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Prepare for the Hunt

Apr 21, 2025 | TFC
Every morning, as the sun rises over the horizon, the sound of turkeys echo through the woods. Unable to resist this calling, hunters will often spend the early hours before work during turkey season lying in wait for an unsuspecting tom to pass by. Every hunter has his person...
Mady Donnell's t-shirt design. "Tennessee 4-H - Where everyone has a place"

Mady Donnell Named 2025 4-H T-Shirt Design Winner

Apr 21, 2025 | TFC
A T-shirt design submitted by 4-H Member Mady Donnell of Sumner County has been selected as the winning entry in the Tennessee Farmers Cooperative 2025 4-H T-shirt contest.  
A raised garden bed with a rake laying on top of it.

Consider Raised Beds for this Year’s Garden

Apr 14, 2025 | TFC
Before the weather even turns warm, many gardening enthusiasts are already making plans and studying seed choices for their home garden. Although many Tennessee residents have plenty of room for a garden, others may not be so lucky. If you’re hampered by a lack of space for...
A cicada emerging from its shell.

Get Ready for the Return of 17-Year Cicadas

Apr 14, 2025 | TFC
In the next few weeks, the brood of periodical cicadas that last emerged in 2008 will be singing and looking for mates before laying their eggs for the next emergence in 17 years.   The 17-year periodical cicadas of Brood XIV will begin to emerge when the soil temperat...
Coloring easter eggs

A Colorful Easter Basket

Apr 07, 2025 | TFC
Easter is a time for family fun, festive traditions, and, of course, beautifully decorated eggs! If you raise backyard chickens, you have the unique opportunity to collect eggs in natural shades of blues, greens, browns, and creams — perfect for a colorful Easter basket bef...
A farmer tending to his pigs.

United States Hog Inventory Down Slightly

Apr 07, 2025 | TFC
As of Mar.1, there were 74.5 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, down slightly from March 2024 and down 1% from Dec. 1, 2024, according to the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (N...
Round N' Raise - Support Your Local 4-H & FFA

Tennessee Farmers Cooperative Foundation Announces Round-N-Raise Program to Support 4-H and FFA

Mar 31, 2025 | TFC
The Tennessee Farmers Cooperative Foundation is proud to announce the launch of Round-N-Raise, a fundraising initiative taking place April 1-30, 2025, to support local Tennessee 4-H clubs and FFA chapters. During this month-long campaign, customers can contribute to the future of...
A shovel and a rake in the soil of a garden.

Spring Cleaning: Garden Tool Edition

Mar 31, 2025 | TFC
As we welcome the spring gardening season, it's the perfect time to also kick off a little spring cleaning! Why not combine the two and give your garden tools the care they deserve before they're put to work? It can be easy to toss your tools in the shed and forget about ...

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