Q&A with the Executive Director, Carol Reed
As the executive director of the Tennessee Corn Promotion Council, you can most likely find Carol Reed working on any sort of task or project related to supporting Tennessee corn growers. Whether that’s educating consumers on the economic value of Tennessee corn, providing resources for Tennessee educators to effectively integrate agriculture into the classroom, or helping create new marketing opportunities for Tennessee corn growers, Carol’s work life highly revolves around corn. But it hasn’t always been that way.
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Ag-Based Curriculum Inspires Students
Every day, Tennessee corn farmers are striving to meet the growing demands for food, fuel and fiber. Being able to adapt to new technologies and farming practices in an ever-evolving market calls for a highly skilled workforce adept to modern farming practices.
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Finding Answers and a Career in Corn
Dr. McClure has always been driven to find answers to the challenges farming brings. In fact, most of her career has been dedicated to crop research so that producers can make more informed management decisions.
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Analyzing Mineralizable Nitrogen to Predict Corn Nitrogen Needs
Determining site-specific nitrogen fertilizer for corn could help farmers save significant amounts on fertilizer, reducing their production costs, optimizing plant growth, and boosting yield.
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New Website Addresses the Soil Fertility Needs of Tennessee Producers
While most soil and nutrient management information is disseminated through in-person training, field tours and popular press, the new UT Soil site makes it easy for producers to access information in order to make reliable management decisions.
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Tennessee Corn Supports Cleaner, Lower Cost Fuel Choices
Tennessee Corn growers are proud to contribute to cleaner, lower cost fuel choices, and support the continued availability of E15. Since the announcement, Tennessee Corn has worked quickly to share information on the environmental and energy solutions that ethanol provides at home and beyond.
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Tennessee Corn Promotion Board Addresses E15 Use for Fuel
Last week, President Biden announced that E15 will be sold this summer to reduce gasoline prices. E15 is a plant-based fuel typically made from corn grown in Tennessee. Often marketed as Unleaded 88, E15 is a renewable resource that’s made with regular gasoline and a smaller amount of ethanol. E15 will now be made available this summer at select gas stations throughout Tennessee.
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Turning Red Acres Green With On-Farm Productivity Data
Through its Precision Ag & Conservation program, Quail Forever is working directly with commodity producers to help them utilize on-farm technology.
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Grain Bag Storage vs Grain Bin Storage
Storage is a powerful risk management tool for Tennessee corn producers. Storage allows producers to reduce harvest delays, avoid seasonal price lows during harvest, expand their marketing window, and harvest grain at higher moisture – if drying or aeration is available. There are two main options to store grain: grain bins and grain bags. Is one better than the other? What do prep and maintenance look like for each? And what are the operating costs?
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Tennessee Corn Photo Contest Winners Announced
Drumroll… Tennessee Corn’s second annual photo contest winners have been selected! We received many wonderful photos to help us tell the story of Tennessee agriculture. A winning image and runner-up were selected by a panel of judges in each of the following categories: Corn, Cornfields & Equipment, Farm Scenery & Landscapes, and Farm Families.
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Growing Demand for Higher Ethanol Blends
Nearly every gallon of gasoline in the U.S. contains at least 10 percent ethanol derived from corn. Each year, roughly 30 percent of field corn goes into fuel ethanol. And studies have shown that corn-based ethanol produces 39 percent less greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than conventional gasoline.
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Promotion Board Supportive of Corn-Focused Research
The Tennessee Corn Promotion Board (TCPB) recently held its annual winter meeting to review the upcoming year’s budget and approve proposals for developing research-based technologies and practices that will help farmers increase production efficiency and profitability while safeguarding and improving the natural resources needed for agriculture.
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Unexpected Find Discovered During Dresden Church Demolition
On February 2, 2022, the Discovery Park of America artifact experts opened a cornerstone box discovered during the demolition of the historic Dresden First United Methodist Church. The building was damaged beyond repair in December 2021, during one of the worst outbreaks of tornadoes ever recorded in the United States.
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Tennessee Corn: A Global Commodity
With around 95 percent of the global population living outside of the United States, the importance of agricultural exports to Tennessee, American farmers and the U.S. economy cannot be understated.
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TN Corn Photo Contest Open for Submissions
The Tennessee Corn Growers Association (TCGA) encourages amateur and professional photographers to participate in our second annual photo contest to help us tell the story of field corn farming in Tennessee.
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Tennessee Corn Promotion Board To Meet
The Tennessee Corn Promotion Board will meet for a two-day meeting. The meeting will begin on Jan. 18, 2022, at 1 p.m. and conclude at 4:30 p.m. CST at the Wildwood Resort and Marina located at 7316 Granville Hwy, Granville, Tenn. The meeting will reconvene on Jan. 19, 2022, at Catesa Farms located at 780 Dixon Springs Highway, Riddleton, Tenn. from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
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TN Corn Promotion Council Partners with TN Soybean Association to Support Grain Bin Safety and Rescue Training
This past Fall, the Tennessee Corn Promotion Council partnered with the Tennessee Soybean Association to financially support a Grain Bin Safety and Rescue training program provided by the Tennessee Association of Rescue Squads and Tennessee AgrAbility.
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Anhydrous Ammonia Safety Seminar for Growers
Growers that utilize or handle anhydrous ammonia are encouraged to attend the Anhydrous Ammonia Grower Safety Seminar being held at the University of Tennessee at Martin on Thursday, December 9, 2021 beginning at 9:00 am in the Graham Stadium Champions Club Room located at 505 University St., Martin, TN.
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Celebrating Tennessee’s Agriculture Community
Tennessee’s agriculture community is celebrating its rich agricultural heritage this week, November 14th-20th, 2021 during Tennessee Agriculture Literacy Week.
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