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Tennessee Department of Agriculture
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Our Vision: Ensure agriculture and forestry are the leading industries in Tennessee. Our Mission: Serve, support, and promote agriculture and forestry.
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Holley Brothers Farm
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Video: Standing with Black Farmers
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Short video interviewing Black farmers about experiences and challenges they faced due to racial discrimination.
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Podcast: The Land of Our Fathers, Part II
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40-minute podcast that explores how prejudice and racism shaped agricultural loan programs in the U.S. and how it affects Black farmers today. June and Angie Provost, who trace their family line to the enslaved workers on Louisiana’s sugar-cane plantations, know this story well.
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Podcast: The Land of Our Fathers, Part I
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More than a century and a half after the promise of 40 acres and a mule, the story of Black land ownership in America remains one of loss and dispossession. This 30-minute podcast explores how policies and practices have shaped Black farming and land ownership.
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Article: Racial Equity in the Farm Bill
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Article describing the barriers for farmers of color as related to the Farm Bill and other policies
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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
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An alliance of grassroots organizations that advocates for federal policy reform to advance the sustainability of agriculture, food systems, natural resources, and rural communities.
NSAC’s vision of agriculture is one where a safe, nutritious, ample, and affordable food supply is produced by a legion of family farmers who make a decent living pursuing their trade, while protecting the environment, and contributing to the strength and stability of their communities.
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Living Soil Film
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Our soils support 95 percent of all food production, and by 2060, our soils will be asked to give us as much food as we have consumed in the last 500 years.
60-minute documentary featuring innovative farmers and soil health experts from across the nation. The societal and environmental costs of soil loss and degradation in the U.S. are now estimated to be as high as $85 billion every single year. It’s time we changed everything we thought we knew about soil.
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The Importance of Regular Prescribed Burning
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Landowners and producers are welcomed to learn about the importance of regular prescribed burning. View property that was recently burned and how this treatment helps manage the land.
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Graves Farm Wildlife Habitat Restoration Story
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A short storymap that follows how one farm in Delaware was able to sustain active farmland and create new habitat for waterfowl like the American Black Duck and wildlife. Features interviews with farm managers and their experiences in the Working Lands for Wildlife program.
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