08, 2024
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UT Institute of Agriculture Hosts 2024 Field Days Across Tennessee

Advanced research and tried-and-true techniques will be on display throughout the year and across the state during the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA) in-person ...

Apr 02, 2024
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Promising signs

As this December issue of The Cooperator goes to print, the 2023 harvest season is drawing to a close. Although the final report from the United States Department of Agriculture wasn...

Dec 08, 2023
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Harvest Forecast 2023

According to a Sept. 12 report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), corn harvest has ramped up and fall hay cutting and baling ...

Oct 04, 2023
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Taking Flight

Knox Farmers Cooperative new drone service creates spray application options for East Tennessee farmers  

Sep 05, 2023
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Double benefit

Tennessee Quail Forever is known for its efforts to promote conservation methods to enhance the habitat of upland birds and other wildlife. Since spring of 2021, the organization has be...

Aug 21, 2023
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