Tennessee has lost more than 200 acres of farmland each day since 2017, according to data gathered by the University of Tennessee’s Institute of Agriculture.

He had one central question: How much land has Tennessee lost to development? The quest wasn't simple for him or others at the University of Tennessee. The state doesn't track the data and most ...

Farmers and officials such as Pettus Read hope fast-growing Rutherford County can preserve historic farmland, as well as other fast-growing counties around the state. "Agriculture has been my life ...

From the flatlands of West Tennessee to the soaring hills of East Tennessee, one of the state's most precious resources, its farmland, or 10 million acres, is in danger of significantly dwindling ...

Tobacco farming — once central to the South's economy and ... Meanwhile, Tennessee saw a 97% decline in tobacco farms. Only 241 Tennessee farms grew tobacco in 2022 compared to 8,206 farms ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Tennessee Legislature passed a bill Tuesday aimed at protecting rural farmland for generations to come. The "Farmland Preservation Act" helps support programs protecting ...

Tennessee authorities fear there may be more landowners who are theft victims after police say a local man targeted and stole timber from at least two farms ... are native to central and eastern ...

Plan proposes rural limits when 'land is not made for high-density development' Planning ... housing affordability issues," said a statement from the Home Builders of Central Tennessee, shared by ...

The season is "done for" before ever really starting at Fender's Farm in Washington County, Tennessee, where the brief and spooky agritourism opportunities farm owners rely on each fall have been ...

There's no federal limit on the chemicals in biosolids, but this week Tennessee will consider whether to continue applying them to farmland. Nationwide testing of drinking water found PFAS was ...