Dwight Loveday, Interim Assistant Dean and Department Head Tennessee 4-H Hog Show is not too far away! I ran across this article today written by a “hog show” mom,“Equipping Your…
Hog Show Preparation
It’s Basketball Time In Tennessee
Dwight Loveday, Interim Assistant Dean & Department Head College basketball preparation kicked off a couple of weeks ago. This week we have seen a lot of news on collegiate basketball,…
Third Quarter Honor Club Summary
Justin Crowe, Extension Specialist We believe Honor Club is a good measure of a quality teen program. A county cannot have Honor Club members if there are not a lot…
Graduate Student Spotlight: Ronnie Cowan
Carrie Ann Stephens, Graduate Coordinator As a faculty member and graduate advisor, I have the privilege of working with many outstanding Extension agents across Tennessee. Each graduate student works extremely…
Curriculum Corner: New Lesson Plans Added to Website
Jennifer Richards, Assistant Professor We’ve been busy adding new lesson plans to the website. At this site, you will find 40 lesson plans for 4-5th grade, 35 lessons for grades…
Lincoln County Participates in Keystone Livestock Judging Contest
Dan Owen, Extension Agent Lincoln County Lincoln County represented Tennessee at Key- stone Livestock Judging Contest in Harrisburg, PA. The team consisted Juliann Fears, Kendall Martin and Zach Snoddy. The…
State 4-H Land Judging Results
The annual 4-H land judging competition, held October 15th at the Highland Rim Forest in Tullahoma, was a huge success! Teams competed from across the state with the Grainger County team walking away the winner! Roane County took second place.
Results of State Fall Judging
Justin Crowe, Extension Specialist State 4-H Fall Judging Day was held on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at the University of Tennessee agriculture campus in Knoxville. A total of 43 teams…
Fall is Full of 4-H Activities
Another busy and exciting week in Tennessee 4-H! 4-H agents are meeting clubs, volunteers teaching “Next Chapter” lessons, preparations being made for shooting sports, planning National 4-H Congress, conducting 4-H agent in service, our Tennessee 4-H Council President flying with the Commissioner of Agriculture to the Sunbelt Ag Expo and Elizabeth Sanders (former TN 4- Her, current extension agent) speaking to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Wow!
Children’s Hospital Launches ATV Safety Education Program
The Pediatric Trauma Injury Prevention Program at Children’s Hospital is launching a new ATV safety initiative to arm high school students with information about ATV usage.