Laura Purtle is the fifth Generation on her family's dairy farm, Cleburne Jersey Farm, in Spring Hill, TN. While many dairy farms have been forced to sell their herd and get out of the businesses, Purtle and her family have committed themselves to keeping

Memorial Day is a day we pause as a Nation to honor and remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice defending our freedom. Rory Williams is an Army Veteran who now farms in Marshall County. He helps remind us the importance of Memorial Day & how he's h

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brook Rollins recently halted all livestock imports across the border from Mexico into the United States due to a new world screwworm. This new screwworm has the potential to make livestock very sick and even kill them. Tenne

Valerie Teal has a full plate. She's a full time teacher, and helps her husband on their family farm in Coffee County, but the title she's most proud of though is mom. On this episode of Root of The Matter Amy Beckham and Valerie talk about the joys of mo

Ben Neale has a lot going on. In addition to being a husband, father of four, and first generation cattle producer, he also runs a meat processing plant in Lynnville and a butcher shop in Spring Hill. He recently was announced as the Tennessee Small Busin

Farmers are among the highest in suicide rates in the United States. That terrible statistic has brought the subject of mental health to the forefront of the conversation within the agriculture community. Tennessee Young Farmers & Ranchers 2025 State Chai

Today is Earth Day, but for farmers, every day is earth day. On this episode of Root of the Matter, we talk with West Tennessee row crop farmer Matt Griggs about his use of cover crops and how it's benefited his operation. We also talk with Obion County f

West Tennessee recently experienced massive flooding as well as tornadoes. John Williams and Tyler Redmon recount their experiences living through tornadoes with their families, and how they know that God protected them.

Farmers across Tennessee are in the fields beginning to plant their 2025 crop. On this episode of we chat with Gibson County row crop farmer Brent Griggs & Executive Director of Tennessee Corn Amy McNeil about the challenges heading into this growing seas

Each year thousands of Tennessee FFA members gather in Gatlinburg for the Tennessee FFA Convention. This year more than four thousand Tennessee FFA students gathered for the 97th annual Tennessee FFA Convention. Lee Maddox stat down with National FFA Pres