NCGA’s Sadie Knight explains how grassroots advocacy turns grower stories into policy wins in Washington, from pushing E15 to preparing for USMCA talks.
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The Tennessee Corn 2024-2025 Annual Report highlights how your membership and checkoff dollars are being used to make a real difference on Tennessee farms. Take a look at the impactful work Tennessee Corn is doing to strengthen agriculture in Tennessee!
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This Veterans Day, we’re spotlighting Dyer County farmer and Tennessee Corn Promotion Board Vice Chairman Shane Burchfiel. On Burchfiel Farms, Shane and his father, Malcolm, a retired Air Force pilot, grow corn, soybeans, and wheat while also giving back in a big way to special forces military members and their families.
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Ohio farmer Jed Bower begins his term as NCGA president, sharing his goals for ethanol, input costs, and the future of America’s corn growers.
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Fifth-generation Tennessee farmer Corbin Neas shares how family, faith, and corn farming keep his Parrottsville farm growing. After enduring the 2024 flood from Hurricane Helene, Corbin reflects on resilience, community support, and the future of Tennessee corn farming.
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When draft recommendations from the MAHA Commission threatened farmer access to vital crop protection tools, corn growers mobilized. Through persistent advocacy, corn growers successfully helped shape a final report that respects science, supports pesticide use under EPA authority, and recognizes the role of precision agriculture. This outcome highlights the powerful impact of farmer voices in policy decisions.
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The Tennessee Corn Promotion Board gathered for its summer meeting to discuss checkoff investments, sustainability research, and market development. Highlights included updates from U.S. Grains and BioProducts Council, progress on ethanol-powered farm equipment research, and leadership elections.
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The Tennessee Corn Growers Association’s 2025 Annual Meeting brought members and ag leaders together for updates from NCGA, USDA FSA, and UT Extension, plus the approval of TCGA’s first policy book and election of new board members.
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Sixth-generation farmer and Tennessee Corn Promotion Board member, Tracy Vannatta, shares how corn has connected every phase of his family’s farm for 175 years.
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Tennessee Corn helps to sustain the most prestigious craft whiskey competition in the country. The Heartland Whiskey Competition is a judged, biennial competition overseen by the American Craft Spirits Association. Corn association sponsorship creates a one-of-a-kind opportunity for small distilleries – most all family businesses – to compete with one another and earn medals that are essential to marketing their businesses.
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Hear UTM Associate Professor Dr. John Cole and undergrad Ellarose Strasser recap a recent research project investigating the use of composting of polylactic acid (PLA), which is a biodegradable form of corn-based bio-plastic.
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The Tennessee Corn Promotion Board is proud to continue investing in youth development across the state. Through partnerships with 4-H, FFA, and Agriculture in the Classroom, we are supporting the next generation of agricultural leaders.
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Tennessee Department of Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher recently appointed new members to the Tennessee Corn Promotion Board. The newly appointed board members were selected from a list of recommendations submitted by the Tennessee Corn Growers Association, the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation, and the Tennessee Farmers Cooperative to replace those members of the Board of Directors whose terms are expiring.
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To better understand the challenges and opportunities shaping the way Tennessee corn growers are farming in today’s agricultural landscape, Tennessee Corn surveyed farmers to gather their perspectives on key issues.
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The Tennessee Corn Promotion Board members held their Winter meeting in Dresden, Tennessee.
After reviewing university research proposals designed to help farmers increase production efficiency and profitability, the Board of Directors awarded funding for various projects to Tennessee State University, the University of Tennessee, and the University of Tennessee Martin.
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Watch this video to learn how the combined efforts of state corn growers associations and the National Corn Growers Association made this win possible.
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Dresden, TN – January 1, 2025 – The Tennessee Corn Promotion Council has selected
Amy McNeil to serve as Executive Director, effective January 1, 2025, following the
planned retirement of Carol Reed, who served for five and a half years as the first
Executive Director.
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This month, Tennessee Corn is saying goodbye to their Executive Director, Carol Reed. During her five-and-a-half-year tenure of service, Reed was instrumental in establishing the Tennessee Corn Promotion Board and revitalizing the Tennessee Corn Growers Association.
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Tennessee corn growers are constantly looking for new ways to improve their farms' yield, sustainability, and profitability. Research conducted at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville (UTK) plays a critical role in advancing these goals through innovative projects that address the unique needs of corn farmers in our state.
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Tennessee corn farmers have a unique opportunity to participate in the Farmers for Soil Health Sustainability Marketplace. The groundbreaking platform is designed to promote sustainable agriculture and connect farmers enrolled in Farmers for Soil Health with companies seeking responsibly grown crops.
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