How to Talk Farming - A Beginning Farmers Guide 

This document is designed as a guide to help new or beginning farmers understand agriculture terminology.

W941-How-to-Talk-Farming-A-Beginning-Farmers-Guide-to-Agriculture-Words-Terms-and-Definitions.pdf

Beginning Farmers Resources - Resources for Beginning Farmers in Tennessee

Beginning farmer resources CPA 25 March.pdf

Cattle and Beef Market Definitions

W801 Cow-Calf and Feeder Cattle Terms.pdf

Tax Tips For Everyone - UT Institute of Agriculture

Tax Tips for Everyone is created to provide updates on current tax topics and increase

understanding of terms and issues on income and other taxes.

Tax Tips for Everyone - 1-2023.docx

Tennessee Department of Agriculture 

  https://www.tn.gov/agriculture.html

          TDA Comprehensive List of Links           https://www.tn.gov/agriculture/farms/beginning.html

          Pick Tennessee Products - https://www.picktnproducts.org/

  

TDA Live Data TDA Live 

TDA website with online, interactive source for agriculture and forestry information for every county in Tennessee. The live dashboards enable people to access real-time data for a range of information in one easy-to-access place.

Tennessee AgrAbility

 -  https://agrability.tennessee.edu/

4-H  https://4h.tennessee.edu/

The mission of Tennessee 4-H is to provide research-based Extension educational experiences that will empower young people to gain knowledge, develop life skills, and form positive attitudes to prepare them to become capable, responsible, and compassionate adults.

US Department of Agriculture

 USDA Farm Services - https://www.fsa.usda.gov/state-offices/Tennessee/index

 USDA NRCS - https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/tn/home/

USDA Rural Development - https://www.rd.usda.gov/tn

Tennessee Department of Veteran Services https://www.tn.gov/veteran.html

To serve as an effective and efficient conduit for Veterans of all eras to connect with resources and services that improve their quality of life, access to education, business resources and high quality jobs.

Farm Credit - https://farmcredit.com/state/tennessee

Farm Credit's mission is to support rural communities and agriculture with reliable, consistent credit and financial services, today and tomorrow. 

Farm Bureau - https://tnfarmbureau.org/

At more than 680,000 members strong, we have the power to make a significant impact. Our goal is to provide a better way of life for rural Tennesseans and our members. We began as an organization lobbying for the betterment of our members, and are responsible for most of the positive agricultural and rural legislation we have today, as well as preventing some negative legislation from passing. Tennessee Farm Bureau continues to work closely with legislators in Nashville and Washington, D.C. today.

Agricenter VETSA -  https://www.agricenter.org/agvets 

VETSA is a pilot program designed as a 12-month intensive experience with formal and informal coursework, immersive, hands-on participation in active farming and research projects or a choice of certification programs that provide valuable and marketable professional skills with a shorter time commitment. Veterans will have opportunities to participate in trade workshops and conferences, networking and post-training support.

  Agricenter FARM SAFE -  https://www.agricenter.org/farmsafe

A safety training program specifically to educate farmers on critical safety gaps in our industry and help create safer working environments. The courses are designed to help you operate safely and efficiently on the farm and are available online now in English and Spanish.

UT AgResearch Field Day 2025 Field Days: https://agresearch.tennessee.edu/field-days/.

Business Plan Tools from UT Center of Farm Management

A series of concise, informative publications to assist with creating business plans for agricultural operations were recently completed. Thanks to Rachel Painter and Les Humpal for leading this effort. This was a joint project of the UT Center of Farm Management and the Center for Profitable Agriculture with input from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Business Development Division. The series includes a template (fillable pdf) to assist with organizing a business plan. The publications were designed as a resource for all agriculture producers, but one target audience will be operations applying for grants administered by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, the Farmer Veteran Fellowship Fund, and other agencies.The publications are attached, but they can also be found at the following links

1.  D197A Business Planning for Agricultural Operation 

2. D197B Business Planning for Agricultural Operations: Business Description 

3. D197C Business Planning for Agricultural Operations: Marketing Plan 

4.  D197D Business Planning for Agricultural Operations: Financial Plan

Questions:  Contact Eileen Legault at elegault@tennessee.edu