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Root of the Matter Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation
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A podcast created by the Tennessee Farm Bureau where co-hosts Lee Maddox, Amy Beckham and Thomas Capps take turns interviewing folks on issues, events and news with the goal of getting to the root of the matter on what is defining our most important industry, agriculture. “Root of the Matter” is inspired by a column written by the late Melissa Burniston Bratton, but has the same goal as she had for her article – sharing the important stories of farmers and those involved in agriculture.
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ROTM New UTCVM Dean Dr. Paul Plummer
The University of Tennessee College of Veterinarian Medicine has announced that former graduate and Sevier County native Dr. Paul Plummer has been selected as the new Dean of the college.
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ROTM Dr. Samantha Beaty, State Veterinarian
Tennessee's State Veterinarian Dr. Samantha Beaty discusses the recent outbreaks of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) detected in dairy cattle in five states and the movement restrictions of cattle coming into Tennessee.
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ROTM: Tennessee Forest Products to India
Our conversation with Andy Holt, Assistant Commissioner with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, as he just returned with others from an international trade mission to India on behalf of the Tennessee forest products industry.
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ROTM: Mack Moss
On this episode of Root of the Matter Thomas Capps had a conversation with now retired Tennessee Department of Agriculture livestock grader Mack Moss. Moss had an over 35 year career with TDA grading cattle all across the state. Moss details what it's meant to him to have this position for all of these years, and why he believes the work he and his team did is so important.
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ROTM: TCA President Dustin Pearson
On this episode of Root of The Matter Thomas Capps spoke with Tennessee Cattlemen's Association President Dustin Pearson on the latest issues facing the beef cattle industry. A stocker operator in Washington County, Pearson discusses first hand how farmland loss is one of the biggest issues impacting producers across the state, and how high input costs remain an issue too.
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ROTM: TCA Executive Vice President Charles Hord
We recently caught up with Tennessee Cattlemen's Executive Vice President Charles Hord at the TCA Annual Meeting. Thomas Capps spoke with him about why it's important for beef producers to meet, and about the issues facing the cattle industry.