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 ...

Across Middle Tennessee, farmland is disappearing to make room for more homes. In Rutherford County, developers are pushing ...

Farmland across the U.S. is disappearing by the millions of acres each decade by some estimates as sprawling urban development driven by rising housing costs pushes further into rural pastures. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee’s new Farmland Preservation Act, which passed earlier this year, is an effort to save what ...

McDonald Farm has been the site of the Hamilton County Fair since 2023. Effectively, the existing county park and new state ...

From incentives for conservation easements to a push for sustainable industrial growth, Gov. Bill Lee shares his strategy to protect the future of agriculture in Tennessee.

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 if ...

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 farmlands ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WKRG, WATE) – Over half of Tennessee‘s U.S. congressional representatives are asking questions about the amount of foreign-owned farmland in the U.S. and how it is tracked. Tennessee ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee’s new Farmland Preservation Act, which passed earlier this year, is an effort to save what farmland the state has left. However, some farmers and advocates describe ...