Carmen G. Burgos, Extension Specialist If you are looking for a place to learn, make friends and attend great workshops the 4-H Volunteer Conference for Southern States is the place…
4-H VOLUNTEER CONFERENCE FOR SOUTHERN STATES: CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
Results from 2018 Tennessee Junior Market Hog Show
Dr. Dwight Loveday, Associate Professor A very successful Tennessee Junior Market Hog Show was recently completed. The show had 280 junior exhibitors from 37 counties that showed 646 hogs. Swine…
4-H/FCS Advisory Committee
Dr. Richard Clark Over the past year, Dr. Laura Stephenson and Dr. Richard Clark have committed to better coordinate and enhance the programming offered by each program area. As we…
Teaching the History of Extension and the Land-Grant University System – Issue 3
Joseph L. Donaldson, PhD, Assistant Professor History of Extension and the Land-Grant University System: Gertrude Warren Last week’s Question and Answer: Gertrude Warren is known as the “mother of 4-H.”…
Feature Friday: Elizabeth House, Cannon County [Health Rocks!]
Shelby Brawner, Extension Assistant/Grant Manager The grants that provide healthy living programming all across our state would not be as successful without the many volunteers that help implement the program.…
Reaction of a National Winner
Carlee Cowan, Lincoln County National Champion, Prepared Public Speaking Contest I walked briskly from the crowded room; my heart still soar- ing and my tears still drying from the joy…
TENNESSEE 4-H CONGRESS ESSAY CONTEST
Carmen G. Burgos, Extension Specialist Each delegate attending Tennessee 4-H Congress is asked to write an essay of no more than 500 words on the 2018 theme: “Tennessee 4-H: Branching…
Tennessee 4-H invited to NWTF Convention
Tennessee 4-H has been invited to have a booth at the 42nd annual NWTF Convention and Sport Show, February 16-18, 2018 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. This is the same activity we did last year, with much success. The dates for the 4-H booth will be February 16, 17, and 18.
Winter in Tennessee!
It has been a brutal week for Tennessee weather. Many of our Extension offices have been closed or operating on limited schedules due to the snow, ice, and lower than…
Youth Attend 2018 National 4-H/FFA Roundup
Denver, Colorado – More than 1000 youth from more than 33 states including Alberta, Canada attended the Western National Roundup January 4-7, 2018 in Denver, CO. The Conference, now in its 98th year, is held annually in early January, coinciding with the National Western Stock Show.
